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School honoursveterans continued from p.5 video, drama students staged small productions in numerous locations, and currently serving soldier Jason Lin was in the high school' s library to share a little bit about himself, Veteran' s Day and what Remembrance Day means to him. "I' ve personally met Garth Webb and I know how important acts of remembrance were for men and women who served because they were worried they would be forgotten," he said, adding how the students are continuing to carry on their legacy through service work. The students, O'Malley said, study, learn and reflect on their "own understanding of sacrifice and that' s what' s so great." By the time students graduate Garth Webb, they have researched the life and service of a Second World War soldier, using original military service files. Through the Lest We Forget project, each student is tasked with creating a memorial that honours a soldier' s life in a public way. Grade 10 student Sam Fleming chose to submit a letter to the Montreal Gazette to honour John Birss, who was stationed in England before being killed on June 6, 1944, D-Day Birss was a Montrealer who enlisted when he was 19. "This letter is my memorial," he wrote in the letter published last Wednesday (Nov. 9) on the Gazette's editorial page. "Every year that goes by, more and more stories are forgotten, lost in the shuffle. This is a letter for every story that never got told and for every soldier w ho never came home." Fleming said what was m ost interesting about Birss was he was "a guy that lived a pretty normal life, but he gave his life to his country and everyone seemed to have forgotten about him ." The student told the Beaver he was shocked to have his letter published and has since heard that a veteran w ho knew Birss wants to get in touch with him. Fleming says it' s important to take pause and remember those who bravely fought in war for peace and freedom. "Without them, w e wouldn' t really be here right now. There' s no telling what would' ve happened if w e had lost that war and if they hadn' t given their lives for us," he said. Lin, a Canadian Army soldier who served in Afghanistan in 2013, said he' s so impressed by the students and the work they' v e done to honour veterans and soldiers like himself. "I haven't been in school since I was 17 and to see high schools now and how much they can offer and what kind of history they can pull and live through, it' s really heart-warming because not only are they digging into their past, they are remembering every day and living in it," said Lin, 27, who was born in Whitehorse, Yukon and joined the army in 2010. He went through basic training in Montreal, then infantry training in Alberta before he posted to the second battalion, Princess Patricia' s Canadian Light Infantry in Manitoba. Today, he is part of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. To him, Remembrance Day is special because it' s a chance to pause and reflect altogether as a nation. "It' s a moment of silence when you look back on what the veterans have done for us to make us able to live in the world w e live today and being grateful that we can be Canadians and live in such a peaceful and free place," he said. 7 |Thursday, November 17, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com For m ore news, visit oakvillebeaver.com Experience and treat yourself New jewellery brands Newly renovated 2501 Third Line, Oakville (Third Line and Dundas) 905-827-0700 w w w .skyw ayjew ellers.com Connect H e a r in g iB Y O U R H E A R IN G P R O F E S S IO JN A LS V u W G o o d h earin g b u t trou b le w ith conversation? A lo t o f p eo p le have tro u b le c a tch in g w h a t p e o p le say, e s p e c ia lly in g ro u p situations, despite h a vin g go o d hearing. 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