Grandmother Diary Recounts War Echoes In Windsor Essay
A Windsor Ontario winner in a Royal Canadian Legion essay contest shares a granddaughter narrator finding her grandmother’s diary among attic trunks. Partial pages reveal wartime fears for Jacob and a plea for peace as memories of World War II linger with missing news and personal loss.
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Royal Canadian Legion
Katherine Pitulko
Windsor
Ont
Jacob
Wilburn
Remembrance Day Reflections and Family Diary Entry
A diarist recalls wartime loss and family memory on Remembrance Day. The writer describes reading of a neighbor returning injured, learning of Jacob’s death, and reflecting on grandparents who served. The piece ends with a resolve to visit church and pray for peace.
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Ren
In Silence They Lay Dear Sir Poem Honor to Fallen Soldiers
A reflective poem honors soldiers who never returned from war. It recalls trenches mud planes bombing shouts and fear while comrades long for home. The speaker asks readers to appreciate suffering and endurance and to honor their supreme gift Beulah Man.
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Steve
Decker
United Church
Rossburn
Bend Theatre
Manitoba Hydro