Article contentGreg Zwicker, a retired veteran with 33 years of service and son of Roland and Margaret Zwicker, said those attending the unveiling were honouring the past, strengthening the present and building a legacy of remembrance for tomorrow.Article content“This is more than a ceremony – it is a promise,” he said. “A promise that the names, faces and stories of those who served will not fade with time, but will live on in the heart of our community.”Article contentArticle contentLooking forwardArticle contentRoland Zwicker was grateful for the banner program.Article content“It’s just too bad that there’s so many more young men, young men of my age, that weren’t honoured here because their families have moved on,” he said.Article contentHe found it emotional to read the names of the fallen veterans, some who he knew or knew their families.Article contentThe three veterans thanked Champion and Zwicker for their 300-plus hours of dedicated service to making the banner program a reality.Article contentArticle contentMargaret Zwicker said it was “wonderful” to be featured as part of the program.Article content“It’s amazing,” Critch added. “I’ve seen this in so many communities across Canada.”Article contentArticle contentArticle contentPalmer thanked the veterans in the audience.Article content“Your service continues to inspire us and your legacy will live on in these banners that now will line our community,” he said.Article content“Thank you and may we always remember.”Article content Don Clarke holds the banner honouring his father Joseph K. Clarke following a ceremony Oct. 14 in Berwick. Photo by Jason Malloy /Annapolis Valley RegisterArticle contentArticle contentHonouredArticle contentThirty-nine veterans were honoured Oct. 14 as banners were unveiled that will be displayed along Berwick’s Commercial and Cottage streets. The veterans are:Article contentGeorge Beattie Sr.Article contentDonald C. BishopArticle contentOrlay W BlighArticle contentLawrence Wallace ChuteArticle contentJoseph K. ClarkeArticle contentC. Douglas (Dick) ColemanArticle contentAlbert CorbinArticle contentDavid CorbinArticle contentLucy Johann CritchArticle contentRobert DeWitt DeWinterArticle contentNorman Benjamin DoreyArticle contentC.A. Sandy DurnoArticle contentAmos (Bud) EwingArticle contentLeonard Joseph GuitardArticle contentThomas Cecil HanifanArticle contentHenry Albert (Bert) HiltzArticle contentJohn Elwood HiltzArticle contentChester Ernest JoudreyArticle contentRobert George LulhamArticle contentAngus D. MathesonArticle contentCurtis Raymond MillettArticle contentHarold Barteaux MorseArticle contentRichard G. MorseArticle contentRichard Grant MorseArticle contentJohn (Jack) E. MurphyArticle contentManson Ervin RawdingArticle contentLewis R. ReevesArticle contentEdmund Belford SaundersArticle contentAlfred W. SawlerArticle contentClark McCulloch SimpsonArticle contentDonald (Don) H. StewartArticle contentRobert (Bob) C. StewartArticle contentWilliam (Bill) C. StewartArticle contentRev. Gower A. StoneArticle contentHenry UsherArticle contentJohn WilmouthArticle contentCharles Herman WoodworthArticle contentMargaret (Rose) ZwickerArticle contentRoland (Rollie) ZwickerArticle content Rockland resident Lucy Critch is one of the veterans featured in a new banner program in Berwick. Photo by Jason Malloy /Annapolis Valley RegisterArticle content
Forever remembered: Banners honouring veterans displayed along Berwick streets
