Lyman At War Part 2
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010Man’s Folly (Read Lyman At War Part 1 here)
When is a tragedy inspirational? When it teaches man the hard lessons of life by example. When it shows man his mistakes. We learn from our mistakes. Or at least we hope to.
Lyman Link, my father, volunteered for service at the outbreak of the First World War. At the tender age of 14 he joined the Canadian Army and his regiment was mobilized and began its training in England. In 1915, that very regiment, Lord Strathcona’s Horse served as infantry in the trenches in France.
