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This Was the Year
That Made You
The year began like no other in our lives. The threat of war was hanging in the air and as we neared the Jan- uary 15th deadline, people all around the world hoped for peace, but their cries fell on deaf ears. It had suddenly become a time for you to stand back and take another look at yourself. There were those who were not allowed to live your free life.
The news came as a shock. Tim Mutter clearly remembers the mo- ment that he heard that war had broken out. "I had just arrived home from school and my Mom told me that 8 tomahawk missles had been launched ." Tom Bryant was on his way to Barrie and was listening to the car radio. Tanya Taylor was baby- sitting down the street from her house when suddenly a news special flashed across the t.v. screen. Col- leen Rowe recalls, "I was in band practice. One of the band students was out in the hall and the janitor told him. He came in and broke the news to the rest of us." Greg Howard had just gotten home from wrestling
TAKE A SECOND LOOK!
reason, "Canada should have been involved and give both finances and manpower. To put an end to this, we had to destroy all of Suddam'swea- pons." Marsha Pifher believed that war was unavoidable. However, she couldn't understand why Canadian
practice. "When I came into the
house, my family was watching it on
the television." Stephanie Graham
was on her way out of the door when
her Mom yelled at her to come back
and watch the news report. Janice
Mcintyre was halted from working
on a computer assignment in order forces were over there. "With
to watch the events. Susan Under- down caught the report at work. "We had a t.v. where I work. I was cleaning up at the time I heard the news." What made this moment so memorable? One reason was that this was the first time in history we were able to sit in our family rooms and watch a live war on our televi- sion sets for the next seven weeks. Clinton Brooks felt that only Hussen could have avoided this outbreak, but for the United Forces, it was im- possible. "It was important that Can- ada become involved because it was an issue that affected the entire world and the entire world should be involved." Bob Robinson compared .the Iraqi dictator to Hitler and, for this
Canada's wimpy military, it makes you wonder why we were there." However, Jason Brearley was much more supportive of the situation. "If we rely on the U.N. for support then we must support their fight against Iraq. Hussen was not going to leave Kuwait and to allow him to remain would have been immoral and im- possible. Both Lyssa Seed and Chris Johnston were proud of the fact that "we have the best pilots in the world!"
It was unfortunate that so many lives had to be risked and lost in or- der to stop one person, but let us now hope that others can lead our free lives. We have so much for which to be thankful.