Tuesday 10 June 2014

Ross, Larche, Gevaudan

It's hard to say what hits home the hardest about the recent tragedy in Moncton.  As a Canadian, as someone with family ties to the Maritimes, as the sister of an RCMP constable and the mother of a son also in uniformed service, there are so many layers to the sadness that connect me to these unthinkable events, but I think what makes it hardest is the immediacy of it all.
It is easy to admire military veterans who served in the great conflicts of the past, in part because those events are remote from us in both distance and time.  How can it be any less admirable to know that your life is at risk every time you go to work, and yet go anyway because it is the right and necessary thing to do.
So I just want to say "thank you" to all those heroes who quietly work to keep us safe everyday.  God bless you and the work you do.

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