There are two weeks until Remembrance Day and the Royal Canadian Legion has launched their 2019 Poppy Campaign across the province.
The public, veterans and members of the Legion gathered at Confederation Building for the 25th annual Fly the Flag ceremony. One of those members is Keith Thorne.
Thorne says it is heartwarming to see so many people supporting legions and to share that the ceremonies of remembrance are “not all about war.”
He says it is about remembering and teaching people why Newfoundland and Labrador has the freedom that it has.
Students from MacDonald Drive Elementary and youth members of the Sea Cadets were present for the ceremony. Sea Cadet, Noel Gibbons, says it is his first time vounteering to help with the flag ceremony.
He says he is proud to be part of the ceremony on behalf of his unit and he felt he needed to be in attendance.
Students from MacDonald Drive Elementary School in St. John’s are watching from the balcony at Confederation Building. @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/R39HD8pTdu
— Victoria Battcock (@VicBattcockVOCM) October 25, 2019