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I hang out around the army.ca forum a lot and i stumbled on this article
http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/w...0News&classif=
For those who don't know, the "Highway of Heroes" is the 172km Hwy 401 stretch from Canadian Forces Base Trenton to Toronto. It earned its unofficial name because its the route fallen troops take before heading to the Centre for Forensic Sciences and returned to their families. Since 2002 thousands have stood on overpasses wearing red, waving Canadian flags and holding signs, waiting for the the motorcade to pass. It lets the families know that we're thinking of them and it means so much to them. For the crowd, they feel connected to the family for a few seconds.
I've talked to the Ministry of Transportation in Ontario and I've made a petition to raise a sign in Toronto and Trenton marking the stretch officially the "Highway of Heroes" and raise Canadian flags on each overpass, both sides. If there is a lot of support, I thought it would be nice to set up plaques on each overpass of the names of our fallen in Afghanistan and maybe a few words about each person.
I have made a petition and I don't wish to take credit for the idea, I just made the petition. Feel free to add any comments. Thanks
http://www.petitiononline.com/401Hero/petition.html
