From: Joseph E. L. Gollner
To: Walter Holmes
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: The Price of Freedom
MGen Walter Holmes, Colonel of the Regiment, The Royal Canadian Regiment.
I have just returned from Vimy. It was on Easter Sunday, while at Vimy, that we heard the news from the PM personally of the recent battle losses in Kandahar province. It struck me at the time that the sacrifice of Canadians to defend our freedom and our values that is so evident at our Vimy memorial continues to this day. The Canadians citizens that choose to serve in the Canadian Forces understand all too well that the price of our freedom frequently comes with the highest price.
On behalf of all members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental family, please accept our heartfelt loss of the loss of your members and our comrades. Our two Regiment's fought side by side at Vimy and you and your members know that we stand with you today and will do so in the future.
BGen J.E.L. Gollner
Colonel of the Regiment
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry