Cowansville Legion parade

The air was nippy, as usual, but that did not stop people from bundling up to come out to the parade and ceremony held outside the Royal Canadian Legion, branch no. 99, on Davignon Blvd. in Cowansville on Sunday. When one considers the conditions under which military personnel must serve, a little discomfort is a small price to pay on Remembrance Day to honour those who have given their time, and sometimes their lives, for our country.

A parade of Legion members and Air Cadets and the Lions Club and various other guests walked up Davignon Boulevard and then the ceremony of commemoration began. They were supposed Norma Sherrer is accompanied by a member of the RCMP to lay a wreath in Cowansville on Sunday. to be led by a piper like many years in the past, but this year the piper became ill just before the parade date. The mayor of Cowansville, Sylvie Beauregard, was also in attendance.

Numerous wreaths were laid on the cenotaph. They start out on the grass and end up filling in all around the base of the cenotaph. Small crosses line the path that those who are laying a wreath walk on up to the cenotaph. Members of the RCMP form an honour guard to accompany those who lay wreaths.

Brenda Scott also visited her father’s grave after the ceremony. Keith Scott served in World War Two. The graves of those who served deserve special reverence, especially on Remembrance Day.

PHOTOS COURTESY BRENDA SCOTT Many wreaths and crosses were ready to be placed on the cenotaph

Members of the various organizations in the area joined with Legion members in a parade before the commemoration ceremony on November 11th.

Special markings were put on Keith Scott's grave for Remembrance Day