The Journey full of Excitement
Heroes Remember
The Journey full of Excitement
Interviewer: You find yourself now in France,
preparing for the 100th Anniversary
of the Battle of Vimy Ridge...
That would have been me,
my dad yes but it's me now.
Interviewer: Can you tell us a little bit
about what this trip means to you
and how you're feeling.
It means an awful lot to me because
I would be doing for what my dad
would have done. He would have
loved to come over here but
unfortunately he passed away so
I am taking his place.
My brother has passed away as well.
And yes, I definitely wanted,
I did everything I could to get over here.
Justin is my grandson on my youngest
daughter's side and he just turned
eighteen just a few months ago so he's
eligible to be doing that job.
Oh he was excited when he heard that
he was coming here, oh boy,
I think he was more excited than I was.
Grandson Justin: Well at first I was like
there's no way that we are going to be
able to get out here. There's no way this
is going to happen and then you're here
and it's like, it's a completely different
experience. You read about it in a
book is one thing but when you go to
the cemeteries and the monument and
you really see the true extent of what
happened and you really get a real
understanding for what happened
here all those years ago. And it's an
experience that you will never
have one like it. This is exciting.
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