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Title: B.C. 'Highway of Heroes' dedicated Saturday
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-06-10 00:20:30
Canadian

[GreenTiger]

Excellent. I wish we were doing the same in The States.

[weaselways]

Not to begrudge the sacrifice of the 156 in Afganistan but why dedicate a stretch of highway? Are we so wrapped in own time that we are unable to see or remember the greater losses of WW1 WW2 & Korea? Or is this a sop to ourselves in general to make us feel better about a family's loss & show "pseudorespect"? We've had a section of the 401 dedicated for several years now in Ontario and I've always felt it was a show of false respect from our government in an effort to secure votes. (I wouldn't put it past McGinty to have done just that)

[CDN_PATRIOT]

weaselways weaselways:

Not to begrudge the sacrifice of the 156 in Afganistan but why dedicate a stretch of highway? Are we so wrapped in own time that we are unable to see or remember the greater losses of WW1 WW2 & Korea? Or is this a sop to ourselves in general to make us feel better about a family's loss & show "pseudorespect"? We've had a section of the 401 dedicated for several years now in Ontario and I've always felt it was a show of false respect from our government in an effort to secure votes. (I wouldn't put it past McGinty to have done just that)

Seriously? The question is, are you unable to comprehend the Canadian and worldwide monuments to the brave warriors of WW1 and WW2. Personally, I don't discriminate between ANY of our soldiers, whether or not they fought in either of the world wars, Korea, Boer War, Afghanistan, et al. They are ALL children of Canada, and the very least we can do is honour them with another highway renamed.

If you consider the veterans of the current crisis in Afghanistan lesser than the soldiers of wars padt, perhaps you'd like to go there and show them how it's done?

Eh.

-J.

R.I.P. to ALL our glorious dead. Lest we forget.

[weaselways]

Made the attempt 40+ years ago but they didn't want a scrawny 5'er with a heart murmur.

[CDN_PATRIOT]

weaselways weaselways:

Made the attempt 40+ years ago but they didn't want a scrawny 5'er with a heart murmur.

Doesn't excuse what you said in your earlier post. Show some respect.

-J.

[herbie]

Yes show some respect.
This is a cheap political move, there's no tie-in like the Ontario highway of heros, it's merely a tacky road-sign on a stretch of road where lots of people will see it and politicians can gain brownie points.
If it's one thing I hate its the "least we can do" argument, and you used it for Canadians who did the most they could do!
Keep the road signs it's already done, but let's do the most we can do and commission a proper monument.