Dear Editor,

Looking at a picture of himself and his daughter at Saturday鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremonies in Fort 91原创, 91原创 RCMP Cpl. Craig van Herk shared the following:

It鈥檚 always nice to see so many young families out at the service, paying their respects.

I remember growing up in Saskatchewan, the son of a Mountie, and going with my parents and sisters and standing in the frigid Prairie cold.

Then, when we were a bit older, we had the pleasure of spending a few years in Ottawa.

As parents, my wife and I followed suit and whenever I wasn鈥檛 working I was marching, we brought our kids.

Now that our kids are older, and they have a choice, they continue to choose to attend.

So today, when they chose to attend the ceremony that I was working at鈥� it was special.

The events of this week [the shooting death of friend and fellow Abbotsford Const. John Davidson] have had profound affects on 鈥渦s鈥� as first responders, but they have also had a significant impact on our families鈥� so to have mine [my family] close by on a special day of remembrance of the sacrifice of others was truly awesome.

Thanks again for the picture that sparked some memories.

We really appreciate it!

Cpl. Craig van Herk, 91原创 RCMP