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    The document summarizes a Remembrance Day celebration at a school. It describes various performances and speakers at the event to honor veterans and those who died in wars. These included the student playing marching cymbals in a band performance, a dramatic portrayal of a soldier going off to war, a singing of "In Flanders Fields", speeches from two veterans of peacekeeping missions, and more musical performances. The goal of the event was to reflect and be thankful for what veterans sacrificed so that students could live freely.

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    Remembrance Day

    Today I performed live in front of the school for the school’s annual Remembrance Day

    celebration. I was assigned to play the marching cymbals by the dangerously good looking music

    teacher Mr.Overholt. Although I have never played the cymbals before I enjoyed them greatly

    and would love to get another “crack” at them someday. We played “Oh Canada”, “Be thou my

    vis”, “praise to the lord almighty”, and of course quite possibly the best musical piece of work,

    “Ode to Joy”. The celebration began with the playing of our national anthem, followed by a

    dramatization by the grade 10 drama class. One of my best buddies Tyler Robitaille was acting

    in it as a soldier and well let’s just say he shouldn’t give up his day job just yet. However, the

    dramatization was very touching as it depicted the story of a young Canadian being taken off to

    war, and never to return home. Towards the end of the dramatization Jessica, our school’s best

    singer hands down sang “In Flanders Field”; it was a great closeout to a touching play. In case

    you did not know how the famous poem goes here it is;

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow


    Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place; and in the sky
    The larks, still bravely singing, fly
    Scarce heard amid the guns below.

    We are the Dead. Short days ago


    We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
    In Flanders Fields.

    Take up our quarrel with the foe:


    To you from failing hands we throw
    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die
    We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
    In Flanders Fields.

    - John McCrae
    So after all this was done two veterans of various peacekeeping missions and wars spoke to the

    audience. One of the veterans even produced a slideshow depicting his duties over the years. The

    most memorable images were of the bones behind his place of residence in Rwanda and the

    craters near Vimy Ridge. Both men started to choke up towards the end of the speech, quite

    evidently you could imagine what they’ve endured but also and more importantly, how much

    they believe and stand up for our country. The pride was enormous and at points made me want

    to join the military. Standing up for what you believe in is put to example every day. Whether

    you are standing up for same-sex marriage or your country you are displaying your pride in what

    you believe in. So then after we watched a “Pittance of Time” the video produces a clear

    message: on the 11th month of the 11th day on the 11th hour take two minutes to reflect and be

    thankful for what you have because had it not been for the veterans who knows what life would

    be like. After the video Jessica the great singer and Lauren Tignanelli (representin’) sang a

    montage of popular songs to a slideshow of the war veterans related to the staff of our school. It

    was amazing, it sounded like a dj produced mix track. Then afterwards some random girls from

    the school danced to a song, the dance was interesting at best, for next year the dance should be

    left out in my opinion. Throughout the entire celebration the band played their songs with

    Dr.Tiggs crashing those cymbals. I enjoyed the celebration and felt as if I was doing something

    in remembrance for those veterans, however I wish I could do more, unfortunately there isn’t

    enough ways to thank them for sacrificing their lives. May all personnel of the Canadian forces,

    who have sacrificed their lives for our country rest in peace, amen.

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