To close our Remembrance week stories, I wanted to share why wearing a poppy is important to me. See, our Canadian Forces have been part of my family for generations. My grandfather had a motivational role in the war and played baseball and entertained as a musician for the troops. My dad – an F18 mechanic in the Air Force, ensuring our troops could be scrambled at a moment’s notice. And my husband – also in the Air Force, was a navigator for our fleet of CP-140 Aurora’s keeping our coastlines safe and oceanic threats at bay. Even though the three most influential men in my life rarely speak of their time in the military, I couldn’t be prouder of what they chose to do for our family and for all Canadians. Learning about Remembrance Day and its significance as a young lady growing up in our nation’s capital was monumental. It helped shape my views on selflessness, sacrifice, belief and pride. In elementary school we learned to recite and perform “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae, we m...