CALEB NICKERSON
CAMPBELL’S BAY
Nov. 9, 2018
On Friday the residents of St. Joseph’s Manor in Campbell’s Bay gathered for a Remembrance Day ceremony. Special guests were veterans George Lamothe and Richard Bowie of the Campbell’s Bay Legion – Branch 162, who spoke about their time in the service and what it meant to them.
The ceremony began with the singing of the national anthem followed by Lamothe reading “In Flanders Fields.”

“I’ll start by saying, I’m glad I’m not in Flanders fields, I’m here,” he said, before describing his time as an engineer during World War II and the Korean War.
“If someone wants to build a bridge, I can show you how to blow it up,” he joked.
Bowie was a signalman on a sub-chasing boat and six of his brothers served during the Second World War, with eight serving in the Canadian Forces overall, something he believes to be a record.
“I’m not a hero, because most of the heroes are dead,” he said.
Following Lamothe and Bowie’s stories, attendees listened to the song “Letter from Home” by John Michael Montgomery.
Friends of St. Joseph’s Director Colleen Larivière thanked Bowie and Lamothe for joining them.
“It’s a great priviledge to have you here to share your stories,” she said.