merritt herald - remembrance day - november 11, 2014

The ceremony begins at 10:15 a.m. at the Civic

Centre with the wreath laying ceremony to follow.At 11 a.m. a moment of

silence will be observed by those present Everyone is then invited to the Legion

for an open house and light refreshments. Veterans needing a ride please phone the Legion at

250-378-5631.

MERRITT LEGION REMEMBERS

Pictures for this supplement were provided by the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives

and by family members.

TUESDAY, NOV. 11, 2014

DAYREMEMBRANCE

CANADA

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CORPORAL

NATHAN CIRILLO

Many things have changed in the century that has passed since the begin-ning of the Great War, but one thing that has remained constant is the basic bravery that underpins the character of those in uniform who serve their country. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces face the unknown, the uncertainty and even the potential for

danger that not many of us face in our everyday lives. Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent are two of those people. Few things bring this bravery home as atrocities on our home territory. Although this country's National War Memorial in Ottawa is 4,000 kilometres away from Mer-ritt and St-Jean-sur-Richelieu is even further, the recent atrocities in each of those places shake people all over

this vast country to the core. But even shaken, Canadians stand strong on pillars of resourcefulness and resilience. This diverse country is united by shared values: the steadfast belief in democrat-ic principles and freedom for all.Those values let us hold our heads high, honouring those who stand and who stood proudly in uniform for us.It is in Cpl. Cirillo and Warrant Officer Vincent's memories - and the memories of the women and men before them - that we stand together as a stronger Canada today. Lest we forget.

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Merritt resident Danica Vere served with the military police in Canada’s Armed Forces for 21 years before hanging up the boots, so to speak, in 2011. Her distin-guished career in uniform included postings and trips throughout Canada, the U.S. and overseas, and three sepa-rate tours of duty in war-torn Bosnia and Afghanistan.

Despite moving on to civilian life and her current occupation as an employment adviser at the Merritt branch of WorkBC, the 42-year-old Vere continues to be inti-mately involved in the lives and well-being of her former comrades-in-arms.

On her own time, Vere is a site administrator with the Facebook page called Military Minds — the brainchild of another Afghanistan veteran,

Chris Dupee from Barrie, Ontario. It is a resource site originally set up to help military veterans who may be struggling. Today, it services and assists all kinds of front-line personnel — be they law enforcement, first responders, firefighters, nurses — who are in need of assistance or some-one just to listen.

“I’m one of five Canadian ‘admins’ connected with Military Minds,” explained Vere. “All told, there are 12 active administrators repre-senting five different nations. We deal exclusively with the Facebook side of things (there is a website, too) — keeping the site up to date, keeping the posts current with thread topics, making referrals and inciting positive images to the faces of conflict. Our inbox is constantly full.”

The Military Minds site was born in 2011 — the result of an impromptu,

gritty, five-minute personal video by Dupee in which he spoke candidly about his own problems with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder; see page 3 for more details) and the difficulties that he was encountering following a tour of duty in Afghanistan. A friend posted the video on YouTube. It seemed to strike a chord with other soldiers, and received over 1,000 hits in a single day.

“It changed my life,” Dupee told CTV reporter Angela Mulholland back in August of 2013. “I couldn’t believe that people were lis-tening to me… I thought that I was the only one having these thoughts. It was a com-fort to realize I am not alone. It lifts a whole burden off the shoulders.”

Since then, Military Minds has become a community of over 89,000 persons who are multi-dimensional in their

needs and support.“There is an array of

services out there, but they don’t necessarily work well with each other,” Vere said. “There are also a lot of dif-ferent groups out there for veteran support and veteran help; however, many of them are border-specific — groups for the Americans, groups for the U.K., for the Canadians, for the Aussies. Chris wanted something that was a plat-form without barriers. There are no borders associated with [Military Minds].”

Recently, the Globe and Mail reported that one in four Afghanistan vets are experi-encing some form of mental illness. Vere added that as of September of this year, the number of post-war deaths of Afghanistan veterans — due to suicide, substance abuse, etc. — has exceeded the 158 Canadian fatalities in the Afghan war itself.

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PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the

experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist

incidents, serious accidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time. However, some people will have stress reactions that do not go away on their own,

or may even get worse over time. These individuals may develop PTSD. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and

fl ashbacks, have diffi culty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough

and last long enough to signifi cantly impair the person’s daily life.

People with PTSD experience three different kinds of symptoms. The fi rst set of symptoms involves reliving the trauma in some way such as becoming upset when

confronted with a traumatic reminder or thinking about the trauma when you are trying to do something else. The second set of symptoms involves either staying

away from places or people that remind you of the trauma, isolating from other people, or feeling numb.

The third set of symptoms includes things such as feeling on guard, irritable, or startling easily.

PTSD is marked by clear biological changes as well as psychological symptoms. PTSD is complicated by the fact that people with PTSD often may develop additional disorders such as depression, substance

abuse, problems of memory and cognition, and other problems of physical and mental health. The disorder

is also associated with impairment of the person’s ability to function in social or family life, including

occupational instability, marital problems and divorces, family discord, and diffi culties in parenting.

PTSD can be treated with psychotherapy (‘talk’ therapy) and medicines such as antidepressants. Early

treatment is important and may help reduce long-term symptoms. Unfortunately, many people do not know that they have PTSD or do not seek treatment. This fact sheet will help you to better understand PTSD

and the how it can be treated.

“Anybody coming back from a war-torn conflict is going to come back with something,” Vere said. “It’s their ability to cope and to re-integrate where the struggle really takes place.”

PTSD is not something new, Vere said, adding that in the past, it simply went by other names like ‘shell shock’. Nor is it unique or specific to the theatre of operation.

“There’s a common bond between those who have served in conflict — whether it be in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Somalia, Vietnam, Korea, the Falklands or the World Wars.”

That said, Vere also acknowledged that PTSD is a very individual thing that manifests itself differently in each person.

“You don’t have to have bullets whistling past your head. There are different triggers for different people. That’s what makes PTSD so difficult to deal with.”

Vere told the story of a friend of hers who committed suicide 18 months ago.

“She was stuck on the 12th floor of operations HQ. She viewed all the pictures of the mass graves in Bosnia, and read the stories associated with each picture. She struggled for years with that and, unfortu-nately, lost the battle.”

Vere acknowledged that for many years, a code of silence existed in the military with regard to the hardships and emotional difficulties follow-ing combat — an attitude of “Suck it up, buttercup.”

“You’re expected to be strong of mind and body, and if one of those components isn’t there, then your ability to be a soldier is questioned,”

Vere said. “Far more resources have become available in recent years, but you’ll always have that barrier and stigma there.”

“At Military Minds, we listen,” Vere said. “Sometimes, listening is the most impor-tant thing. Speaking to a peer can be helpful, and act as a stepping-stone to further help and intervention.

“As admins, we make it clear that we are not medical practitioners, and we don’t give medical advice, but we do steer people to specialists that can help.”

Vere said that she and the other admins listen carefully for ‘triggers’ — key words that may provide important insight into the person’s physical con-dition or state of mind.

“I’ve actually pulled over on the side of the road to deal with a situation,” Vere said. “The terminology coming across on the post was not where someone needed to be.”

While Vere enjoyed her time in the military, and looks back with positive memories, she does concede that many veterans see what they did in the military as being negative.

“At Military Minds, we try to focus on building from the past, and not letting the past be an anchor that’s holding them back. We want them to move forward. We want to turn possible negative images into positive ones.”

Vere said that her cur-rent job as a facilitator with WorkBC complements her efforts with Military Minds.

“It’s working with people who are experiencing hard times. You’re helping them to move forward and find suc-cess.”

‘‘ ‘You don’t have to have bullets whistling past your head. There are different triggers for different people.’

— MERRITT’S DANICA VERE ON PTSD

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Kalea Palmer remembers wres-tling her hand away from her stepfather at an English airport in order to say one last goodbye to her mother, who was headed back to war in 2006.

Palmer had been visiting her mother in England for three weeks as she was on break from her six-month tour of Afghanistan.

“When I Ieft my mom, that was a hard one,” Palmer said.

Both of Palmer’s parents were military police officers during the war in Afghanistan and were on six-month tours of duty at the same time. In their absence, Palmer moved from Alberta to live with family in Kelowna.

From time to time, Palmer would tune in to the news to make sure her parents weren’t among those report-ed to have been killed.

“It was nice when they called, once they got their phone time,” she said of her parents.

If it had been a while since she heard from them, Palmer said she would wonder if they were OK.

She was seven years old at the time.

November 11 marks the day Canada honours the soldiers who fought and died for their country in all of its military engagements, a day when one may look up at a screen during a ceremony and see someone they knew.

Palmer feels a deep connection to Remembrance Day given the mili-tary backgrounds of her mother and father.

“You realize how close it could’ve been - them up on the screen where they’re showing all the dead sol-diers. You kind of think about what would happen if it was them on that screen,” Palmer said.

She said she has a greater feeling of sympathy for people who have lost their parents to war given the difficult time she’s gone through.

“I would never have been able to imagine what would happen if my parents did die,” she said.

In keeping with her connection to Canada’s day of remembrance, the now 15-year-old will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime journey when she heads to Ottawa to visit Canada’s

War Memorial and learn about the significance of Remembrance Day as part of an Encounters With Canada youth program.

The organization is the country’s largest youth forum and each week of the school year, sends teenagers between 14 and 17 to Ottawa to learn about Canadian institutions, meet accomplished Canadians and explore career options.

Each week, the forum pres-ents a different themed trip to the Canadian capital. The one Palmer will take part in is called Canada Remembers.

Palmer will attend the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Canadian War Memorial and visit the Canadian War Museum.

Participants also network with military veterans, who share per-sonal stories of their wartime efforts of sacrifice and putting their lives on the line.

She’s excited for the trip, espe-cially to witness the ceremony hon-ouring Canada’s fallen soldiers.

“It’d be really cool to say that I actually got to go to it,” Palmer said.

She said she hopes to learn about other people’s points of view regard-ing the wars Canada has fought in.

Palmer’s also interested in seeing how the ceremony will incorporate the recent deaths of two Canadian soldiers killed in Ottawa and Quebec.

Palmer leaves for Ottawa on Saturday and will stay for the week.

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In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD

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In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

The association between the poppy and war dates back to the Napoleonic wars, when a writer saw a field of poppies grow-ing over the graves of fallen soldiers.

During the Battle of Ypres in 1915, Canadian Lt.-Col. John McCrae was inspired to write the poem In Flanders Fields on sighting the poppies growing beside a grave of a close friend who had died in battle.

The poem was a great inspiration in adopting the poppy as the Flower of Remembrance in Canada, France, the U.S, Britain and Commonwealth countries.

The first poppies were distributed in Canada in 1921.

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We pay tribute to those

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Eddie LaRochelle

Leslie Gerrard

Nellie Blankenship

Peter McDonald

John Linney

Herman Earnshaw

Edna Rawlings

Oliver Lindley

Ralph Graham

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The Nicola Tribal Association wants to express on behalf of all Canadians our Pride in this history.

History is important, the history about Native veterans and the place they served with honor and distinction, home and abroad in the time of war and in keeping peace.

More than 200 Canadian native soldiers were killed or died from wounds during the Second World War. Natives earned a minimum of 18 decorations for bravery in action.

They participated in every major battle and campaign. On each occasion our soldiers overcame challenges and made impressive sacrifices and contributions

to help our nation restore world peace. In order to fight for our country, our Native Veterans had to give up their Native Status on top of the ultimate sacrifice.

May we bring home these historic memories of our ancestors and elders as we honor the Native Veterans today...

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appliances which will assist in the care of veterans.•Funding the purchase, construction and maintenance of housing and care facilities

for elderly and disabled people.•Providing bursaries to children and grandchildren of veterans.•Supporting drop-in centres for seniors and funding meals-on-wheels service.

If we do not remember past & present efforts, our soldier’s sacri ces become meaningless. The hope for a brighter

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At work in your CommunityThe Royal Canadian Legion (1926) is Canada’s largest nongovernmental service organization open to membership for aCanadians, sharing in the commitment of “Remembrance” and

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The Legion contributes over $3 Million every year supporting community health, social, educational and heritage programs, lling a void in essential community services.

•Acts of Remembrance•Spinoza Bears for sick children•UBC Chair of Family Practice•Community medicine in under serviced areas•Special medical equipment

•Geriatric nursing bursaries•Emergency preparedness & response•Support of community food banks•A vast array of community charities

The Legion is the largest single charitable contributor supporting health, housing, independent living and social programs for Veterans and Seniors.

•Affordable & assisted living housing•Furnishings & equipment for long term care

facilities•Meals-on-Wheels•Medical transportation & hospital visiting

•Enabling independent living•Specialized motor coach tours•B.C. Senior Games


Bill & Jim

Dunnigan

Cacuse Garcia

Barney Stirling

Bill Voght

Bernard and Frank

Dunnigan

Brian Dustin

Austin Williams

Bill Palagain

Bart Dodding

Billy McLeodAnnie Lauder

Arthur Monroe

Fraser

Bill Berkley

Alec Cousin Jr.

Al Hartwell

Archie Hardy Sr.

Allan Leonard

Alan Leonard

Alexander Watson

Lonie

Antoine Moses Tom McGrath

Alphonse Garcia

Albert E. (Dick)

Stapleton

Allan Eagles

Archie Allan Archie McDougal

Andy Garcia

6 returned men L-R: Ken Moyes, Gordon Cameron, Percy Boyd,

Maurice Hunter, Billy Drybourgh, Ronnie Laidlaw


Advertising as seen in the October 10, 1941

Advertising as seen in the October 10, 1941

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Department of Scw'exmx Community Health

Office Hours: Monday - Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Family Friendly Dental Clinic

Veterans and New Patients

Always Welcome

When We RememberThe Fallen Live On

1999 Voght St. (next to the Credit Union)

Call Today to Book Your Appointment. Ph: 250-378-5877

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