Fundraiser a night to remember, lest we forget

In an emotional outpouring, Canadians answered the call on Tuesday night, filling a hall at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and raising more than $2 million to help mend shattered military lives.

Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Walt Natynczyk talks with Canadian soldier Trevor Greene, right, who was injured in an axe attack in Afghanistan, during the True Patriot Love Foundation dinner and gala in support of Canada’s military families on Tuesday in Toronto.

At the inaugural True Patriot Love dinner, heroes and sacrifice were all around: One tank gunner who lost both legs in a mine blast, but still plans to return to the desert in Afghanistan for a third tour; Another soldier battling to recover from horrible injuries incurred when a villager suddenly drove an axe into his skull; Loved ones that have lost spouses to the horrors of war.

The gathering was sweet and sad, a tribute on the eve of Remembrance Day to the fallen and the healing during which men in tuxedos with poppies pinned to their lapels and women in elegant evening dresses stood as a long line of pipers filed into the room.

Read the full story in the Telegraph Journal.