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Ceremony marches on, despite stolen flags Public outpouring restores faith in community BY PHILIP RAPHAEL
port to replace them mounted. Miller said on Saturday the phone at the legion hall started to ring with offers of replacements. In an ironic twist, a thief’s actions have And on Sunday, while selling poppies at re-newed a group of veterans’ belief in the Richmond Centre mall, there were waves of public’s kindness and generosity. people coming up to Miller, asking how they Last Friday, someone stole a could help. Many even thrust money collection of flags from the Royal Scan for into his hands saying, “This is for Canadian Legion on Bridgeport Road. video of the replacement of your flags,” he Monday’s Tucked inside ski bags in a said. service storage container outside the 291 In total, the legion collected $270 Branch, the cache consisted of 10 in cash from the public. flags, accompanying brass flag poles and “I was totally blown away by a banner belonging to the legion’s ladies that,” Miller said. But what was even more auxiliary. Among the stolen standards were heart-warming was the number of donated B.C.’s provincial flag, a Union Jack, a City of replacement flags the legion received. Richmond flag and Canada’s red maple leaf. “We had a boy scout troop from Marpole “Someone must have thought they were give us a couple of flags — a Union Jack and going to get a good pair of skis,” said Bob Canadian flag. The Richmond Oval gave us Miller, vice president of the local legion. a City of Richmond flag. And the legions in Instead, what they got was not worth much Peace Arch and Tsawwassen came through in terms of monetary value, but certainly with another eight flags,” Miller said. “All of valuable to the vets who use them in parades those donations, especially from the scouts, such as Monday’s Remembrance Day event at got me all choked up.” the city hall cenotaph. Miller added he and the rest of his legion “Losing the flags, well it wouldn’t have members marched with a special sense of stopped us marching. We would have been pride down No. 3 Road and to the cenotaph there with a broomstick on our hands,” Miller in Monday’s event, which was well attended. quipped. “We just wouldn’t have had the right “This kind of outpouring of help really colours.” restores your faith in people,” Miller said. But as word spread about the loss, suppraphael@richmond-news.com
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Eight-year-old Sidney Greaves and 92-year-old Horace Excell reflect during the playing of the Piper’s Lament at Monday’s Remembrance Day Service at Richmond City Hall. Right, the local service battalion marches in for the service. See more photos in The Pulse (page 16) and online at www.richmond-news.com.
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