Remembering Remembrance Day in Russell 2007 Ceremony
Crowds gathered at the Russell and District Community Centre for Remembrance Day 2007. Russell Air Cadets led dignitaries with JR and Company performing. Scouts laid a wreath for their troop. Frank Morowski, Russell Legion Zone Commander, presented honors to Clarence Cottam. Cottam’s grandson Sgt. Joel Lewis, killed in Iraq on May 6, 2007, was born in Barrie and served in the U S Army since April 21, 2002 before his burial at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington.