tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post3044890856664811420..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: You can't say that about themJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-73668470446580344512013-11-22T13:40:26.466-05:002013-11-22T13:40:26.466-05:00Some served in a civilian capacity, perhaps not me...Some served in a civilian capacity, perhaps not meeting military standards. Behind every soldier were ten civilians in supportive roles. Give medals for bravery, but don't take away the support of civilian workers in a war effort.Ellen Thorne Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139317022324754404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-6684489971374969092013-11-22T09:48:41.648-05:002013-11-22T09:48:41.648-05:00I think in this case we should be generous and inc...I think in this case we should be generous and inclusive. We can't really know the circumstances that kept this fellow in Canada or that his service was any less important or honourable.Jane MacNamarahttp://wherethestorytakesme.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-2108660654801276352013-11-22T09:04:19.703-05:002013-11-22T09:04:19.703-05:00At the recent WW I conference day at Centerpointe ...At the recent WW I conference day at Centerpointe in Ottawa a speaker pointed out that the men returning from the war were not given much if any support. It is time for us to delve into their life stories and to tell them in more detail. If a person died of war injuries at a later date, as did my grandfather in 1941, his family could have a military headstone erected. However, I doubt that my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com