I wanted to bump this for 2 reasons.
Tomorrow is Remembrance Day.
Here is a list of services:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...nies-1.2828255
Also, I wanted to post about a friend of mine. He and I were on the same tour. He is a good soldier and better man than me.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...rans-1.3311617
Quote:
After 211 days and 6,000 kilometres travelled on horseback Canadian veteran Paul Nichols has completed his horseback ride across Canada to raise awareness of problems facing modern veterans.
Nichols began his journey in Victoria in April, and on Nov. 9, he made the final leg from Mount Pearl to St. John's, Newfoundland.
"It was incredible. We came into St. John's yesterday and there was a huge crowd at their war memorial. It's a great way to wrap up the ride," Nichols told Radio West host Rebecca Zandbergen.
Nichols made the journey to "re-introduce Canadians to their contemporary veterans," he said. He feels that when Canadians think of veterans, they usually think of veterans of the Second World War or the Korean War, and that means younger veterans — many of whom undergo struggles of their own — are forgotten.
"The truth is, we've got three more generations who've done a hard job for this country, and the very baseline for support is recognition of who we are," he said.
Nichols served in Kosovo during the 1990s, and says he went to "a dark place" when he returned
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The article is incorrect about his service. He was on Roto 2 to Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia.