The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge Your Turn - Remembering Remembrance Day
Nov 6, 2025
This special Remembrance Day program highlights heartfelt listener memories from across Canada. Rev. Diane Rollert shares insights on adapting remembrance traditions as an immigrant. Personal stories of family military service reveal deep connections to past conflicts, while others reflect on visits to European memorials and the emotional impact of battlefield pilgrimages. Veterans discuss healing from trauma and modern deployments, showcasing the enduring power of remembrance through rituals and ceremonies that connect generations.
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A Photograph That Captures Liberation
- Barbara Shindelka treasures a photo of her grandfather behind a Dutch boy after Holland's liberation, symbolizing hope amid sacrifice.
- She urges that freedom must be defended and renewed, not assumed.
Growing Up On Bases Shaped Duty
- Janet Roach grew up on military bases and learned to attend Remembrance Day services from childhood in many roles.
- She internalized service's meaning and the duty to answer when called.
Grandmother's WWII Resilience Inspires
- Jamie Rothenberger compares wartime fears of his granny to parenting during the COVID pandemic, finding resilience inspiring.
- He draws strength from her example facing uncertainty with courage.
