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2011 •We attend every year with our Grandchildren. We are trying to keep them aware of their past history and to be aware of the sacrifices that my Father and many others made for them and this great country. •Each year I am again reminded by members of my family just how important this event is. I hear so many times "This is just what Mom and Dad (Gramma & Poppa) would want." We are reminded every year at the parade just how lucky we are to live where we do. I hope we may all continue this honour for many years ahead. •We have attended for the last 25 years and greatly appreciate the time and work spent in organizing the parade each year. •Over the years we have taken so many people to the parade who had never seen the Veterans march. Although the parade is become much smaller over the years, we are so proud of our Canadian Veterans! •I am 90 years old and during WWII I served in the Middle East, India and Burma. I am a 40 year member of the Royal Canadian Legion. I will be attending the parade again this year with my daughters and grandchildren. Keep up the great work. •My father served in WWII. We will remember him on Warriors' Day. We all love that day out with the Vet's. It' a great day. •Dad marched in the parade for many years. Sadly he is now gone but ten of his family members attend the spectacular parade each year to cheer on our Veterans. •Let me thank you for your ongoing hard work and dedication in keeping this event going year after year. •Keep up the wonderful work and tradition for our Veterans and Canadian Forces members. •The Parade is one of the highlights of our summer. Our entire family attend to keep the memory alive. Both my grandfather and my father-in-law were Veterans. •We always gather as a family and watch the parade with pride and yes, sometimes with tears in our eyes. •My father was planning to attend the parade with his nine children and eight grandchildren. Sadly he passed away in January. His children and grandchildren want to keep up the tradition of attending the parade together as a family. •Our family tradition of attending the parade goes back to 1963 and has continued every year since then. Our extended families enjoy the memories of years ago and truly look forward to doing it again this year. •May God bless our Veterans! •Sadly my Dad passed away this year at the age of 96. We took Dad each year to the Warriors' Day Parade and it became a family tradition. He never missed a year. In memory of my Dad, our family will attend again this year. •I was seriously wounded in WWII and it means a lot to me to celebrate Warriors' Day. Our 15 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren will all be attending. •My father was a WWII Veteran and we always enjoyed watching the parade. The day is especially important for the younger members of our family as they appreciate the work that our soldiers have done and continue to do. •I have not missed this parade more than a couple times since 1946. •My father served in WWI. Attending the Warriors' Day Parade is a tradition of our family started by my parents, gone on now through several generations. •The parade is very dear to us. Thank you for keeping it going. •I thank the Warriors' Day Parade Council for organizing this special day at the CNE each year for the Canadian veterans and their families. •My father was a WWII Veteran. Sadly he passed away several years ago. The parade has always been a tradition that my sister and I looked forward to for as long as we can remember. We were always so proud to see our Dad marching in the parade, in later years riding on his beloved restored quad with the 25 pounder field artillery gun in tow. We look foward to paying tribute to Dad again this year. •As in the past, I have always made it a point to participate in the Warriors' Day Parade. It is my small way of saying thanks and paying tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives so I may have the freedoms I enjoy today. •I go every year to see the parade. As a VAC employee I am honoured to serve the Veterans and their families. •The Warriors' Day Parade has been a family tradition for over 50 years. •My father was in WWI and four brothers served in WWII. May God bless you in all you do for the Veterans. •Thank you for your help and ongoing service to Vets and retired CF members! •I am 86 years young and cherish every Warriors' Day Parade with my family. It is a great honour for all of us to be involved.
2010 •I want to thank the committee on behalf of all the Veterans, families and staff from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre who attended this year in all their efforts to make the Warriors’ Day Parade so enjoyable this year. With a new venue, once again, you were able to meet our needs and provide us with a great experience for the Veterans. •Warriors' Day is a family tradition that is being carried on from generation to generation. As the years go by, the family is growing and there are more of us attending the parade every year. This is a day we all look forward to every year. It's the one day, other than Christmas that the whole family is together. Thank you for keeping the parade going. •My Father served in the Boer War. In WWII I had 3 brothers, 3 brothers-in-law and 1 sister-in-law who all served. Thank you for your kindness. God bless you all who are helping the veterans everywhere. •My Family and I enjoy watching these magnificent 'old timers' proudly march into the CNE grounds every year, to the incredible cheers and applause of the thousands of spectators. If it wasn't for them God only knows what the world would be like today! We owe them everything. •My husband, now deceased, was a WWII Veteran. I look forward to this event every year. It brings back so many memories. Thank you so very much! •I have enjoyed many good time at the CNE Warriors' Day with children, Grandchildren and now Great Grandchildren. Thank you for your dedication in keeping this event alive. •Thank you so much for giving my family and I the opportunity to attend this special day at the CNE to remember and give thanks for our troops this year. •I would like to compliment members of the committee for your dedication and hard work in organizing this event year after year. Thank you! •My thanks to the Council's work in keeping the tradition to honour the Veterans and members of Canada's Armed Services and to the administrators of the CNE. •My Grandchildren and myself look forward each year to see what I think is the best parade ever. •My father-in-law participated in WWII (and to a lesser extent my own father, although as a farmer, he was trained, and in Reserve, only). We feel it is important to encourage our now-adult children to honour all those who keep our world free from oppressions/aggression. Thank you for your continued support and organization of this honoured event. •Congratulations on an outstanding parade. My wife and I enjoyed the parade as spectators once again. I know that some (I suspect very few) had been complaining about the shortened route, but I think that the layout was brilliant - it concentrated the spectators, and allowed some of the more senior marchers to participate once again. Well done! •Warriors Day was great.....I salute all those brave men and women that made and are making this country what it is today......and for those that never made it home, I pray for you and we shall all neet again someday...... •First Time volunteering at this great event. Would do it again. •Thank you for allowing me to participate in this meaningful Parade. This year's parade, while shortened, for the benefit of the Marchers, performed very well. The route seemed wide enough for the paraders, especially the wonderful bands.The bleachers afforded the audience an elevated, great viewing facility for which we thank you too. The proximity to the VIPs, especially the Reviewing Officer, •The Georgetown Legion Branch 120 will be participating in the parade and as Post 40 Plymouth Massassuchetts will be joining the parade as well we have marched over 20 years it is gorgeous to to be part of the parade. •I can count on one hand the number of Warriors Day Parades that have not been attended by at least one member of my family since that first parade. Beginning with my grandparents, parents, myself, my children and now my grandchildren. My father marched first with the Legion and then for a number of years as a Piper with Sand Hill Pipe Band. I have many wonderful memories. 2008-2009 •I take my grandchildren to the parade each year and they love it. •I would like to acknowledge the hard work that the Parade Council put into organizing and running this event year after year. It is a tribute to those who serve or have served and those who have gone before us. I for one say, Thank You. •Please keep uo this excellent and important tradition for the many Veterans. •We feel iti is important to enourage our now-adult children to honour all those who keep our world free from oppressions/aggression. Thank you for your continued support and organization of this honoured event. •What a joy it is to join other veterans in this outstanding display of courage. •Every year we go to the parade and we always enjoy it. We have had the honour of speaking to some Vets and it's amazing their courage and strength. They gave my family and all of us freedom, a priceless gift! •We just love to see the veterans so proudly marching every year and the music is always very emotional/ •We have been going to watch the parade for years, it's what we do on the 3rd Saturday of August every single year. •I was seriously wounded in the war and this parade of fellow fighters means a lot to me and my family. •My father will be attending the parade, along with members of his family who come to Toronto expecially to see him walk, even at 98, he may walk part or all the way. We look forward to once again honouring the many men who in the past and in the present strive to keep peace in this world of ours. •We look forward to this excellent parade each year. •My father was a WWII veteran, and we always enjoy watching the parade and the festivities that follow. With the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq, it is especially important for the younger members of our family to attend and appreciate the work that are soldiers are doing. •I commend your committee for the wonderful performance you provide for us, you do a fantastic job! •As in the past, I have always made a point to participate in the annual Warriors' Day Parade. It is my small way of saying thanks, and pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives so I may have the freedoms I enjoy today. I have been both a spectator and a participant in the parade from the time I was a baby, 55 years ago. I hope to continue for many years to come. 2007 •As in the past, I have always made a point to participate in the annual Warriors' Day Parade. It is my small way of saying thanks, and pay tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives so I may have the freedoms I enjoy today. I have been both a spectator and a participant for the past 54 years. I hope to continue for many years to come. •It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the hard work that the Parade Council do to organize and run this event. I for one, say, THANK YOU. •My family and my brother's family always participate in the annual visit to the Warriors' Day Parade. We will continue to keep the memory of the great sacrifices made by our veterans, alive in the minds and hearts of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. •I can't march anymore but I still love sitting in the coliseum in comfort with my old friends as we watch everybody else come through as I did for many years, and it makes me feel so proud! You have all been doing a wonderful job. I can't thank you enough. Keep up the good work. •I wish to express my deep gratitute in being able to parade our famous (restored) WW II and Korean War 25 pdf field artillery gun/howitzer in the parade. I have told one and all that this was the best and most satisfying parade that we have participated in. The spectators gave us tremendous ovations all along the route and I tell you, being a WW II Veteran, I was continually choking back the tears the length of the parade. I wish the CNE and your Warriors' Day Council in particular, continued (outstanding) success. You are a tribute to this great Country of ours, CANADA! •It was my first Warriors' Day Parade, marching with the Vietnam Veterans, Chapter 20. My brother, Tim (Danny) Sturm has been coming up to march for over twenty years. I'll be back next year to do it all over again. Great turnout and very well planned. Keep up the good work. Thanks again. •What a fantastic website! So many great pictures and stories! As a WWII veteran who served in the CWAC, I am very proud to march as a piper in this parade every year. Keep it going! We appreciate the good work you put in year round!! •My compliments to whoever designed this beautiful website!!! •It was a great pleasure to bring representatives of the RAF Regiment Association to join you in 2006. What a real treat it was to partake with the UK National Standard and 5 others. We shall be with you in spirit this year and convey our good wishes to all. •Here's these guys who fought in the war and they're still here marching today. It's an opportunity to show my appreciation for the gift of freedom they've given to us. •If it wasn't for the veterans, we might not be here today. •It's a chance to honour our fallen comrades. •It shows the support that they have for the troops overseas. •The freedoms that we enjoy in this country, we would never have if it weren't for these boys going by us right now." •This was a very special event and the first time that my husband and I have attended. In fact, sad to say, it is the first time we'd even heard about it. I hope there is more advertising done for next year. I know that both my husband and myself will be sharing much "word of praise" to everyone we know to make an effort to attend this amazing and emotional event! Thank you for making this happen! •I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed the Warriors' Day Parade and also the Salute to Heroes that followed in the Coliseum. It's hard to find the words to describe the feeling I had while watching the Veterans parade before me. To think these men and women made a safer place for me and my family to live. Emotions ran high and the people in front of me were equally moved. The bands were wonderful and the climax of the show was heartwarming and emotional. I doubt there was a dry eye in the building. This was my first time attending the event. I had really never heard of it before, but I can assure you, I will be back again next year. Your organization must be applauded. The effort put into this event was superb. Thank you. We should never forget those who sacrificed their lives for us and I hope this event will continue for all years to come. •I have been requested by my Father, Bill Robinson, age 97, who walked in the parade on Saturday, August 18th, 2007, he wanted me to let you know how proud he was to walk once again in this very special parade. He is also very proud of the fact that was 'able to walk'. My Dad was in the RCAF in WWII but due to the fact that he was too tall, he was not able to fly. He is with the 36th Ulster Division Old Comrades Association. His father fought in the Battle of the Somme, 1916, and died in that battle. My Dad walked with Branch 11 of the Royal Canadian Legion, where he is a member. After the parade we watched the 'Salute to Heroes', my Dad thoroughly enjoyed this, the best ever, he said. It has always been a special family time. Once again, thank you for all your work in the past and the work you will be doing in the future. It is appreciated. We were pleased to hear them announce my Dad's name as he entered the Coliseum with the Legion, also to see it on the Global TV news. 2006 •As in the past, I have always made a point to participate in the annual Warriors' Day Parade. It is my small way of saying thanks, and a way of paying tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives so I may have the freedoms I enjoy each day. •Many thanks for maintaining The Warriors' Day Parade! These past years have offered little opportunity to show support for our Veterans, except for the Parade. We wish you much success in all your future endeavors. •I attend the Parade with my children and grandchildren to show our appreciation to the War Veteran's of Canada in memory of my later father and all those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom we all enjoy today. •We go to this event as a Family in memory of our two brothers who went overseas and returned safely but now have passed away in their later 70's. •There are 20 of us who are attending the Parade this year as a family group. It is our way to keep alive the remembrance of my Father and other men and women that kept our Country free for us to enjoy. •My Father was in the First World War serving with 20th Battalion. My Brother, Brother-in-law and six Cousins were all in the Second World War and arrived safely back home. Both my Mother and Father lost Brothers in the First World War. We must still show all remaining Veterans of all wars that we honour and appreciate their bravery in volunteering their services. Thank you for your effort in maintaining this honour for our Veterans. •Attending the parade has been a family function day for as long as I can remember. We are now passing this tradition down to the grandchildren. •Our Dad was a proud 5-year veteran of WWII and landed on Nan Beach. He passed away 11 years ago but we always attended the Parade as a family and continue to do so in his memory. Thanks for helping to keep the tradition of this wonderful parade and day to those who served so gallantly. Lest we forget! •I appreciate the hard work that the Council puts into staging this event year after year. We must never take that for granted. •I served in the Merchant Navy from 1941 until 1950. I always take my grand children and great grandchildren to The Warriors' Day Parade, which they thoroughly enjoy. It truly is a wonderful event. Thank you. •Our boys are getting fewer each year but we must carry on and never forget. Bless you all and keep up the good work. •I don't know how long I will be able to go, but Warriors' Day is very important to me, we have been going since I was a child except for when the war was on. •God bless all of you who work so hard on this event so that we can enjoy this. •To me, The Warriors' Day Parade is one of the highlights of the year when you see these proud brave men still marching erect at their age. If it wasn't for them we wouldn't have the freedom we now enjoy. •We must continue to support our veterans and the young men and women who are keeping our shores safe. Thank you. •My wife, also a veteran, and I have been attending the Parade since the time when South African veterans were marching. My father was a Boer War Veteran. Let's keep it going. •I would like to thank all Veterans, present and past, family members and the committee who make the Warriors' Day Parade happen every year during the CNE. It was a touching moment to see the survivors who marched with such great pride and honour to make Canada such a great country in which to live. I look forward to next years presentation "Return to Vimy". God bless all of you. •We would like to thank your people for a fantastic experience being our first time in the Warriors Day Parade...we had a blast & plan on being there in the future! •It's about respecting the sacrifice they made and about teaching (my kids) a little bit of history. •They (grandchildren) should know exactly what went on during the war. They should know what they fought for and should have the highest respect for it. It's very important. •I just want to tell all of our troops that I am behind you 100%. Thanks so much for everything you are doing. You make me very proud to be Canadian!
I'll be attending the Warriors' Day parade in Toronto later this month as a way of paying tribute to all of you. THANKS ! •It's a time to mark the sacrifice of those who didn't come back, it's incredibly stirring. It brings back a lot of memories. •Would never miss the parade! •Watching my husband proudly march year after year. •Many vivid memories of past Warriors' Day Parades. 2005 •A public display
of the sacrifices made for peace and freedom, the Warriors' Day Parade
serves as a special reminder of the valour of many Canadians, and is
a real testament to Canada's military history. I was especially pleased to see so many people out at the parade, during
the Year of the Veteran, to collectively remember Canada's heroes, retell
Canada's history and inspire Canada's youth. •We really love carrying on our family tradition of going to the CNE every Warriors' Day. •Thank you for taking on this task. People like us really appreciate it. •During the past 22 years, we have enjoyed the Parade and the opportunity to renew contact with ex service members and families. All our children look forward to the Parade and being able to support our veterans. •Thank you very much for doing this for our family as this has been a tradition for us since I was a little girl. •What a joy to celebrate this event! •We always participate in the annual visit to the Warriors' Day Parade. We will continue to keep the memory of the great sacrifices made by our Veterans. •I was wounded, losing fingers on both hands and suffer from head injuries causing partial complex seizures, so you can see how much any warriors' events mean so much to me and my family. •Thank you, keep up the tradition and keep marching. •It is a privilege to see so many heroes. •Every year our family enjoys attending the Parade. We are delighted to hear that this tradition is continuing. We feel it is important to encourage our children to honour all those who kept our world free from oppression. •These days, when we are learning more than we did in the fourties about what our great guys did to protect us and give us this freedom we enjoy, it is even more precious to honour those who are still here to remember. Thank you.
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