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A New Symbol of Remembrance
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A New Symbol of Remembrance
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Monday,
November 12, 2001
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Ex Service Men Leagues of Saint Lucia and Martinique have enhanced their
relationship when the two organisations commissioned a new war cenotaph that
replaced the existing one at the George V Park. The monument, a mark of respect to the men and women who
fought in the two world wars was commissioned last Saturday November 10, 2001,
just ahead of the annual Remembrance Day celebrations. Prime
Minister Hon. Dr. Kenny Anthony described the monument as a fundamental
statement of the richness of the relationship that has existed between Saint
Lucia and Martinique over the years. He
said it was a reminder that none of us are immune from the realties of war. “…So
as we think of the fallen soldiers, the departed soldiers who gave their lives
for the freedom that we cherish today, we need to understand that forever, we
must be vigilant that the horrors of second world war, must not be given the
opportunity to reappear,” Dr. Anthony said. The
following day, Sunday November 11, 2001, Saint Lucians gathered to honour the
men and women who fought in the two world wars, during the annual Remembrance
Day Parade on the Derek Walcott Square. From
there the veterans were entertained at the Prime Minister’s Official
Residence. It was there that the Prime Minister focussed on the impact of war on
all nations of the world. “In a very real way war is much more closer because we see it on our television screens and we are experiencing its aftermath. In a very funny way too, that war has made this particular tradition, this particular ceremony of homage, even more significant than it has been in the past because many will better understand why we must have a ceremony of this kind every year,” the Prime Minister noted. |
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