Canada Remember's It's Fallen Soldiers From Afghanistan

People pay their respects by waving flags on a bridge over the Highway of Heroes as the hearse of Lieut. Justin Boyes drives along Highway 401 in Whitby on Oct. 31, 2009. Aaron Harris/Toronto Star File Photo

Highway Of Heroes Ride To Honour Veterans Who Died After Returning Home -- Toronto Star

The organizer of a ride down the Highway of Heroes wants Canadians to join him Saturday in honouring soldiers who were injured in Afghanistan and died after returning home.

Randy Young says it’s a chance for the families of those soldiers to make the trip along Highway 401 from CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario to Toronto, the route taken each time the casket of a soldier killed in Afghanistan is returned from the country.

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Update: Fallen soldiers finally honoured (Video included) -- Toronto Sun

My Comment: To better understand what the "Highway of Heroes" means to Canada, the following Memorial Day broadcast from NBC in 2008 catches the spirit. The next video is a Highway of Heroes tribute.