Sunday, November 11, 2007
Hold fast our faith and ideals that your children and their children shall know and value freedom, home and country.
Last summer after visiting war cemetaries in Belgium and France I vowed to undertake a run to visit each of the war memorials in my area, Fredericton. Following is an account of my special journey done on November 10th.
My plan was to stop at each memorial, pause for a moment, place a small note and poppy, take a few pics and then continue along the way.
I started my run with a 2.5 km leg to the memorial to native veterans on the St. Mary's First Nation reserve. A beautiful stone bust adorns the top of the monument.
From the reserve I travelled 4 km to Marysville
Although now part of Fredericton, Marysville was once a separate town and has a beautiful riverside park to honour veterans. There are two war memorials in the park.
As I left town I passed this intersection
I continued 4k along Fredericton's recreational trail system (formerly a train railbed) parallel to the Nashwaak river.
Fourth stop was the community of Barker's Point, founded by a United Empire Loyalist.
Final leg was 2.5 k, across the Saint John river to downtown Fredericton and the city's main cenotaph
See that you hold fast the heritage that we leave you. Yea, and teach your children its value, that never in the coming centuries their hands may fail them, nor their hearts grow weak.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Last summer after visiting war cemetaries in Belgium and France I vowed to undertake a run to visit each of the war memorials in my area, Fredericton. Following is an account of my special journey done on November 10th.
My plan was to stop at each memorial, pause for a moment, place a small note and poppy, take a few pics and then continue along the way.
I started my run with a 2.5 km leg to the memorial to native veterans on the St. Mary's First Nation reserve. A beautiful stone bust adorns the top of the monument.
From the reserve I travelled 4 km to Marysville
Although now part of Fredericton, Marysville was once a separate town and has a beautiful riverside park to honour veterans. There are two war memorials in the park.
As I left town I passed this intersection
I continued 4k along Fredericton's recreational trail system (formerly a train railbed) parallel to the Nashwaak river.
Fourth stop was the community of Barker's Point, founded by a United Empire Loyalist.
Final leg was 2.5 k, across the Saint John river to downtown Fredericton and the city's main cenotaph
See that you hold fast the heritage that we leave you. Yea, and teach your children its value, that never in the coming centuries their hands may fail them, nor their hearts grow weak.
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
# posted by FreddyBeachPete @ 6:22 PM 
