In our country (and elsewhere) too many people in their oft mis-guided judgment, define their heroes as their favorite sports athlete, television or movie celebrity. However for many of us our heroes are the men and women of our Canadian Forces. In Canada we are all proud of those fine men and women in uniform who are thousands of miles from home, their spouses, parents, siblings. children and all other family and friends...regardless of the political reasons why they are there.

When I see TV news of our Canadian Forces dying overseas, the ramp ceremonies, and the moving tributes to the fallen along the Highway of Heroes, it almost brings me to tears everytime. I only hope that we never allow these tributes to stop as long as our fallen make their last journey home.

This very moving video says it all.