Remembrance Day We will not forget
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A Special Supplement to
November 2015
The Royal Canadian Legion The Remembrance Day Service will be held at: Kal Tire Place, 3445 - 43rd Avenue Wednesday, November 11th Doors open at 9:30 a.m. (Disabled access available)
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Central Mobilization Camp, Vernon B.C. 1916
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Vernon brothers honoured – ‘these were my uncles, my heroes’
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For whatever reason, Frank Odberg’s family in Ghent, Belgium, took a liking to Vernon soldier Leo James (Sonny) Netzel. The corporal with the 1st Canadian Scottish Regiment was stationed at a military base in the Second World War outside Ghent, and, on weekends, he found himself welcomed into the Odberg home for meals and company. When Sonny was killed in action near Ghent on Oct. 8, 1944, he was buried in the Canadian cemetery there with other soldiers. “The Odbergs have been the caretakers of Sonny’s grave,” said Darwin Netzel, 74, a retired coroner and insurance claims adjuster, who lives in Armstrong and is the proud nephew of Sonny and Sonny’s brother, Frank Theodore Netzel, also KIA in the Second World War. The responsibility of maintaining Sonny’s grave near Ghent has now been undertaken by the Odberg’s grandson, Frank, who paid a visit to Vernon this summer. “He wanted to lay a wreath at Cenotaph Park in memory of Sonny and Frank, and in honour
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Armstrong’s Darwin Netzel looks through memorabilia of two of his uncles, Frank and Leo, who are pictured at front right, as Remembrance Day approaches. of all Canadian soldiers,” said Darwin, who accompanied Odberg to the Vernon war memorial. Pte. Frank Netzel was with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps in a field ambulance unit aboard a ship in the Meditteranean Sea en route toward an invasion of Sicily when it was was sunk on July 5, 1943. Frank’s body was never recovered. He is believed to have been the first Vernon casualty of the Second
World War. Frank and Sonny Netzel were brothers, two of nine siblings who arrived in Vernon with their family in 1926 and settled on property today occupied by the Canada Safeway parking lot at Vernon Square Mall (the last surviving sibling is a sister, Stella, who, at 98, still lives in Vernon. She and her husband operated Openshaw’s Five and Dime on Vernon’s Main Street for years). They were also brothers in arms.
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Vernon brothers Leo James (Sonny), left, and Frank Theodore Netzel were both killed in action during the Second World War, 15 months apart. Frank, who married Mabel Morgan of Lucky Lake, Sask., was working for the CN Railway, a job he started in Vernon then left to pursue a position with the railway in Pyramid, between Blue River and Valemount. Leo, single, had been a jockey, having raced at Kin Race Track,
Vancouver, the U.S. and even Mexico, where Netzel has a picture of his uncle aboard the horse Exilda in the winner’s circle at Agua Caliente near Tijuana. Frank and Sonny realized their services were needed overseas. Both signed up without hesitation – Frank enlisting first – and both
received basic training at the Vernon Army Camp. Darwin Netzel’s father, John, one of the four Netzel brothers, was conscripted into the war but was not allowed to serve. The decision was made for him that his family had already lost two sons in the battle. The brothers in arms were honoured posthumously with a mountain. Mount Netzel is a 7,027-foot peak near Valemount. Darwin Netzel’s daughter, Rhonda, was the first person to climb to the summit on Aug. 6, 1991. She erected a cairn containing various family pictures. The treatment from the Odbergs to the naming of a mountain moves Darwin Netzel in regards to a pair of relatives he never got the chance to meet. “It all feels wonderful,” he said, wearing a poppy while overlooking his uncles’ news clippings and other material at his Armstrong home. “It’s for all Canadian soldiers. When I see one I always thank them for their service. “These were my uncles, my heroes.”
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Central Mobilization Camp, Vernon B.C. 1916
photo courtesy of Denis Murdoch
Vernon brothers honoured – ‘these were my uncles, my heroes’
By Roger Knox
4400 - 32nd St., Vernon, BC
250.503.3800
We Salute and Honour our Veterans
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With the tears a land hath shed their graves should ever be green. Thomas Bailey Aldrich FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES #3557 5101 25th Avenue Vernon
Lest We Forget
For whatever reason, Frank Odberg’s family in Ghent, Belgium, took a liking to Vernon soldier Leo James (Sonny) Netzel. The corporal with the 1st Canadian Scottish Regiment was stationed at a military base in the Second World War outside Ghent, and, on weekends, he found himself welcomed into the Odberg home for meals and company. When Sonny was killed in action near Ghent on Oct. 8, 1944, he was buried in the Canadian cemetery there with other soldiers. “The Odbergs have been the caretakers of Sonny’s grave,” said Darwin Netzel, 74, a retired coroner and insurance claims adjuster, who lives in Armstrong and is the proud nephew of Sonny and Sonny’s brother, Frank Theodore Netzel, also KIA in the Second World War. The responsibility of maintaining Sonny’s grave near Ghent has now been undertaken by the Odberg’s grandson, Frank, who paid a visit to Vernon this summer. “He wanted to lay a wreath at Cenotaph Park in memory of Sonny and Frank, and in honour
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Armstrong’s Darwin Netzel looks through memorabilia of two of his uncles, Frank and Leo, who are pictured at front right, as Remembrance Day approaches. of all Canadian soldiers,” said Darwin, who accompanied Odberg to the Vernon war memorial. Pte. Frank Netzel was with the Royal Canadian Medical Corps in a field ambulance unit aboard a ship in the Meditteranean Sea en route toward an invasion of Sicily when it was was sunk on July 5, 1943. Frank’s body was never recovered. He is believed to have been the first Vernon casualty of the Second
World War. Frank and Sonny Netzel were brothers, two of nine siblings who arrived in Vernon with their family in 1926 and settled on property today occupied by the Canada Safeway parking lot at Vernon Square Mall (the last surviving sibling is a sister, Stella, who, at 98, still lives in Vernon. She and her husband operated Openshaw’s Five and Dime on Vernon’s Main Street for years). They were also brothers in arms.
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Vernon brothers Leo James (Sonny), left, and Frank Theodore Netzel were both killed in action during the Second World War, 15 months apart. Frank, who married Mabel Morgan of Lucky Lake, Sask., was working for the CN Railway, a job he started in Vernon then left to pursue a position with the railway in Pyramid, between Blue River and Valemount. Leo, single, had been a jockey, having raced at Kin Race Track,
Vancouver, the U.S. and even Mexico, where Netzel has a picture of his uncle aboard the horse Exilda in the winner’s circle at Agua Caliente near Tijuana. Frank and Sonny realized their services were needed overseas. Both signed up without hesitation – Frank enlisting first – and both
received basic training at the Vernon Army Camp. Darwin Netzel’s father, John, one of the four Netzel brothers, was conscripted into the war but was not allowed to serve. The decision was made for him that his family had already lost two sons in the battle. The brothers in arms were honoured posthumously with a mountain. Mount Netzel is a 7,027-foot peak near Valemount. Darwin Netzel’s daughter, Rhonda, was the first person to climb to the summit on Aug. 6, 1991. She erected a cairn containing various family pictures. The treatment from the Odbergs to the naming of a mountain moves Darwin Netzel in regards to a pair of relatives he never got the chance to meet. “It all feels wonderful,” he said, wearing a poppy while overlooking his uncles’ news clippings and other material at his Armstrong home. “It’s for all Canadian soldiers. When I see one I always thank them for their service. “These were my uncles, my heroes.”
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We shall . not forget BANNISTER “A Family Business, with Family Values ”
Remembrance Day November 11, 2015 Doors open 10:00 am
lka Kalama ders Highlan nd Pipe Ba
By “Donation” “LA’s Traditional Stew” starting at 11:30am
Spitfire Grill after 3:00pm
DL#9133
4703 - 27 St, Vernon BC • bannisters.com • 250-545-0606
Live music by
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Air Force Veteran Kept Lancasters flying
By Kim Creed Vernon resident Val Fleetwood weather, dust storms, air attacks is a 94-year-old World War II Air and living in tents made life Force veteran. difficult. Born 1921 in Birmingham, Fleetwood, like many returned England, Fleetwood attended servicemen, is reluctant to talk electrical trade school. At the about his wartime experiences. early age of 20 he enlisted into He did comment, however, on the war effort. He joined and the long demanding and difficult was attached to the time he had in RAF Squadron 224, repairing damaged later transferred to bombers returning Squadron 178. from an operation. The constant Fleetwood trained vibration, air and at Cardington, fl ax attacks created England and havoc with the Limavady, Northern Ireland as a radio Rhoda & Val Fleetwood electrical systems. electrician. His Regular sleep main duties were maintaining was unheard of. One worked the internal radio and intercom all hours to keep the bombers equipment in Lancaster and operational. Liberator bomber aircraft. The theatre of war was in a His six years of service was constant state of adaptation. mainly spent at overseas military Fleetwood served at several air air bases. These included Kilo 26 bases which included Beirut, air base out of Cairo, Egypt. It Benghazi, Alexandria and finally was here that conditions of hot Foggia, Italy.
While in Italy, Fleetwood was pressed into becoming a motorcycle dispatch rider. He moved up Italy, across France and back to England. In 1946 Fleetwood was finally ‘demobbed’ (discharged) in Cardington. During his early war years while in training at Bradford, England, he met his sweetheart Rhoda Simpson. After four years of being apart, they remained loyal to each other and were married in 1946. The Fleetwoods immigrated to Canada in 1954 and worked for the aluminum smelter plant in Kitimat. They moved to Malakwa and operated the Fleetwood Cafe on Highway 1, with moves later to Red Deer, Sicamous and Salmon Arm before enjoying life in Vernon. Fleetwood will be attending the Remembrance Day service at Kal Tire Place with Legion members.
WE REMEMBER: REMEMBRANCE DAY 2015
By Steven Hall Canada’s outstanding military history and reputation has been built by citizens from all corners of the country. When called upon, these men and women courageously volunteered to serve our country to protect our nation’s borders, values and the quality of life we all enjoy today. It is with their perseverance, determination and bravery that Canada is looked upon as a global leader in international affairs and the first to serve others in their time of need. The Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation would like to send its appreciation and thanks to
daunting situations you are and were faced with every day and for being a hero and role model to our younger generations. On November 11 2015, we encourage every Canadian to give thanks to those who have helped and those who currently make our country one of the greatest places to live. For more information, time and location of your local Remembrance Day photo submitted by Terri Jones ceremony, visit www. veterans.gc.ca under all Canadian military personnel that served and never made it the Get Involved section. home, served and returned to To view the memorials of the our communities and fallen soldiers our organization those who are in active is currently completing for your service for our country. area, please visit the In Memoriam We thank you for the section of our website at www. time you have spent canadianfallenheroes.com. away from family, the
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‘I wanted to do something for my country’
By Cara Brady Albert Rosman was still in Brothers,, was filmed. Most of high school when the United the ground fighting in the war States entered the Second was not in Germany but in World War after the bombing of Belgium and Northern France, Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. and later in Holland. “I was thinking I would never “One time we took a German be old enough to get in. By prisoner. We couldn’t talk with 1943, when I was going to be 18, him but we communicated. He the draft had started,” he said. showed us photos of his family. “All my friends were joining up “I don’t think any of us ever and I wanted to be a pilot in the had any doubt that we would air force. I was drafted on Dec. win the war. I was at a camp 10, 1943, just after my 18th in Dreux, France when the war birthday on Nov. 27. I wanted to ended. We all thought we’d do something for my country.” go home right away but some By the beginning of January of us stayed for another year Cara Brady/Morning Star because our regiment was 1944, he was doing basic training at Camp Roberts, Albert Rosman with his U.S. Army chosen as an honour guard California. Since he was colour services memorabilia, includ- to General Eisenhower at his blind, he could not be a pilot ing dress and fatigue uniforms, headquarters in Frankfurt.” sports trophies and souvenirs. but he volunteered for an Being stationed in Germany interesting type of training, the gave Rosman a look at the other side of the war. parachute infantry. “Everything had been bombed out. We were “That meant that we would parachute in and billeted in an apartment building that was among when we got on the ground we would be infantry,” bombed out buildings. I don’t know where the said Rosman, who was born in Los Animos, people were living. We had to eat outside in tents Colorado and whose father had served in the First and sometimes some of the German civilians, who World War. were starving, would come looking for food. We By July, he and 6,000 other servicemen, along with weren’t supposed to give them anything because British Prime Minister Winston we couldn’t help everyone, but sometimes we did.” Churchill, returning from a U.S. Rosman was on the army boxing team, for visit, were on the Queen Mary on recreation and because he would sometimes go their way to Glasgow. other places, like Switzerland, for tournaments. “I figured we’d be OK if Churchill The team was called the Red Devils and Rosman was on the ship. He called us on was the Blond Bomber, light heavy-weight from deck and told us not to forget Montana. He was also active in track, once racing the British troops fighting too,” at a meet attended by Generals Patton and he said. Eisenhower. “The U.S. troops were wellRosman was discharged from the army April Albert Rosman prepared and well-equipped. 15, 1946 and went home to Montana, where his We considered ourselves elite being in the 508, parents lived. Veterans received free education 82nd Airborne Division.” and he went to the University of Montana to train Part of his unit parachuted into Holland and by as a PE teacher, later getting a master’s degree in January 1945, Rosman was fighting the Battle of administration and counselling. He continued his the Bulge in the Ardennes area on the Western teaching career and married Allie, his wife of 61 Front as an infantry gunner. years. They were visiting friends in British Columbia “You’re afraid all the time. I lost quite a few in 1970 and liked what they saw in Armstrong. They buddies there. You’re supposed to dig foxholes moved there and Rosman taught for 17 years, but the ground was frozen. Then we’d advance into including being principal of Len Wood School and former German territory and stay in their foxholes. vice-principal at PVSS. They now live in Vernon. The Ardennes forest is where the movie, Band of Rosman attends Remembrance Day services.
“The big thing you remember is your time in the army and your friends and the price for freedom.”
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Schedule ARMSTRONG 10:45 am
BRAUN DENTURE CLINIC
10:55 am
Now and Forever,
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Remembrance Day
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Enderby & District Veterans Park Starting at 10:35 AM
Parade march off Honour Guard and Colour Party advance Official Party will advance to podium O Canada Call to Worship Opening Prayer Last Post 2 minutes of silence
LAKE COUNTRY
George Elliot Secondary School Starting at 10:30 AM
George Elliot Secondary School, 10241 Bottom Wood Lake Road. Organized by the Royal Canadian Legion, Oyama Branch #189 ASL interpreter provided. 10:30 am
Approximate start time
The Vernon Community Choir will lead the singing and Al Szeliga will present Last Post and Reveille on trumpet. Extra parking available at Coldstream Elementary School, across from Cenotaph. Refreshments courtesy of the Coldstream Volunteer Fire Department. Everyone welcome.
Please be seated inside George Elliot Secondary School
Following the ceremony a Public Open House will be held at the Legion Branch, 15712 Oyama Rd.
Why poppies? Because this red flower recalls the famous poem “In Flanders Fields”, written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae during the First World War. This is the most frequently read and quoted poem about war. It is the mention of poppies in the first and last verses that has turned this flower into an emblem of remembrance and a symbol of new growth in the devastation left by war.
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10:50 am
Coldstream Remembrance Day Service will be held at the Cenotaph, 9901 Kalamalka Road, November 11th, 2015. 10:45 am
Lest We Forget
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Sgt at Arms, March on the Colours Penny Kirk sings our National Anthem Playing of the Last Post 2 minutes of silence Lament Reveille Chaplain will say a prayer Honour Roll read Laying of wreaths begins Penny Kirk sings our Royal Anthem
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November 11, 2015
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 - The Morning Star Z11
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Schedule
LAVINGTON
November 11, 2015
VERNON
Centennial Park Starting at 10:45 AM
Kal Tire Place Starting at 9:50 AM
The Lavington Service will be held at the Cenotaph on School Road in Centennial Park
The Remembrance Day Service will be held at Kal Tire Place, 3445 - 43 Avenue.
10:45 am
9:30 am
Approximate start time
Refreshments to follow courtesy of the Lavington Fire Hall. 9:50 am
LUMBY 10:30 am 10:50 am 11:00 am
Lumby Community Park Starting at 10:30 AM
March to Cenotaph O Canada By Melanie Wenzoski Last Post by Bugle 2 Minutes of Silence Lament by Piper Kerry Parks Reveille by Bugler Mike Cowan
Reading of the Honor Roll Invocation by Padre Kim Taylor Scripture Address Address by MLA Eric Foster Address by Mayor Kevin Acton Address by Director Rick Fairbairn Laying of Official Wreaths Laying of Individual Wreaths Closing Prayer by Padre Kim Taylor The Queen by Melanie Wenzoski Members will proceed to the cemetery for a short service, placing wreaths and poppies on the graves of our fallen comrades.
10:20 am 10:25 am 10:35 am 10:36 am 10:37 am 10:38 am 10:39 am 10:49 am 10:50 am 10:59 am 11:00 am 11:02 am 11:03 am 11:04 am 11:11 am
Doors open to the public (disabled access is available). Kal Tire Place concession will be open. Musical Prelude by Vernon Community Band Sentries Fall In Parade of Veterans March on the Colours O Canada Prayer by Padre Ron Scripture by Legion President Student Poem In Flanders Fields by Bev Fester (ANAF) Service Address Last Post by Don Hurst The Silence The Lament by Reg Scott Reveille Benediction Laying of the Wreaths
Announcements God Save the Queen Colours march off Sentries march off Parade dismissed Refreshments will be served at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #25 (inside the Eagles Hall, 5101 25th Ave.) and the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Unit #5.
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