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Cree vet is the last warrior
Murray Whetung strung telephone wire from Juno Beach to Germany. At age 85 he salutes the other 49 brave men of Curve Lake who enlisted
By MIKE STROBEL
The Toronto Sun
Murray Whetung will lay the wreath at the Curve Lake cenotaph on Sunday. (Mike Strobel, Sun Media)
Yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans
-- James Fenimore Cooper
CURVE LAKE -- Every man of fighting age in this Ojibwa reserve volunteered for World War II.
Every single one. Fifty men.
Actually, 51. But Cliff Whetung was allergic to the dyed wool of army uniforms. Swelled up like a balloon. So his war ended after a week, in a Peterborough hospital.
posted by WE Speak at 1:25 p.m.
2 Comments:
great Canadians to a man.
To each of these volunteers, my eternal thanks
Thank you to all veterans from the bottom of ny heart for sacrifices made.
"Greater love hath no man than this....That he lay down his life for another"
Particularly remembering George Taylor(June17,1945)(Curve Lake) , and Murray Whetung
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