Today was the memorial to honour Canadian soldiers and civilians who died in Canada's military efforts in Afghanistan.
The crosses, plaques, poppies and Canadian flags were placed in front of the Airdrie LAV III Monument at Nose Creek Valley Museum.
Airdronian Dianne Kuhn, organizer of the memorial and whose husband served a year in Afghanistan talked about why she started organizing the memorial.
"My husband served 32 years in the military. I got two boys in the military, and just seeing the devastation that it brought to having my husband there for a year in Afghanistan, nobody was remembering the fallen soldiers."
The crosses memorial started in 2018 when Kuhn thought of the idea in her garage.
"We needed something to put faces to the names, so the plaques that are actually on each of the crosses have the picture of the soldier, his name, his rank, the unit he was with, how he was killed, how old he was, where he came from, as well as the day that he was killed."
Multiple Airdrie dignitaries like Member of Parliament Blake Richards and Councillor Tina Petrow were in attendance to help place the crosses.
Kuhn went on to explain why it is important for today's children to remember who fought for their freedom.
"We need them to remember, and having all these people show up and help put up the crosses is phenomenal. Every year when I do this, I sit back and I cry."
She hopes to see plenty of Airdronians visit the memorial to recognize and thank those who lost their life fighting for Canada.
Yesterday was the annual Memorial Cross commemoration ceremony on Veterans Boulevard Crosses were placed to honour the memory of veterans.
Each of the nearly 60 crosses erected along the boulevard represents someone with ties to the community who also served in the Canadian military.
Canadians observe Remembrance Day every November 11 at 11 a.m. to mark the end of hostilities in World War I and honour those who served in the nation's defence.
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