{"id":36379,"date":"2025-11-20T10:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shannex.com\/?p=36379"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:20:32","slug":"celebrating-passion-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shannex.com\/fr\/news-announcements\/connections\/celebrating-passion-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Passion &#038; Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>A Veteran\u2019s Journey:<\/em> <em>The Life of Tom Young<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p>A long and fulfilling life is enriched by purpose, curiosity, passion, and a love of learning. We\u2019re grateful to the residents in our communities who generously share the wisdom gained through years of experience. From veterans and painters to farmers, teachers, and so many others, their stories continue to inspire, guide, and remind us of the richness that comes from a life well lived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36382\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1.jpeg 1707w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_1-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em><em><em><em><em>Tom with his Quilt of Valour<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p>This Remembrance Day, we pause to recognize the courage and dedication of those who served to protect our country. Among them is Thomas (Tom) Young, a beloved resident of Parkland at West Bedford in N.S, who began his military career at just 15 years old and went on to serve 22 years in the Royal Canadian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1950s, he served in the Korean War, a time he remembers as both challenging and filled with camaraderie, laughter, and adventure. \u201cSailors will be sailors,\u201d he says with a grin before adding with nostalgia, \u201cThat was a way of blowing off steam from the hard times.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_2-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36380\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:contain;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_2-rotated.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/shannex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Veteran_2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em><em><em><em><em>Tom during Navy service<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom has received several awards, including the Quilt of Valour, a handmade tribute to Canadian Armed Forces members injured during service. \u201cIt means a lot to me to be recognized for what I did\u201d, he says. Today, at age 99, his unbreakable spirit continues to shine. A reminder of the strength, loyalty, and quiet dignity that defines a true veteran. As we observe Remembrance Day, we honour Tom and all veterans who served and continue to serve our country with dedication and courage. Their sacrifices, both seen and unseen,continue to protect the freedoms we cherish today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Veteran\u2019s Journey: The Life of Tom Young A long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":36384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,1,46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fall-2025","category-news-announcements","category-connections"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Passion &amp; Purpose<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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