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continued from p.4 Remembrance Day means old friends who aren't here: Weedle Grenadier Guards before moving to artillery and in the intelligence corps after the war as a reservist. "The biggest memory I have today is that four of my friends didn't come home with me," he said. Gibb himself was wounded on two occasions; once in a head-on collision with another vehicle in which he suffered a concussion. "In war time, everything is one-way traffic, unfortunately, it was black and the vehicle I was in went up a down route and we smashed," Gibb said. He fought in the liberation of Holland and has returned for four ceremonies to The Netherlands to mark the occasion. Members of the Canadian Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ontario Provincial Police, Halton Regional Police Service, Oakville Fire Department, Knights of Columbus, cadets, scouts and guides, as well as local dignitaries, were all in attendance. Following the ceremony, Korean War veteran Patrick Weedle, 88, walked along the outer edge of the Cenotaph memorial reading the names of fallen soldiers. "There are a number of people here that I knew and that have passed away," said Weedle, a 21-year veteran, who came to Canada from Ireland and joined the army because jobs were scarce at the time. Weedle's father was a radio operator in the Royal Naval Reserve during the First World War, transporting troops from Australia and South Africa to places such as the Dardanelles in Turkey, or England and France, all the while avoiding German bombers. During the Korean War, Weedle served as a lieutenant and was in charge of a platoon patrolling the front line, often at night, as part of the left-hand flank of the Canadian brigade. "There were causalities because there were minefields that we would go through and sometimes a fella would step on a mine and you might lose a man or two," he said. Pinned to Weedle's jacket were medals from not only the Korean conflict, but also the three years he spent as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the early 1960s, keeping the peace between East and West Germany. "We were actually troops that could be wiped out to delay Russians long enough to bring the main supplies, the main armies," said Weedle, of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which almost sent Europe back into war. Weedle went on to serve with the United Nations in 1966 as a peacekeeper in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. "It's a very special day to me. It means old friends who aren't here any longer," he said. 13 | Thursday, November 13, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com organized by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 114, Oakville. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and is also 75 years since the start of the Second World War. It has also been 70 years since the D-Day invasion. "What I do appreciate is seeing so many veterans around," Gibb told the Oakville Beaver with his grandchildren standing nearby. "We've all seemed to have extended our lives a little bit." Members of the Lorne Scots Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment stood guard as veterans and members of the public participated in the hour-long ceremony complete with song, prayer and the laying of dozens of wreaths. "This truth of the cost of war and of evil in our world is a truth that I think has struck home to many, many of us," said Rev. Canon Dr. Darcy Lazerte, of St. Simon's Anglican Church, reflecting on the recent deaths of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent and Cpl. Nathan Cirillo. "We gather here today to give thanks for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice," he said. "We give thanks for those who have served, we reflect on the cost of war and we understand that indeed it is a great cost." A decorated veteran, Gibb spent a total of 17 years in the Canadian Army, now known as the Canadian Forces. He began his career with the Montreal Movember Special Menu 3 Course Dinner $35 Now thru November 30th $5 from every MoMenu order goes to Movember charities 1715 Lakeshore Road West 905 822 5751 www.michaelsbackdoor.com Take a bite out of your energy bills. Find out more! Call today to learn how Oakville Hydro can help your business reduce its energy use. Oakville Hydro works with businesses and residential customers to help reduce their electricity use and save money. Euro-Line Appliances reduced their electricity cost by $11,361 annually and received $10,848 in financial incentives for their lighting retrofit project. Oakville Saves! Call Susan at 905-825-9400 ext. 2332 to start saving today. Subject to additional terms and conditions found at saveonenergy.ca. Funded by the Ontario Power Authority and offered by Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. OM Official Mark of the Ontario Power Authority. Used under licence.