Yesterday was a beautiful day for a parade. Hundreds of Miltonians thought so as well as Pat, Anthony and Miranda joined the crowd around the cenotaph by Milton Town Hall to celebrate and remember our fallen soldiers, the ones still serving and also those who have come back from combat.
It was great to see so many people come out to salute our veterans in this annual event. Anthony made his way closer to the cenotaph so he could catch everything that was going on. He’s quite proud of the fact he is taking part in his schools Remembrance Day ceremonies on Thursday and has been working hard getting his lines just right. I couldn’t miss his face as he watched the parade make its way to the cenotaph when the members of the Royal Canadian Legion Milton Branch, Rotary Club, The Knights of Columbus and other organizations lined up on Charles Street to make their way up Main Street towards Victoria Park.
People lined Main Street and broke out into applause as our veterans lead the parade to the sounds of pipes and drums while kids stopped and saluted them. The Army and Air Cadets were also in the parade followed by a troop of Beavers, Girl Guides and Scouts.
One of the most moving parts of the ceremony is when they read off the names of Miltonians who have fought and died for our country. Someone remarked near me that they were blown away by the shear number of people that came from Milton who served our country and didn’t come back.
Martin Capper was there as well and put up some video on YouTube of the event and thanks to Jennifer who took the quick snapshot of yours truly as well.
This coming Thursday you can also join the veterans at Milton Evergreen Cemetery on Ontario Street (near EC Drury School) from 1045AM to about 1130AM for the official ceremonies on Remembrance Day.
Lest we forget.
Once I get the list from the program, I’ll add in the names of the Miltonains who were mentioned at the ceremonies. There are a lot of them…many who have had streets named after them in Milton.