Approximately 150 volunteers in Calgary spent their Saturday morning along Memorial Drive to help set up an important tradition in Calgary: the 16th annual Field of Crosses, to honour fallen veterans ahead of Remembrance Day.

Many volunteers have a personal connection to the cause; some have family members who served, some are veterans themselves, and others, like Eva Garlinski, just want to pay their respects to those who gave their lives for our country.

“I figured ‘You know what, if I can do my bit to help Canada and Calgary mark this, then its the smallest contribution I can do, these guys gave a lot more,'” she said.

Faron Brown served for 13-years. He’s volunteered every year since it began, to honour fallen soldiers from his unit, as well as his family members.

“I have a lot of

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