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{
"time": "2007-06-07 13:55:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Joe Preston (Elgin\u2014Middlesex\u2014London, CPC)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"688563\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, 20 surviving World War II veterans and their families gathered at St. Thomas-Elgin to celebrate the Elgin Regiment's 60th and last reunion of World War II veterans. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688564\" data-originallang=\"en\">Festivities began Friday with a reception honouring the veterans. Saturday, the veterans, accompanied by soldiers of the 31 Combat Engineers, the Elgins, paraded to city hall to request the freedom of the city. The parade even included a Sherman tank.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688565\" data-originallang=\"en\">This weekend's activities concluded Sunday at the Royal Canadian Legion's Last Post Branch in Port Stanley. One of the Elgin's young veterans attended, a 21-year-old corporal, Kayla Campbell, who recently served in Afghanistan. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688566\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lord Charles Bruce from Fife, Scotland attended to serve as the honorary colonel for the Elgins, and Charlie Phillips, the oldest surviving World War II veteran in Elgin, joined in the celebrations. Charlie faced battles in Sicily, France, Belgium and Holland before returning to St. Thomas in 1946. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688567\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would like to take this opportunity to salute Charlie, Kayla and all of the Elgin veterans for their service to Canada.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"688563\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, la fin de semaine derni\u00e8re, 20 anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et leurs familles se sont r\u00e9unis \u00e0 St. Thomas-Elgin pour la 60<sup>e</sup> et derni\u00e8re r\u00e9union des survivants du r\u00e9giment Elgin qui ont servi durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688564\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les c\u00e9l\u00e9brations ont commenc\u00e9 vendredi par une r\u00e9ception en l'honneur des anciens combattants. Samedi, ces derniers, accompagn\u00e9s de soldats du 31<sup>e</sup> R\u00e9giment de g\u00e9nie du combat, les Elgins, ont parad\u00e9 jusqu'\u00e0 l'h\u00f4tel de ville pour demander qu'on lib\u00e8re la ville. La parade comprenait m\u00eame un char Sherman.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688565\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les activit\u00e9s ont pris fin dimanche \u00e0 la filiale Last Post de la L\u00e9gion royale canadienne \u00e0 Port Stanley. Une jeune ancienne combattante de 21 ans des Elgins, la caporale Kayla Campbell qui a servi derni\u00e8rement en Afghanistan, \u00e9tait de la partie.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688566\" data-originallang=\"en\">Lord Charles Bruce, de Fife, en \u00c9cosse, \u00e9tait pr\u00e9sent \u00e0 titre de colonel honoraire des Elgins. Charlie Phillips, le doyen des anciens combattants de la Seconde Guerre mondiale parmi les Elgins, a particip\u00e9 aux c\u00e9l\u00e9brations. Charlie s'est battu en Sicile, en France, en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas avant de rentrer \u00e0 St. Thomas en 1946.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"688567\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je tiens \u00e0 profiter de l'occasion pour saluer Charlie, Kayla et tous les anciens combattants du r\u00e9giment d'Elgin pour les services qu'ils ont rendus au Canada.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2007/6/7/joe-preston-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/joe-preston/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/1362/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "2136136",
"h1": {
"en": "Statements By Members",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Elgin Regiment",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2007/6/7/",
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}