pferguson | April 1, 2020
I Will Continue to Walk As I walked the stone markers I read their names…ranks, dates and inscriptions of those who fell. I breath deeply…release the air slowly taking in another life and think…not any thought in particular…but perhaps share in a bit of aged sorrow, once felt….now felt again for a life lost… I […]
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Tags: Albert Medal, Arturo Fanconi, Bayeux War Cemetery, Royal Navy, Sick Berth Attendant
pferguson | March 31, 2020
I wonder… Each night I walk. A steady jaunt through the neighbourhood, choosing to walk when fewer people are about…there is less risk that way. As I walk the road the 7 PM salute to our first responders builds. I watch as one curious robin hops across a lawn, his ear openings wizened to these […]
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Tags: 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion, COVID-19, Edward Atherton, France and Flanders, Military Medal, Observatory Ridge, Poppy, Stretcher Bearer, Zouave Valley Cemetery
pferguson | March 30, 2020
Introducing a new series… The other day I wrote all blossoms are perfect, nonetheless I will always continue my search in awe of each petal, each burst of new life, new joy, new inspiration. In these current days of complication, I also turn to the history of others whose resilience in adversity was noted, recorded […]
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Tags: #1 Canadian Plastic & Jaw Surgery Unit, Australian Memorial Park, Commendation, COVID-19, Fromelles (France), Nelson Kitchener Barrett, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Selflessness