Waterloo Canadian Veterans' Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to veterans of all wars and peacekeeping missions that Canada has participated in to date. It was erected by the K-W Naval Association Charitable Trust Fund and unveiled on 5 November 2006. The sculptor Timothy R. Schmalz used historical dress and military gear to represent every war the Canadians have participated in. It depicts the men and women who were lost in these wars as they return to console and present their surviving brother to future generations. It represents both the living and the deceased equally. The veteran at the front of the statue acts as a literal and physical bridge from those who died to those viewing the statue.

Inscription

[front/devant]

Canadian
Veterans’
Memorial

[Stèle in front of the monument/ Stèle devant le monument]

From distant eternity
They come back from wars
Fought in each century
To present their brother
The survivor
Who holds a poppy
A challenge to remember.

Timothy P. Schmaltz.

Ce monument commémoratif est dédié aux anciens combattants de toutes les guerres et missions de maintien de la paix auxquelles le Canada a participé à ce jour. La K-W Naval Association Charitable Trust Fund [caretaker] l’a érigé et l’a dévoilé le 5 novembre 2006. Le sculpteur Timothy R. Schmalz a reproduit d’anciens vêtements et accessoires militaires afin de représenter toutes les guerres auxquelles le Canada a pris part. Son monument illustre les hommes et les femmes qui ont perdu la vie lors de ces guerres. Ces morts consolent leur frère survivant et le présentent aux générations futures. Cela représente la vie et la mort à la fois. L’ancien combattant à l’avant de la statue fait le pont, au propre comme au figuré, entre les soldats qui ont perdu la vie et les gens qui admirent la statue.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.