Remembrance Day statement from Prime Minister Harper

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OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA

****************************** Statement by the prime minister of Canada on Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement on Remembrance Day:

Today, we pay tribute to the many Canadians who have made the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live in a country free from tyranny and governed by freedom, democracy and justice.

We stand in silent reflection for those brave men and women throughout Canada’s history who, when called upon to defend the values we hold dear, did not waver.

Instead, they left family and loved ones for far away battlefields from which many would never return.

From the battle of Vimy Ridge, to the beaches of Normandy, to the dusty roads of Afghanistan, these brave men and women put our country’s welfare before their own and we owe them and their families a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid.

As our families, communities and Canadian Forces know all too well the tolls of war have been felt from generation to generation.

Our country’s long and proud tradition of standing up for those who couldn’t is forever embedded in our fabric.

Lest we forget.

****************************** PHOTO CAPTION: Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a Remembrance Day ceremony at the War Museum of Korea in Seoul. Photo by Jason Ransom, office of the prime minister