Remembrance Day is a day to remember the sacrifices of the fallen and serving soldiers.

Neil Deringer, a veteran from Mankota, served time in the Croatia-Bosniak War in 1994, the Kosovo War in 1999, and in Afghanistan in 2002 as a psychological operations officer.

Deringer said that his role along with fighting was to provide the troops with mental support.

“My primary service was to support the frontline troops with any issues that might arise at any time,” he said. “By support, I mean I would provide psychological first aid."

Deringer joined the military at the age of 34 and served 24 years.

Deringer said that to see all the people come out for Remembrance Day every year is amazing.

“It’s reassuring,” he said. “It’s quite an emotional time for me because it brings back lots of memories.”

Deringer added that part of why he and so many others come out is because the older veterans come out.

“That’s why we do it because the older veterans come out and they remember,” he said. “It falls on the younger veterans and every Canadian citizen to take two minutes out of their year to acknowledge the outstanding contributions that our men and women, who are brothers and sisters, fathers, mothers, and aunts and uncles and recognize that."

Deringer added that he thinks Remembrance Day is so important within every community because every family has a direct connection with a veteran whether it’s a grandfather, father, uncle, aunt or any other family that has been in the armed forces.