[Devils-list] Canadian memorial service

[WORLOK]

Yes, I saw that on C-SPAN and was moved.

I had my doubts about Canada ever since my honeymoon in the So. Pacific
in October of 1996.  We were in the Cooke Islands (4 plane hours
northeast of Auckland, NZ), and when the local maitre'd was asking who
was there from which countries, the Canadian came first and of course we
all clapped, but when he said Americans I noticed a majority of that
Canadian group booed us quite rudely.  I was shocked and beside myself. 
I don't know what international thing was going on at that time to make
them do that but I was quite insulted.  I also notice many Anti American
comments comming from Canadians, Brits, & others when I read
Slashdot.org....

Yes, the support the US is getting from Canadians, Brits, and others is
going quite a ways to expunge the rudeness of recent years.  It IS
noticed AND appreciated.


>>----worlok--->



Hoonani@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Today, while the US memorial service was going on in Washington, I
> happened to turn to C-SPAN.  They were covering the Canadian memorial
> service which took place in Ottawa on Parliament Hill.  It was a
> beautiful day in Ottawa!  The lawn in front of the Peace Tower was
> filled with people....Canadian, Americans, and I'm sure folks from all
> over the world.  Canadian and American flags were EVERYWHERE.
>  Canada's Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, gave a brief but powerful
> speech and our ambassador to Canada was also quite moving.  The
> feeling of the service was of our two countries being not just
> friends, but family.  It was very emotional....very few people in the
> crowd weren't crying.
> Having lived in Ottawa, I already knew it was a beautiful city filled
> with wonderful people....I felt very proud to have lived there!
> C-SPAN frequently repeats what it has shown...so if you have a chance
> to catch this, I strongly urge you to do so!
> Be safe everybody,
> Judy