There is a petition circulating on the net to have a portion of Highway 401 designated as the "Highway of Heroes". The web site reads Quote Let's officially designate 'Highway of Heroes'

In Ontario, when a Canadian soldier dies for his country in Afghanistan they touch Canadian soil at Canadian Forces Base Trenton. From there, a funeral procession leaves the base and heads to Toronto, Ontario taking our departed heroes to the Centre for Forensic Sciences. Along the 172km path of Highway 401 people fill the overpasses to show their support, waving Canadian flags and signs, in a sort of paying their respects to the fallen and their families.

It's been unofficially dubbed the "Highway of Heroes" and I personally would love for an official naming of the 401, from Trenton to Toronto down to the Don Valley Parkway "The Highway of Heroes". It's already called that to the thousands of people who line the bridges along the way and it should be remembered as such in the future for generations to gather and pay their respects. Unquote.

I think this is a great idea merit of support. Anyone can sign the petition at the following web site: http://www.petitiononline.com/401Hero/petition.html

If you can please sign this!

I'm not from Canada but that sounds just beautiful and I'm sure with your post you'll get many to sign that petition.More people shoul do that.

Of course I will sign but I still say get our men out of that hell whole country'.

Thank's Karma.

2 people and only one Canadian!

g'morning... what do you mean with that?
2 people and only one Canadian

As a soldier who has been there and seen it, I would love to see something like that matrialize.