Canadian soldiers enjoy a few drinks on Christmas Day at the front in Ortona, Italy on Christmas Day in 1943. (Wartime Heritage Association/Lieut. Frederick G. Whitcombe / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-163936 - image credit)

A small volunteer association formed over three decades ago in Yarmouth, N.S., is working to ensure that the stories of the province's war dead are not forgotten.

Glen Gaudet, the vice-chairman of the Wartime Heritage Association, says the work has been deeply personal.

"Remembrance Day for us is every day," he says.

"We're trying to get these stories out — to share them online, through social media, and on our website. It shouldn't just be a list of names. Every one of those names has a story, a family they left behind, a car

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