Page 14. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 17, 1995 .. . . . .. . . . .. WHITBY SEA Cadets were among those who participated in Flaq Day ceremonies, organized by the Whitby ýînsme n and Kinette service clubs, at the Whitby municipal building on Saturday. About 50 people attended the salute to Canadas fag. Photo by Peter Nilas, Whl tby Free Press Chadburn squadron returils At the end of World War II, the air cadets of 151 Chadburn Squadron paraded for their annual review on the tarmac at Oshawa airport. After an absence of many years, the members of the lSlst Squadron are returning to their (1000 Stevenson Rd. N.) on Thursday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. The review ailows air cadets of Durham Region an opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities to their parents, senior xilitary officiais, civic officiais and the general public. Displays put on by the cadets will include. a rifle drill team demonstration, a performance by the squadron's Concert and Pipe Band, a oeremoniai 'Trooping of PART 0F THIS photo, taken on Victory in Europe Day in 1945 in Whitby, appears in a recently published book,' 'Victory 1945' (Harper Collins), by two noted Canadian historians. Then schoolchildren (from right) Geraid Walsh, Rae Cowling, the Clour and Inspection,' and other events inciuding awards presentations. Air cadets is a citizenship and aviation training program invoiving youth aged 12 to 19. This year's reviewing officer will be Lieutenant-Colonel Peter McCullough, senior staff officer of Air Cadets for Ontario. Local pliticians and dignitaries have been invited ta participate in the proceedings. COR VANESSEN poses with the dispiay he put up in his front yard to mark V-E Day and honour Canadian veter- ans. Vanessen, who was just eight years oid when the war -ended joined forces with a Toronto lady to raise enough money to send 54 veterans to V-E ceremonles. Photo by Mark Re.sor, Whitby Free Pres William Rowley and Bob Bradley (boy at far left flot identified) hold flags while -celebrating in Whitby. The book shows Cowling, stili a Whitby resident (shown inset), and Rowley, who no longer lives in WRy Whitby.rhiesph~oto Resident helps send veterans.to Europe. By Mark Reesor Helping to, raise mone t send 54 veterans ta Europ=o Victory in Europe ay 5Oth anniversary celebaton was "the least I can do for what they did for us," says Whitby resident Cor Vanessen. Vanessen, who grew up ini Hol- land and was eight when the war ended, says he visited the war cemetery there a few years ago. "I walked among the graves and when you see those kids laying there -- 18, 19, 20 years old -- then y ou. really apprecate what Canada did for us ... Wen I walked among the graves, that's when it really hit me what they did." Vanessen says he's blocked out some of the memories of those imes but remembers the rNw m growing tulips -- we ate the bulbs (then) -- and there wasn't a cat or dog in the neigh- bourhood ... there was no food.' Vanessen and Toronto radio personality Ada Wynston's adopt-a-veteran' campaign raised the money from the Dutch community ta send veterans, in- cludinq one from Whitby, who couldn t afford ta, go ta the oeleb- ration. Vanessen would have iked to have gone himself but wasn't able to, afford the trip. He's plan- ted tulipe and a memorial in his front yard1 his own memorial to the Canadian veterans.