dentistoakville.com 905-842-6030 SNA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR 2010 ontario's top newspaper - 2005-2008 Holocaust survivor Page 12 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 353 IROQUOIS SHORE DRIVE, OAKVILLE A member of Metroland Media Group Ltd. Vol. 50 No. 134 "Using Communication To Build Better Communities" 48 pages $1.00 (plus tax) Child of war recounts London Blitz for students By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Students at St. Vincent School got a glimpse of what it is like to be a child in the middle of a war, Tuesday, while hearing from someone who lived through the horror. Keith Wood, who now lives in Hamilton, was four years old when the Second World War reached his home in Yorkshire, England in 1940. His first memory of that time was looking out the window of his "I thought they were grandmother's house at night fireworks, but they and seeing search were not fireworks. lights rising up They were guns, shells from the ground exploding in the air. and red flashes They were British guns exploding in the sky. firing at Nazi Germany "I thought aircraft who were they were firedropping bombs. " works," he said. "But they were Keith Wood not fireworks. They were guns, shells exploding in the air. They were British guns firing at Nazi Germany aircraft dropping bombs." Wood's appreciation of the `fireworks' was interrupted when a relative rushed in and quickly took him across the street into what he now knows was an air raid shelter. Wood remembers how he was allowed to stay up late and being in a bunker with all his friends, but soon reality struck. See Young page 3 ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog Veterans thanked for courage By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The amazing sacrifices Canada's veterans have made and continue to make were honoured at the Oakville Conference Centre, Monday, during the 11th annual Veterans' Appreciation Luncheon. Held by MEDIchair Halton, the event drew HWY: 6.7L/100 KM CITY: 10.1L/100 KM A salute to sacrifice: Some 800 veterans attended the 11th annual Veterans' Appreciation Luncheon hosted Monday by MEDIchair Halton at the The Oakville Conference Centre. Here, Master Cpl. Allan Kiss of the Canadian Forces Queen's Own Rifles, and an Oakville firefighter, speaks about Cpl. Robert Mitchell, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2006. Mitchell's parents were in attendance. Just prior to the luncheon, St. Dominic's School students presented Carol Mitchell with two posters created by the students. about 800 veterans from Halton and beyond, many of whom attended the event in uniform -- jackets heavy with medals from past conflicts. The event kicked off with a piper playing as a Colour Party carried Canadian and Allied flags to a podium at the front of the room. This was preceded by a procession of local politicians, Canadian Forces members, Halton 2013 SANTA FE police and RCMP officers. All who could stand, did so for the singing of O Canada and a reading of Lt. Col. John McCrae's poem, In Flanders Field. For many, the pain and emotion associated with war proved too much and they wiped away tears as the Christian hymn Abide with Me played. See Father page 8 2013 AJAC BEST NEW SUV (OVER $35K) FRIENDS & FAMILY SELLING PRICE $ $0 DOWN PAYMENT $ Limited model shown 166 2.95% AT BI-WEEKLY FINANCING FOR 84 MONTHS OFFER INCLUDES $1,150 IN PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. SANTA FE 2.4L FWD AUTO. DELIVERY, DESTINATION & FEES INCLUDED. PLUS HST. See Hyundai of Oakville for complete details. 27 ,245