Natalie Ducey

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Lest We Forget ~ A tribute and a prayer. ♥

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It’s with a humble and most grateful heart that I’d like to share the poem LEST WE FORGET. May we collectively honour all past and present serving members and respectfully show our profound gratitude for their service and sacrifice. ♥

LEST WE FORGET

LEST WE FORGET

They answered the call
With mighty hearts, they took a stand
In the pursuit of liberty
They died on foreign land.

Those that made it home
Carry a burden within their soul
More years behind them now
Yet stories remain untold.

We may never understand it
Few hearts can comprehend
The courage one must possess
To rise and take a stand.

So I ask of you this
Dear friends and family
How will you remember
This most earnest legacy?

Will you bow your head in silence?
Offer a silent prayer?
Let’s honour all they’ve sacrificed
For the freedoms we hold dear.

© Natalie Ducey

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  2. Thank you for this moving tribute to all those brave men and women that fought in the defense of liberty for all. It is a touching and fitting tribute.

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    • Thank you, Mae! My husband is a soldier and served in Afghanistan and other overseas missions. During the Afghanistan mission we lost 158 soldiers. So many were from Petawawa. The sorrow runs deep in our town. So very grateful to all who served and served today.

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      • So thankful for your husband’s service, Natalie, and so sorrowful for those lives that were lost. My dad served during WWII in the Pacific theatre. Someday, hopefully, we will be able to put wars behind us. In the meantime, as you said….so very grateful to all who served and who serve today!

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