Remembering all of those that fell to Protect Freedom 11am, November 11, 1918

Good Morning:

Just back from the Cenotaph down in Central Park here in Calgary Canada.  I joined a couple of thousand citizens in remembering the sacrifices that the fallen members of the Army, Airforce and Navy made to the protection of freedom and our way of life from first the princes and militarists in World War One and the from the rise of fascism in World War Two.  We also have to think about those who gave their lives in the battle against the totalitarian Communist attempt of taking global power.  We are now facing the period of religious intolerance with the rise of islamic terror in the world.  With the world wars we had to mobilize the entire economies of the west to defeat the forces of darkness and post the second world war we have had to harness the means of stemming the pressure of the totalitarian forces that would move us back into the dark ages which also costs blood and treasure which is worth it.

We need to remember that the price of freedom is constant vigilance.  We also need to remember that we cannot be drawn down to the levels of the forces of religious intolerance and savagery.  The price we pay for the good of all is worth it.  Those who paid the price cannot be forgotten.