Marking Remembrance Day: Two soldiers, one calling

Dave McCrindle, who is 95 and a Second World War veteran, has been wearing his Remembrance Day poppy since the end of October. As far as he knows, he is the only soldier left from the 35th Battery from Sherbrooke.
Five years ago, McCrindle came across an archival photograph of his old battery in an army magazine. He recognized himself — a fresh-faced boy crouched in the front row. He keeps a framed copy of that photograph next to the easy chair in his den.
McCrindle was 18 when he enl