323 Senior Essay, Second Place Dylan Fox, Branch #273 - Mackenzie Remember Them How much of yourself would you sacrifice for your family? How much would you sacrifice for your home and community? Have you ever had to ask these questions, facing the devastation known as war? We live in a time of relative peace, and a time of freedom where we govern ourselves. However it wasn't always this way, there has been times where people like you and I, had to sacrifice themselves. Their innocence, their sanity, and even their lives. Their blood, sweat and tears given up to ensure the future of Canada. Their grandfathers before them built the communities they lived in, it was their turn to carry the torch and further build their worlds to prosperity, but war meant they had to protect their homes, their families and the future of those communities their grandfathers built. The young left home never to grow old, so that maybe their sons after them could. These people were like you and me, they had their dreams, they felt the warm sun and the bitter cold. They wept and laughed. But they lived in a different time where they faced war. They willingly answered the call of duty and fought for the future of everything they held dear. They gave their lives for us to take the torch and accomplish what they weren't able to.
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