On Thursday November 10th, Bodwell held its annual Remembrance Day Assembly in honour of those who have lost their lives in conflicts and war across the globe. This years ceremony was extremely emotional with speeches from our honoured veteran guests, Mr. George Andersen and Captain Vicki Ferg.
Student Video – Holding On and Letting Go – Bodwell Remembers
Highlights from Bodwell’s 2016 Remembrance Day Assembly
O CANADA!
Lt. Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
Lt. Colonel John McCrae 1872-1918
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.
| Honoured Veteran Guests |
| Canadian Army |
| United Nations - Korea |
| First Commonwealth Division |
| 25th Infantry Brigade |
| Korean War Veteran |
| Mr. George Andersen |
| Canadian Army |
| 39th Combat Engineering Regiment |
| Afghanistan Veteran |
| Captain Vicki Ferg |
| Royal Canadian Legion Br. 118 |
| Ms. Alice Bradbury |
| Mr. Steve Bradbury |
| Ms. Lynne Duhamel |
| Mr. Marcel Duhamel |
| Mr. David Frame |
| Ms. Mae Thompson |
| Special Guest |
| Piper: Mr. Kyle Banta |
Thanks to: Ms. Weiss, Mr. Chiu, Mr. Griffin, Mr. Smith. Ms. Canderan, Mr. Hallis, Mr. Burnett, Ms. S. Scott, Mr. Nissen, Bodwell Band students, Bodwell Choir students, Ms. Ferrajohn, Ms. Dosman, Mr. Davies, Ms. Brown, Ms. C. Lee, Mr. O’Neill, Tapestry 8/9 students, Craft Club students, Ms. Chen, Ms. K. Thomas, Mr. Situ, Mr. Macintosh, Ms. Nichols, Ms. Fung, Ms. M. Ladd, Bodwell Art and Drama students, Members of Royal Canadian Legion Brand 118, Piper K. Banta, Mr. G. Andersen, Captain V. Ferg.
| 4 August 1914 | World War I Begins |
| 22 April 1915 | Canadians Fight at 2nd Ypres |
| 1 July 1916 | Canadians Fights at The Somme |
| 9 April 1917 | Canadians Capture Vimy Ridge |
| November 1917 | Canadians Take Passchendaele |
| August – November 1918 | Canada’s 100 Days |
| 11 November 1918 | World War I Ends |
| 10 September 1939 | Canada Enters World War II |
| 1939 – 1945 | The Battle of the Atlantic |
| 1940 | Canadian Pilots at the Battle of Britain |
| 18 December 1941 | Canadians Defend Hong Kong |
| 19 August 1942 | Canadians Land at Dieppe |
| 1942 – 1945 | RCAF Bombers Over Germany |
| 10 July 1943 | Canadians Fight in Italy |
| 6 June 1944 | Canadians land D-Day Juno Beach |
| 1944 – 1945 | Canadians Free The Netherlands |
| 5 May 1945 | World War II Ends in Europe VE Day |
| 15 August 1945 | World War II Ends in Asia VJ Day |
| 1945 | Cold War Begins |
| 1950 | Canada Defends South Korea (UN) |
| 1953 | Ceasefire: Fighting in Korea Stops |
| 1956 | Canadian Peace-keepers: Suez & Egypt |
| 1960 | Canadian Peace-keepers: Congo |
| 1964 | Canadian Peace-keepers: Cyprus |
| 1970 | Peace-keeping at Home: FLQ Crisis |
| 1989 | Cold War Ends and USSR Disintegrates |
| 1990 | Peace-keeping at Home: Oka/Mohawk |
| 1991 | Canada Gulf War: Iraq |
| 1992 | Canada Contributes to UN Somalia |
| 1992 | Canada Contributes to UN Bosnia |
| 1993 | Canada Contributes to UN Rwanda |
| 1995 | Canada Fights with NATO in Bosnia |
| 1999 | Canada Fights with NATO in Kosova |
| 2011 | Canada Fights in NATO in Libya |
| 2001 – 2014 | Canada UN/NATO Afghanistan |
