May God bless you and your...
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
November 08, 2022
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Obituary
Sgt. Vaughn Ingram, Pte. Kevin Dallaire and Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller - all of 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton - have died in the line of duty.
The three Canadian soldiers were killed as the result of a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Afghanistan on Aug. 4.
In a statement released the day of the tragedy, Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean expressed her sorrow for the fallen soldiers and said she shared "the grief of a nation."
Jean added: "We must salute the sense of duty and the determination of our soldiers as they face dangers in the name of rebuilding Afghanistan."
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For the families and children of our fallen this Christmas 2013
Colours glowing near a window pain
Shimmer gentle, seen, the sight
Lifting hearts in yuletide's glow
On Christmas Eve, tonight
Let them hear the carols
Sung on high
Sung in hearts so light
Sung with all the love that grew
Sung with all their might
As they gather close
Around their Christmas tree
Recall a life time, shared
Broke into tears, for a life once shared
With a nation...
Roger Borchert
December 23, 2013 | Slave Lake, AB
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We Will Remember Them. Written for Remembrance Day 2013
For those who've stood at the gates of hell
As battle rages forth
And stood to hold their line, their fate
To lift a new world rising forth
A world in which freedom's hand
Was openly held toward
To those to escape the bonds that bind
To hold them ever more
From the clutches, the beating down
Their spirit and their hearts
Those who held that outstretched hand
To those who needed help
So thankful...
Roger Borchert
November 08, 2013 | Slave Lake, AB
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My poem, written for this Easter 2013, in respect of those who have given their very all to bring about a better world on our behalf and in recognition of their families, friends, loved ones and fellow soldiers who miss them so deeply at each Easter Sunday meal. May They R.I.P. We Will Remember Them.
Empty chairs each Easter Sunday
In homes across our land
Tears flowing gently
For each son or daughter
Mom or dad
Who gave a heart to Canada
Stood proud for me and...
Roger Borchert
March 30, 2013 | Slave Lake, AB
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For the Families of Our Fallen This Christmas 2012
Angel's feathers falling
To remind us they're up there
Wind chimes sounding gently
To let us know the lord is near
Today is but a lull, in winter's nasty chill
One can see the storm clouds building
Circling, all around us now
We hold so close the warmth that was
To let it not escape
Yet no matter how hard we try
The warmth, it finds the gate
The chill it reaches down inside
Attaches to the...
Roger Borchert
December 23, 2012 | Slave Lake, AB
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For Remembrance Day 2012
Flurries of snow across our land
A chilly wind bites at the spine
As we stand for those who stood for all
In far off distant lands
Some recall the void, the pain within
Left in hearts, in minds, in lives
Who were impacted at the loss of those
Their lives never the same again
Friends recall fond memories
Child in tears for a mom or dad
A wife recalls the horror of war
That turned her life, a living hell
A mother or father...
Roger Borchert
November 11, 2012 | Slave Lake, AB
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For the Families of Our Fallen, This Christmas 2011
The wind is howling at my doorstep
This eve of Christmas Eve
The trees are bending low its clear
As Christmas day draws near
As I decked the tree this Christmas
I thought of those so brave
Of those who've lost a loved one
Who stepped forth for me and gave
They gave their all for Canada
A gift beyond compare
They stood a world away in time
Where few would tread or dare
So...
Roger Borchert
December 24, 2011 | Slave Lake, AB
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Remembered By
kevin dallaire
November 08, 2011
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God bless, may all my prayers be with your family.
Hannah Meiklejohn
November 01, 2011 | Surrey, BC
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