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Dave and Nancy Payne, parents of Randy Payne, who lost his life in Afghanistan in 2006, stand with MPP Steve Clark at the plaque on the Memorial Arch, which marks Randy’s name.
The Memorial Arch and four plaques, honouring the local fallen from WWI, WWII and Afghanistan are unveiled September 22, at the Memorial Garden TIES, Lansdowne.
Lansdowne Area Veterans’ Memorial Arch and Plaques Unveiled by
Catherine Orth
“Dying is not the worst that can happen; being forgotten is”
The moment of silence stopped passing cars. The bugle reveille echoed through the village. The flyover tipped its wings. The Veteran's Memorial Gardens at TIES(Thousand Islands Elementary School) took another step forward on its already twelve year journey, Saturday, September 22, as four plaques on the new Memorial Arch were unveiled. In a moving hour long tribute, the local fallen, the boys of home, were honoured. The Memorial Garden at TIES, has been the passion and undertaking of Janet Gaylord. No one would deny without
her commitment to this project that it would not be where it is today. The ceremony was attended not only by dignitaries, Major-General Steve Whelan, TLTI Mayor Joe Baptista and MPP Steve Clark, but also by many local residents, many of whom were relatives or descendants of the fallen. Gaylord said that this November 11th, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1, “which claimed the lives of 12 area men, including two brothers. World War 2 claimed the lives of 17 area men; and the war in Afghanistan claimed the life of Randy Payne, 33 years of age in 2006.” Until recently, Canadian dead were buried where they lost their lives. Canadian casualties from our area lie buried
in military cemeteries in Italy, Denmark,, Norway, Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Three have no known graves. There are commemorative memorials in Europe for the missing, she said. Lansdowne is typical of small communities across Canada which responded to the call to arms. Of the hundreds of thousands of Canadians, who during the First World War left small towns like Lansdowne, more than 50,000 lie in small military cemeteries in Europe, she said. Our garden, here, is filled with bulbs given to us by the people of The Netherlands, which bloom each spring into red and white tulips. The bodies of over 7600 Canadians, including six Lansdowne area men, lie buried in military
graves scattered across the Netherlands, she said. The following sign greeted Canadian veterans who returned to the The Netherlands in 1975, the thirtieth anniversary of their role in the liberation of the Netherlands: Dying is not the worst that can happen; being forgotten is. Randy Payne's parents were present for the ceremony. Randy's mother Nancy, was awarded the Silver Cross in 2006. Randy's dad, Dave said, “The most important part is that Randy's service is remembered; that he's not forgotten.” Closing the ceremony all were invited to place a stone at the memorial, remembering the many soldiers who never returned.
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