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Looking For a New or Preâ€"owned BMW And never again, said Sergeantâ€"atâ€"arms Ed Maher, a vetâ€" eran of the Second World War who lost too many friends in Italy and Holland to have the next generation pay that price in blood again. That‘s why Maher, a 33â€"year veteran of the Canadian forces who saw action in the Korean War as well, appreciatâ€" ed the opportunity to speak with children from his grandâ€" children‘s generation. "These kids are pretty smart," said Maher. "They ask a lot of questions and Gerry and myself try to give them the "The only thing that irks me is that they‘re not taught enough about this in school." They shared stories like when Maher did a tour of duty in Holland and came upon the bodies of a family of three, Answering about the madness that is war, Such reinâ€" forced the main message that more than 900 students came to hear last week â€" never forget and never again. â€" Never forget the more than 100,000 Canadians who never came home from foreign lands after going off to war to protect our freedoms. <"1 e questions kept coming Friday as students I from St. Clements elementary school visited Waterloo Branch 530 of the Royal Canadian Legion during their now annual, "Why We Rememâ€" ber" ceremony. "Why did Hitler do all the bad things he did?" asked one inquisitive student when the floor was opened for questions. "Good question," responded Gerry Such, the Legion president who was honoured with the Queen‘s Jubilee medal earlier that day. What better place to look for answers than in a Legion hall dedicated to the memories of those who made the supreme sacrifice to preserve Canadian freedoms like the right to a pubâ€" lic education. www.bâ€"kmotors.com By Bos Vreanac Chronicle Staff st We For "I think they got something out of today," said Maher, whose son Frazer is still in the service and might be called to duty if Canada joins a potential U.S. war on Iraq. "War is a noâ€"win situation. __ That‘s why the Legion has expanded is "Why We Rememâ€" ber" programming to local schools, said Such. "It‘s stupid. I can‘t understand why countries can‘t sit down and settle their differences. We just keep seeing the same old thing over and over. "Never again, I say. Never again. If us old vets can help to prevent it in any way, by golly we‘ll do it." By then it will be too late to explain to the next generaâ€" tion about the horrors of war. It was a trial program in its first year last year, bringing in local youth groups like the Cubs and Brownies,. But they felt it wasn‘t reaching a wide enough audience. That‘s why the Legion decided to offer the programming, which includes the ravages of old age. Maher said society can‘t afford to wait for all the firstâ€" hand witnesses of war to pass away before they can pass on their wisdom. PAGE 3 Even worse, the Legion is losing a lot of these former soldiers and their memories to including a small girl. The Nazis had shot them while they were retreating because the woman continued to teach school when ordered not to teach anymore. Maher said that education can‘t all fall to the veterans. A lot of them are still dealing with the things they saw, especially around emoâ€" tional ceremonies like Remembrance Day this Monday. A veteran of two wars, Ed Maher left, tells stuâ€" dents from St. Clements want his various ribâ€" bons and medals stand for and why he wears them. Above, teacher Roland Gosselin trys on some of the items on display at Waterloo Branch 530 of the Royal Canadian Legion. One of those students tries on a gas mask right. CHROA 808 VRBANAC PHOTO The last presentation of the week made a big impression on Grade 5 students Samantha Bowers and Emily Kieswetâ€" ter, who continued to tug on Such‘s sleeve until they had to leave. "I going to be able to tell my mom what I did, like wearâ€" ing the gas mask, and some of the things I learned today. It was really cool talking to someone who was in the war." interest in hearing the veteran‘s stories and are interested in finding out more about Canada‘s history in the two World Wars, Korea and in peacekeeping. "I don‘t care if they know the numbers, I just want them to know about our contribution in the war," said Such. "For a couple of the groups, I had to cut off the questions because the buses were pulling in to pick them up. "We had trouble getting some of things kids out when they had to go, but that‘s great, that‘s what we want." "I didn‘t know most of this stuff about the war and I think they taught us a lot of stuff," said Bowers, 10. "I learned about the poppy, and how some people in the war sacrificed their lives for us." "I learned a lot of stuff I didn‘t know about Remembrance Day," added Kieswetter. "It helped me a lot to know because I didn‘t really understand at first what it was all about. & Unfortunately, they couldn‘t get the schools to come on board right away because of the cost of transportation. But Legion members thought it was so important to get the school‘s in that they decided to pay for the buses themselves with a little help from Ayt Coach Lines. The ability to pass on those stories is also made tougher because the Legion‘s membership is dwinâ€" dling every day as their members grow older. an oral and visual presentation by Legion members, to schools in Waterloo and area. "That‘s what we want them to do, to spread along the information. We don‘t mind doing it for one week, but it makes it a little tough to do it every year." "Somebody has to do it," said Such. "With the teacher‘s guide we offer, and with this program, we‘re seeing a lot of interest, which is great. The one consolation is the kids have shown a real