Special message from Don Cherry on Remembrance Day.

A special message from Don Cherry on Memorial Day.

Legendary hockey voice Don Cherry reminds us all of the importance of November 11th.

Legendary hockey voice Don Cherry became a controversial figure in later life, and the controversy for which he is best known ended with him losing his job on Hockey Night in Canada.

On November 9, 2019, Cherry appeared on the television show Coach’s Corner on Hockey Night in Canada where he berated Canadians who did not buy poppies on Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day. and Veterans Day. While Cherry’s remarks may not have been made in the most eloquent way, his message was a clear attempt to support veterans on Nov. 11, as he has done throughout his career. While most of you will remember the profanity that led to Cherry’s dismissal, it was followed by a video where Cherryand#039’s special message that day cannot be misunderstood as anything other than deep patriotism and profound. love for the fallen heroes of the past.
andquot;It is the 11th of November, we are in Trelinkin, a British cemetery in France,andquot; Cherry says as the special rolls. andquot;I want everyone to remember November 11th when you go to buy poppies and you see rows and rows of Canadians dead here,andquot; he adds as he passes the rows of tombstones in the cemetery.

Cherry also knelt at the gravestone of Canadian artilleryman Thomas William MacKenzie. He was killed in action just 7 days before the end of World War I hostilities. Cherry then reminds everyone how important it is to support veterans.

andquot;So when you pass by and you see our great legionnaires standing there and they offer you a poppy, think about it, those guys gave their lives…at least you can get a poppy,andquot; add an emotional cherry.