Watching coverage of the D-Day celebrations, a wonderful theme emerged. The involvement of youth- high school students from across Canada participating in the event. Placing the flowers of the 359 soldiers that fell hitting Juno Beach in a walkway to the beach was poignant. News announcers stated several times that they were not on their cell phones but paying attention to all around them.
When interviewed, the enormity of the event struck them. What will be learned from this!! They will help to carry the message from history forward to others. They met vets. They saw where they fought. They were part of the larger picture.
As a grandparent, I have learned. Talk to the grandchildren about life and events. Your children do not want to listen. Teach. Talk. Share. Show pictures. Even let them video tape you talking. Use the modern methods to share. Get in to the child's world.
I have noticed at Remembrance Day ceremonies there are more youth attending than in previous decades. Encourage that involvement. I saved some handouts from an event to put in the memory boxes of my grandchildren.
The youth will carry the message to their children and grandchildren. They will tell them they were there on Juno Beach with the veterans.
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