Our heroes must never be forgotten

Editor, As we celebrate Heroes Day, we shouldn’t merely use the holiday to just forego work and relax all day, drinking alcohol and merrymaking. We should take a few moments and think about why we are having a public holiday. This day isn’t like New Years or anything like that; this is the day that we remember just who made it possible for us to call this wonderful nation home. As someone who was raised in the Diaspora, and whose parents were forced into exile in 1959, I cannot take this day for granted.