There is a park reserved along Calgary’s Memorial Drive for 3,000 white crosses
which are displayed each year on November 1st and removed November 11th, after Remembrance Day services.
Each cross is inscribed with the name, rank, regiment, date of death and age at death
of a Southern Alberta soldier killed in action.
It is estimated that more than 3,000 Southern Alberta soldiers have been killed in action.

It's the Soldier, not the Reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.
It's the Soldier, not the Poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It's the Soldier, not the Politician, that ensures our right to Life,
Liberty & the Security of the Person.
It's the Soldier, not the Campus Organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It's the Soldier, not the Lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It's the Soldier, not the Preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.
It's the Soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, whose coffin
is draped by the flag and who allows the protestor to burn the flag.

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