Rocky Mountain House veteran speaks about importance of poppy
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, AB —On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Canadians are asked to pause in memory of the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives in military service.
The importance and significance of the poppy is one thing local Veteran Victor Michel would like people to have in mind this Remembrance Day.
“It is a symbolic item that tells us to remember those who served, fought, died in battle and then came home and suffered” said Michel.
At the age of 18, Michel was enlisted. A war was not taking place at the time, but he was deployed to the Middle East, Northern Israel, for six months on a peacekeeping mission.