b'ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONWWII VETERAN WILF YORKE AT THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL A rmy veteran and retired Rain, hail, sleet or snow, far away or at home.On any other Remembrance Day, thousands ofhe never likes to miss Remembrance Day servicesCanadians would gather at the National War Memorial in remembrance of all who have fallen in the line of duty. On November 11, the Legion will offer a Facebook Live presentation of the National Remembrance Daylongdistancetrucker ceremony, and the traditional host broadcasterCBC Wilf Yorke has attended will also cover the commemoration.There will be a smaller number of peopleRemembrance Day ceremonies all participating this year, and they will be required toover Canada. remain 2m apart and will need to wear masks unlessIve seen a lot of the world, said performing certain duties related to the ceremony. the 81-year-old resident of Seagrave. Remembrance Day is our one chance to actuallyHis observation is,The best place offer our thanks to our veterans and recognize their efforts. to be is right here in Canada. We are For the first time, spectators are discouraged fromlucky to live here.attending in person, but rather watch on TV or FacebookHisarmydayssawhiminan Live and participate in the two minutes of silence atopenJeep,doingpeacekeeping home. patrols on the border of Egypt and Other changes this year:No veterans paradeIsrael,dodgingmachinegunfire. HonourNo Canadian Armed Forces parade Sometimestheshooterswereonly A reduced colour party eightornineyearsold,herecalls.Wreaths pre-positioned such that no wreath bearers orSome of the soldiers were injured orassistants will be required killed. Some had a foot shot off when No members of the Cadets or Junior Rangers will be the Jeep travelled over a buried land the Fallen present commemorative wreaths.mine. Because of the limitations, the Royal Canadian Legion wants your help in lining the site withWilf considers himself lucky to have survived unscathed. They are asking thoseThere were some close calls, he interested to purchase asaid.Weputourselvesinharms wreath for $150 from their website.The wreath will beway. I cant say we were not scared, pre-positioned in time forbut we were trained for it.the ceremony on NovemberWilf joined the army in October of 11. Eight hundred wreaths1956, the Royal Canadian Armoured are available with allCorps Regiment. Basic training was proceeds going towards the Royal Canadian Legions poppy fund in support of Canadas veterans and theirat Camp Borden where he learned to families. be a tank mechanic and driver. At 17 years of age, Wilf went to Camp Borden and he is shown here with his medals, At the end of the day during the national ceremony,In January of 1958, Wilf was sentsome of which he received just a few years ago.there will be 800 wreaths at the base of the Nationalto Egypt. There were four troops in War Memorial showing how much respect andthe squadron, numbering 105 men.lifelong career as a truck driver at thewhich was a couple of years old, for thankfulness that Canadians have for our veterans. They rotated between one week atyoung age of 19, moving furniture.$3,000. basecampandthreeweeksattheAfteracoupleofyears,hewasTrucks werent very fancy back outpost.motivated to go back to army life tothen,Wilfdescribed.Heupdated SUPPORT THE LEGIONIt was hot in the desert and theremake enough money to buy his ownit with a sleeper compartment, and THROUGH MASK SALESwas a lot of sickness, he recalled. Atruck. In 1961, he was stationed inwas ready for the road, with country This year, the legion produced a non-medical maskmemorythatstandsoutwasonceGermany, in the occupational forces.tunes to keep him company.in response to the pandemic, to offer to veteransseeing a camel race. The locals wereThe military never stops training,Hislonghaultruckingcareer and the public. They will remain available during thenot friendly. They threw rocks at thebe commented.took Wilf coast to coast on the Trans www.mbjlawyers.com Remembrance period and can be ordered throughsoldierswhentheydrovethroughAtonetime,hetrainedatCanada highway. Of course, he loved poppystore.ca. Some branches across the country are also selling them locally. Proceeds go to generaltowns. Gagetown,whichhedescribedabeingouteast,whichwasdown revenue to support the work of the legion and itsIn1959,Wilfwasgladtogetbig camp today, composed of small- home. He also enjoyed visiting the Brooklin Port Perry branches.home. But there were no employ- er bases, which consolidated. mountains in Vancouver, B.C.To date, 40,000 masksment opportunities in his homelandHis military service took him allThedownsideoflongdistance 79 Baldwin St N 229 Mary St. have been sold, with moreofNovaScotia,sohemigratedtoovertheMiddleEastandEurope.truckingisthatyouarenothome on order. The masks were Brooklin ON L1M 1A4 Port Perry ON L9L 1B7 designed by the legion, andToronto,Ontario,wherethereWilf had a yen for travel. I was al- much, Wilf noted. But if you are not Tel (905) 620-4499 Tel (905) 985-4141 are made in Canada. weresomanyjobsavailablethatways a looker, he said. moving, you are not making money.you could name the street that youIn 1964, Wilf fulfilled his dream wanted to work on. He started histo purchase his own transport truck,Please turn to page 3634FO FOFOCUCSUS S NEOPVTEEMMBBEERR2200126035FOCCUUSS NSOEVPETMEMBEBRER 2 0220016'