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Our Deepest Gratitude<br />
Our community shares heartfelt messages<br />
for Sunnybrook’s brave Veterans.
Our deepest thanks to<br />
all the brave men and<br />
women who served<br />
selflessly and<br />
sacrificed for<br />
our freedom.<br />
May our Veterans<br />
never be forgotten.
Sometimes it feels as though<br />
“Thank you” is not enough.<br />
Remembrance Day is one <strong>of</strong> those days.<br />
For millions across the country, November 11 th is a day <strong>of</strong> gratitude<br />
and appreciation. At Sunnybrook - home to Canada’s largest<br />
veteran care facility, this day has special significance. It means<br />
more than can be conveyed in a single “thank you”.<br />
Which is why Operation Raise a Flag was created.<br />
Every year, on November 10 th , staff and volunteers plant<br />
thousands <strong>of</strong> flags across the Sunnybrook campus. Ensuring the<br />
hundreds <strong>of</strong> Veterans who call the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre<br />
their home wake up to a sea <strong>of</strong> flags on Remembrance Day.<br />
And over the years our community has shared thousands <strong>of</strong><br />
messages <strong>of</strong> support with our heroes. Here you will find some <strong>of</strong><br />
those heartfelt messages, and hopefully experience some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
gratefulness that extends beyond the words “thank you”.<br />
Through 13 years Of Operation Raise a Flag:<br />
Over<br />
More than<br />
7,000+<br />
Supported<br />
375,000 flags<br />
5,500 volunteer<br />
messages<br />
by over<br />
planted<br />
flag planters<br />
<strong>of</strong> thanks<br />
25,000 donors<br />
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<strong>Message</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Thanks</strong> –<br />
Our community shows<br />
their gratitude to<br />
Sunnybrook veterans<br />
“On Remembrance Day, we all pay<br />
honour to those who gave the ultimate<br />
sacrifice and all those who served to<br />
protect our freedoms.”<br />
“Thank you for your service and<br />
sacrifices. I hold you, and those you<br />
served with who didn't make it home,<br />
in my heart. You are why we live in a<br />
beautiful, safe and free land.”<br />
“In honour <strong>of</strong> all veterans who served<br />
our country so loyally and well.”<br />
“A thousand thanks to you and<br />
those who gave their lives!”<br />
“Remembering so many lives that make me count my<br />
blessings every day. Their Ultimate sacrifices,<br />
will always be remembered.”<br />
“Thank you dear veterans<br />
for the sacrifices you made.<br />
I honor, appreciate and respect<br />
each <strong>of</strong> you. With love from<br />
veteran’s daughter.”<br />
“Thinking <strong>of</strong> you all with a very<br />
grateful heart for all you have done!<br />
You are all in our thoughts<br />
and prayers.<br />
May God bless you!”<br />
“Your service to Canada was the<br />
most prescious gift ever given to<br />
us. There will never be Veterans<br />
more appreciated, loved and<br />
honoured in our lifetime.<br />
Remeberance Day is always<br />
celebrated in our home and<br />
always will be.”<br />
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“I can't thank you enoug h for laying your lives on the line so that my<br />
family and all C anadians have a fr ee and safe life. Being C anadian is<br />
tr uly a blessing. <strong>Thanks</strong> to your br avery.<br />
Thank you, thank you, thank you times infinity.”<br />
“My sincere gratitude to you all for<br />
standing up against terror, injustice,<br />
atrocities in maintaining world<br />
peace. Your gallant efforts will<br />
always be remembered.”<br />
“Thank you for serving C anada,<br />
with no other aim but to pr otect<br />
the fr eedoms that we have today.<br />
I r espect you, I honour you and I<br />
will never for g et the sacr ifices<br />
you have made.”<br />
“Every minute <strong>of</strong> every day we are<br />
thankful for you and will never truly<br />
grasp the magnitude <strong>of</strong> your gift <strong>of</strong><br />
life and freedom for all Canadians.”<br />
“We send you our deepest thanks for<br />
your tremendous sacrifices, which have<br />
allowed us, as Canadian citizens, to live<br />
a life <strong>of</strong> freedom. You are all heroes in<br />
our eyes. From the bottom <strong>of</strong> our hearts,<br />
thank you for your service.”<br />
“Thank you for your sacr ifice and defense for the<br />
country. Because <strong>of</strong> your unselfishness, our g ener ation<br />
and next g ener ations have today’s peace and fr eedom.<br />
Each year this day, I put on the poppy, in memory <strong>of</strong> the<br />
her oes and my late father like you.”<br />
“God Bless you for your sacrifice,<br />
bravery, and for giving us freedom.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> you, we live in a beautiful<br />
andgreat country. Thank you from the<br />
bottom <strong>of</strong> our hearts.<br />
Please take care.”<br />
“THANK YOU from the bottom <strong>of</strong> my heart<br />
for all the freedoms & liberties that you<br />
have given me due to your valiant service.<br />
I am humbled by all that you gave without<br />
asking for very little back.”<br />
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“I am a proud Canadian and<br />
thanks to your service in our<br />
armed forces I have been<br />
able to enjoy life in a free and<br />
democratic country.”<br />
“Thank you veterans for<br />
defending our country. We<br />
honour you for your bravery<br />
and sacrifice.”<br />
“In appreciation for what our<br />
veterans who gave so much so<br />
we have the freedom in Canada<br />
as we know it today.”<br />
“I am grateful for everything you did<br />
to allow my family and my children<br />
the safety and freedom we enjoy.<br />
Thank you.”<br />
“What words can possibly express the immense gratitude and pr<strong>of</strong>ound<br />
respect I have for you, our brave and selfless veterans! As a first-generation<br />
Canadian, I am so proud <strong>of</strong> our free and beautiful country which was made<br />
possible by you. From the bottom <strong>of</strong> my heart...thank you!”<br />
“I share this message with Indigenous veterans for the<br />
service they gave and the suffering they endured upon<br />
returning & in history. We honour special skills used on<br />
the battlefield and those they must use today in the fight<br />
against extraction & abuse.”<br />
“Thank you to you all for<br />
keeping us safe !!!”<br />
“It is an honour to donate to raise a flag on<br />
Remembrance Day. Our country is stronger<br />
and safer because <strong>of</strong> your sacrifices.”<br />
“I want to raise a flag this Remembrance<br />
Day, in honour <strong>of</strong> the Veterans who call<br />
Sunnybrook home.”<br />
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“There are not enough thanks in<br />
the world for your sacrifice.”<br />
“Thank you for all that you have done to make<br />
the world a better place. We commit to carrying<br />
on the work you started.”<br />
“Thank you so very much to all<br />
the br ave men and women who<br />
served selflessly and sacr ificed<br />
for our fr eedom. May you always<br />
be r emember ed in our thoug hts<br />
and pr ayer s .”<br />
“We owe our freedom today to your<br />
courage and commitment. My deep<br />
gratitude to all <strong>of</strong> you.”<br />
“We send you our deepest thanks for your<br />
tremendous sacrifices, which have allowed us,<br />
as Canadian citizens, to live a life <strong>of</strong><br />
freedom. You are all heroes in our eyes.<br />
From the bottom <strong>of</strong> our hearts, thank you<br />
for your service.”<br />
“Thank you for your<br />
“Words cannot express the way I feel about the<br />
sacrifice and valour shown by our veterans. I<br />
humbly say thank you for your service.”<br />
service”<br />
“My family and I thank you so very much for all that you did for our<br />
country C anada and for C anadians. We r ecog niz e how har d it must<br />
have been physically, emotionally and mentally. You ar e and will<br />
always be an inspir ation to us. You ar e tr ue her oes.”<br />
“A token to r ecog niz e<br />
service to C anada by our<br />
veter ans who gave with<br />
per sonal sacr ifice.”<br />
“I am forever grateful for the tremendous<br />
contributions and sacrifices the veterans<br />
have made on our behalf.”<br />
“A thank you to all who have<br />
served our country so well. You<br />
have so much to remember and<br />
share with the community.<br />
Blessings to you all.”<br />
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“Sadly war is still very much a part <strong>of</strong> the world. However,without people<br />
willing to fight for our freedom, as our veterans have done, we would have<br />
no hope <strong>of</strong> living as we fortunately do, in Canada. Thank you for your<br />
incredible efforts to ensure we are free.”<br />
“I cannot express how grateful I am<br />
for your service and for keeping<br />
us free. Thank you from the<br />
bottom <strong>of</strong> my heart for your<br />
service and sacrifice.”<br />
“May God bless you and and keep<br />
you. Thank you for the freedoms<br />
you granted to future generations.<br />
May we always remember and<br />
protect our country!”<br />
“On behalf <strong>of</strong> all Canadians,<br />
thank you for all that you have<br />
given on behalf <strong>of</strong> our country.<br />
You are true heroes!”<br />
“Thank you all who have made<br />
ultimate sacrifices to protect and<br />
save our country, allowing us to<br />
live with freedom!”<br />
“Thank you are insignificant words as a way <strong>of</strong> acknowledging what<br />
you have done for peace and safety. Remembrance Day makes us<br />
stand still and think <strong>of</strong> you deeds but it doesn’t stop there. There are<br />
many moments in the year when you are remembered. Merci!”<br />
“We very well know that you made the<br />
highest sacrifice so that the others could<br />
live in this world. Just imagine what would<br />
or could have happened, if that supreme<br />
sacrifice had not been made or even<br />
delayed. Perhaps I would not be there to<br />
say how much the world owes you.”<br />
“Thank you for all that you've given<br />
and continue to give, to allow<br />
for all that we have in this<br />
wonderful country.”<br />
“Thank you for serving our country<br />
does not seem to say enough as to<br />
how grateful and proud we are.”<br />
“Thank you for your sacrifice, that<br />
has given us the freedom that we<br />
treasure and that has given us the<br />
wonderful lives that we live today.<br />
Thank you so much for your<br />
patriotism and great courage!”<br />
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“Thank you for your service and for gifting us<br />
the quality <strong>of</strong> life we have enjoyed as a result.”<br />
“Forever grateful for<br />
your service.”<br />
“We appr eciate everything you have done for us.<br />
Keep safe and G od bless you.”<br />
“Thank you all <strong>of</strong> our veterans who<br />
have served their country in the<br />
military, navy <strong>of</strong> in the air forces.”<br />
“We are forever indebted to the<br />
Men and Women who served!”<br />
“We ar e honour ed by & g r ateful to all <strong>of</strong> you who foug ht<br />
for us to be fr ee! The stor ies never cease to amaz e us.<br />
Thank you for your cour ag e & br avery.”<br />
“We honour your courage and sacrifice<br />
to protect our freedom.”<br />
“Without your cour ag e and<br />
sacr ifice we would not be able<br />
to enjoy C anada g lor ious and<br />
fr ee. G od bless you!”<br />
“You are the bravest <strong>of</strong><br />
the brave and we honour<br />
you not only today but<br />
every day by not taking<br />
for granted the freedoms<br />
and peace we enjoy<br />
because <strong>of</strong> your courage<br />
and sacrifice.”<br />
“As I raise my children in this<br />
amazing country, I am thankful for<br />
those whose commitment and<br />
bravery have paved the way for<br />
them and me. Thank you just<br />
doesn’t seem like enough.”<br />
“Thank you for your bravery and<br />
courage, we appreciate your<br />
service.”<br />
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“We owe a great debt<br />
<strong>of</strong> gratitude , to the<br />
men and women , who<br />
served and are still<br />
serving in the military .<br />
They have memories <strong>of</strong><br />
events we cannot begin<br />
to imagine , because<br />
they chose to step up<br />
for those who remain<br />
home. Thank you.”<br />
“We thank you from the<br />
bottom <strong>of</strong> our hearts for<br />
the peace and freedom<br />
we enjoy today because<br />
<strong>of</strong> your dedication to<br />
our country.”<br />
“Thank you for your service, sacrifice,<br />
courage and bravery, in defence <strong>of</strong> our<br />
country. You made a difference in<br />
keeping Canada and the world, safe and<br />
free. Hero’s don’t all wear capes!”<br />
“I am an immigrant to this<br />
beautiful free and great land,<br />
Canada. I''m privileged and<br />
proud to call myself a Canadian.<br />
I/we owe it to the sacrifice made<br />
by each soldier and their<br />
families, many gave their lives<br />
for the freedom we enjoy.<br />
Respect is hardly enough!”<br />
“Thank you for your service!<br />
You will always be<br />
remembered.”<br />
“We salute you for your bravery in<br />
the face <strong>of</strong> tyranny and oppression,<br />
so we may live in peace<br />
and freedom.”<br />
“Thank you for giving up your life<br />
to bring peace and freedom to our<br />
country. Your contributions to our<br />
country will never be forgotten!”<br />
“Thank you for your service. We<br />
have so much to be grateful for in<br />
Canada because <strong>of</strong> the sacrifices<br />
you made. I will always honour our<br />
veterans on November 11th.”<br />
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“You were the best. You gave up so much for us - families, friends,<br />
education, health and so many gave their lives. We can never say<br />
thank you enough.”<br />
“In gratitude to all the men and women<br />
who served so valiantly for our country,<br />
freedom, and peace. Thank you so much<br />
for your many sacrifices.”<br />
“Thank you for your service and<br />
your sacrifices. Our country is<br />
better because <strong>of</strong> you.”<br />
“Thank you so much for all you have<br />
done for Canada. We all appreciate<br />
you and stand with you. Take care<br />
and stay safe.”<br />
“Thank you Sunnybrook for<br />
providing care and dignity to<br />
those brave men and women who<br />
have stood on guard for us.”<br />
“There are not enough thank-yous to<br />
express the gratitude I feel for the<br />
sacrifices you made for future<br />
generations and the world. Nothing<br />
brings tears to my eyes more than<br />
Remembrance Day Services on November<br />
11 every year. I am eternally grateful.<br />
Thank-you.”<br />
“Your bravery and deep devotion<br />
to our country is cherished and<br />
will never be forgotten<br />
Thank you!“<br />
“Your courage and devotion to keeping<br />
us free and safe will never be<br />
forgotten. Thank you.”<br />
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“Your courage, bravery and<br />
sacrifice will never be forgotten.<br />
You are our heroes!”<br />
“Thank you for making it possible<br />
for me, my children, and<br />
grandchildren not to have to fight<br />
for all that you have given us.<br />
“God Bless You Dear Veterans! There<br />
are no words to thank you enough for<br />
your love for mission and country.”<br />
I am ever grateful. Bravo!”<br />
“Thank you for your<br />
service and the sacrifices<br />
you made for our freedom.<br />
It will never be forgotten.”<br />
“Thank you for your service. Your<br />
courage, dedication, and sacrifice are<br />
greatly appreciated and never forgotten.<br />
Thank you!”<br />
“We will always remember the sacrifices you<br />
made for freedom. Thank you so very much.”<br />
“Words cannot begin to express the gratitude to all our<br />
veterans and their selfless acts <strong>of</strong> service to their<br />
country. Because <strong>of</strong> your sacrifices we live our lives in<br />
total freedom, without your acts <strong>of</strong> courage, strength and<br />
determination our lives would be very different.”<br />
“Thank you for the sacrifices<br />
you made for your country.<br />
The rest <strong>of</strong> us Canadians are<br />
deeply indebted to you, and<br />
we appreciate everything you<br />
have done for us.”<br />
“Thank you for the sacrifices<br />
you made to make life safe and<br />
comfortable for all Canadians.<br />
I truly admire and appreciate<br />
your efforts.”<br />
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“Our whole family is very grateful to you for what you gave our wonderful<br />
country. We have visited the beaches <strong>of</strong> Normandy and other places <strong>of</strong><br />
conflict for Canadians and we stand in awe and admiration <strong>of</strong> what you<br />
contributed. Thank you so much!”<br />
“Like stars in the nig ht sky, our<br />
Veter ans shine with the br illiance<br />
<strong>of</strong> sacr ifice and service. Thank you<br />
for lig hting our way with your<br />
extr aor dinar y jour ney.”<br />
“With pr <strong>of</strong>ound thanks to all those who<br />
served to defended our fr eedoms, including<br />
thr ee g ener ations <strong>of</strong> my family. Your<br />
br avery, sacr ifice and contr ibutions will<br />
never be for gotten. You r epr esent the<br />
best <strong>of</strong> C anada.”<br />
“Because <strong>of</strong> your sacrifice, we live<br />
happily and safely. We can voice an<br />
opinion and not fear the backlash.<br />
Thank you for your service and bravery.”<br />
“Your courage and devotion to Canada<br />
will never be forgotten. Thank you<br />
for your service to and for our<br />
country. With sincere gratitude.”<br />
“Dear Veter ans Wher e do we beg in<br />
to thank you all for g iving us the<br />
g ift <strong>of</strong> yourselves which enable us to<br />
enjoy the fr eedoms we have. Speeches<br />
and even wor ds cannot expr ess the<br />
g r atitude our hearts feel.<br />
Thank you again.”<br />
“Every Flag is a reminder <strong>of</strong> your<br />
Sacrifice in building Canada<br />
strong and free. Thank You”<br />
“Your cour ag e and her oism<br />
is appr eciated today and in<br />
the futur e.”<br />
“Thank you for all your personal<br />
sacrifices and for risking your<br />
lives for our country and for<br />
freedom everywhere.”<br />
“To the men and women who<br />
volunteer ed their lives dur ing a scary<br />
and tr eacher ous time. Your unselfish<br />
deed br oug ht peace to the wor ld. We<br />
ar e her e today because <strong>of</strong> you. Thank<br />
you, fr om a g r ateful C anadian.”<br />
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“Thank you for the sacrifices that you<br />
(and your families) made to keep<br />
Canada strong and free. Your courage<br />
and devotion to our beautiful country is<br />
thanked from the bottom <strong>of</strong> our hearts.”<br />
“Thank you for your service.<br />
You made Canada a better<br />
place to live.”<br />
“Thank you to all the Veterans<br />
who did so much and gave so<br />
much <strong>of</strong> themselves and their<br />
families to make Canada and the<br />
world a better safer place to live.”<br />
“Our deepest gratitude goes to<br />
you from our family for the<br />
brave sacrifices you endured<br />
defending democracy...thank<br />
you and God bless.”<br />
“You gave so much, so that<br />
we didn't have to. Thank you<br />
for your sacrifice.”<br />
“Dear Veterans, thank you all for<br />
your service and sacrifices and<br />
keep our country safe and<br />
secure. God bless and reward<br />
you all abundantly.”<br />
“I do not have the words to<br />
sufficiently express how<br />
eternally grateful I am to all <strong>of</strong><br />
our amazing veterans, who<br />
gave so much to give us the life<br />
we all enjoy. Thank you, thank<br />
you, thank you!”<br />
“Those who fought for my freedom,<br />
with all my heart I thank you!”<br />
“Thank you so very much for<br />
your service and making us<br />
a proud country to have men<br />
and women like you who<br />
defended our freedom.”<br />
“Thank you for keeping<br />
Canada strong. <strong>Thanks</strong> to all<br />
who defended our freedom.<br />
Your service to the country<br />
will never be forgotten.<br />
Thank you all Veterans.”<br />
“Thank you to all the Veterans<br />
who did so much and gave so<br />
much <strong>of</strong> themselves and their<br />
families to make Canada and the<br />
world a better safer place to live.”<br />
“Thank you for being a real-life hero<br />
and for everything you did to keep<br />
Canada strong and free. Canadians<br />
across the country are forever<br />
grateful to you for your dedication,<br />
bravery and unwavering sacrifice.<br />
This Remembrance Day - and every<br />
day, I will remember you.”<br />
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“Thank you for<br />
your service and<br />
for giving us the<br />
freedom we live<br />
in everyday.<br />
Where would<br />
we be without<br />
you! Sending<br />
you all my love<br />
and admiration!”<br />
“Thank you to all the Veterans who did so much and<br />
gave so much <strong>of</strong> themselves and their families to make<br />
Canada and the world a better safer place to live.”<br />
“Thank you for<br />
your cour ag e<br />
and br aver y.<br />
Thank you for<br />
g iving us the<br />
fr eedom we have<br />
today. Your<br />
sacrifice will<br />
never be<br />
for g otten..”<br />
“Thank you for the sacrifices<br />
which you have made, for our<br />
country, and all those who<br />
benefitted from your service.<br />
May you have many years <strong>of</strong><br />
peace, love and happiness!”<br />
“May Sunnybr ook Health Sciences and Veter ans Centr e always<br />
stand as a per manent memor ial to all C anadians who served<br />
dur ing WW2 and to pr eserve their legacy for our curr ent<br />
and futur e military members serving. I r emember our Vets<br />
with dig nity, tears and g r atitude for our fr eedom.”<br />
“My heart is full <strong>of</strong> love and respect<br />
for our Veterans who fought to give<br />
us freedom. Bless all who served.”<br />
“Your unconditional sacrifice and love<br />
to our country will always be in the<br />
hearts <strong>of</strong> all Canadians.<br />
Thank you so much!!”<br />
“Your kindness and sacrifice did not<br />
go unnoticed. May the good Lord<br />
continue to bless you and keep you.<br />
Lots <strong>of</strong> love.”<br />
“We get to live in freedom because <strong>of</strong><br />
the sacrifices strong men and woman<br />
made. I am forever grateful for their<br />
service. We would not be able to live<br />
the way we do without these heroes.”<br />
“Thank you for supporting our<br />
country, C anada, in so many<br />
differ ent ways and in differ ent<br />
countr ies. It means so much to<br />
me as my father was also a<br />
Veter an <strong>of</strong> WWII. I wear the<br />
poppy pr oudly every year to<br />
r emember all the sacr ifices<br />
made by all Veter ans.<br />
Thank you!!!”<br />
Thank You<br />
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