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THE COLBORNE CHRONICLEâ€" Thursday, August 21, 2008 â€"3 e e < °>A iaâ€"~> woimyâ€"â€"y>â€"n ommemorates BWL 24905 % pa Ai, > le e sC C C £5v > Py vaase 4s n 92e e h s io f ",'zi hea [E _ â€" .’”ie.;; oi " “ hoam 2 _ o5 »agrine .. Te# e tw n > 0 eire snn h . > / +2 mt . * h lain’s courageous actions [[F"%_ !%%% s uie s 1. s e C ap g e ~ Af_ Tw ’ C on o t *n I 7 ’t:i’..lf M Ki on h I K oo Sixtyâ€"one years ago Tuesday, . ing force lost the element of surâ€" Rev. Foote is the only member " x s@ h W%}f se â€" / ENE \ August 19, 907 Canadian soldiers prise, and others found themâ€" of the Canadian Chaplain Service 0K3 t\ C n t w X died on the beaches of France selves pinned on the beaches by . to be awarded the Victoria Cross, | _____ Â¥ . . ie w s > during the Second World War. heavy fire, casualties were high. . Legion members heard during the > s t ~~<] ; * ) > Sogh â€"_ The Dieppe raid was originally Only 2,210 Canadian troops service. fjfifi C jfi,y@ V»"i ts . intended to make the Germans . returned to England at the end of "Upon landing on the beaph ;%»y hi flifi} M% 8 l 0g0 think an attack in the west was . the raid, many of them wounded. under heavy fire, he attached himâ€" fl 9 ‘9%«{ s l es being planned, as well as to test On Sunday, members of the self to the Regimental Aid Port "I flll sc _ %;;g{;; s a _ _be C new techniques and equipment . Grafton Legion gathered for a speâ€" â€" which had been set up in a slight |+ ~ e e > s (1 _ se [ â€"~>< 3 j and gain experience for what cial service commemorating the. depression on the beach, but | . MJ _ W * . l ‘f"”’wm Nesm ecaiiie ) _ would become the Dâ€"Day invasion raid and paying tribute to the which was only sufficient to give |;«â€" _A ‘M"’% ‘gfi, s j of Europe. actions of John Weir Foote, the . cover to men lying down," states 1. â€"‘~Muges | 0 . oo ced ~Ggt _ Five thousand of the 6,100 Royal Hamilton Light Infantry â€" an official citation published in [a>* [ e m o F v‘ troops taking part were Canadiâ€" chaplain the Legion branch is the London Gazette Feb. 14, 1946, /A â€" »~MMp Aeaage : Q“g [ o cananl . P ans. When sections of the attackâ€" . named after. which was read during Sunday‘s | ,«â€"[ _ _ d 6 j ‘-’-_‘q'g ce | (DNbNStinimemmenee ermermmarmenmnernennemmemmnenanemntzensemmmennsnnmenmemensnmnmnnnammmeemnsemnance oi mssn un ocm e nssm uon an ooo o omm onl E. {ei ' io ; +o Ssd flls .,?‘ | .â€"* *WB %’fj” %:c} immassummc d f o o lieties ~ _ _ Wpr e id( N (ereethen . t e eis uo po 0 0 0 e Dieppe veterans Ron Reynolds (left) and Lou Pantaleo were guests of honour at Sunday‘s Dieppe memorial ceremony held at the Grafton‘s + 1 #x Col. Foote Legion branch Sunday afternoon. Proto ay Francis Baxen CipR C120 1CLC ml¢ a1f 6t . & s@gISd@5semur183 v begpusrI®soss po service.. he had several chances to be evacâ€" g%g;§§ %é%é&sé’%fi%g ‘§§§ 23€6g6 Srirg sessedqd | "During the subsequent period â€" uated off the beach, he "returned a455f5§® 3c3 «%(%g’%)é,â€":"i s2:g ie §§:m§§§fl§§§ of approximately eight hours, â€" to the beach as his chief concern § gggfig sfesear‘ls5 ‘ ces 702 agagciases$s?5 while the action continued, this â€" was the care and evacuation of the sEeas§?3@gaal‘s $ 5mc‘~n§>n‘:5’â€"°"§s§gm3§§°' af s3 officer ... time and again left this â€" wounded." sSgelesfze®apbl§ |@PEfi5FaRlogfsag9le3s d i & 6 fasspfdi$sesdi5nac |gf sg.f_o'Img>g_fifag zeB dns® shelter to inject morphine, give Rev. Foote was one of the 1,946 %5mr§§3§355?8‘§§9 8aRasas asig#5® LePsigs §" firstâ€"aid and carry wounded perâ€" . soldiers taken prisoner by the Gerâ€" -Q?ggcug eE GRSE~S 2338 gâ€"§§§x§gâ€"m§fig gEreésfinin sonnel from the open beach to the mans after the Dieppe raid, and 95€ Emas92s Fgags®l) s3§°ig *f i9g $o53°a28§7° Regimental Aid Post," the citation _ was not released until May 5, 1945. Soer:ssegfscEssf3| Opestogsstcc5§ei9nes98 continues. "On these occasions, _â€" He lived in Cobourg with his Tom>3gig§asibics ' 288pp2§gp§Bqgeeâ€"eessg with utter disregard for his perâ€" â€" wife until his death in 1988, and is $s°fifgficagissie") SiffSsLoiadf" g’;§£§§§g' sonal safety, Honourary Captain buried in Cobourg‘s Union Cemeâ€" BT3$0g8zEq@a8 ge» ' ©$3889e2252@5 3585900 gof Foote exposed himself to an tery. $§§§b°§‘°i’r_;‘:§3§§: ' §2§§§9 s$fFa"Tanis" g-%' inferno of fire and saved many Among the special guests at 273 ggz;éfim 8 Cg%fi"-‘;’ ogssg§pn®g 5533355&@;.’â€"? lives by his gallant efforts." Sunday‘s ceremony were two vetâ€" $§5§pi nsz g2§ es 8 | feessffisf5ir: 525 $e8508| When wounded were moved to _ erans of the Dieppe raid, Lou Panâ€" $5s5§§ipig§9 198 sg@sfos@s5s3592®533¢ the shelter of a beached landing _ taleo and Ron Reynolds, who were grgina®i§fa3 %8§ 288g5283 §‘3§'>E§a§gâ€"gg§ craft, he continued to carry men specially recognized during the §5 nEsssif@®8s35$; sBesiSs8S¢§sc385§2ge from the beach to the new shelter â€" event. PCR through heavy fire. And although â€"FrRaNCIS BAKER