Diane van der Horden and Marie Manton of The Daily News logon to the Online Kettle.The partnership now moves online in the last few weeks to Christmas. A working mom of five teenagers talks about what that support truly means.
“Could we have the children at the back of the church come to the front please?” Up the aisle they bounded, about six toddlers settling in front of Captain Carson Decker. Capt. Decker was leading the annual Remembrance Day celebration at the Sackville Church.
The Salvation Army pastor gestured to some 60 veterans in the church, asking, “Kids, do you know why these people are so special?”
I felt a lump in my throat and tears well up in my eyes. It was an emotional scene; a gathering of three generations celebrating Canada’s veterans in a Salvation Army church.
The bond between the Canadian Forces and the Salvation Army is as strong as it is long. To appreciate the scope of this special relationship, visit http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/salvationarmy/index_e.html
I was in awe in the presence of these special Canadians. Several World War Two vets talked about their experiences and their introduction to the Salvation Army on the battlefront as if it happened last week.
