Feature Letter of August 18th, 2025
Scandiffio, Francis Michael
Dear Mrs. Scandiffio:
Please find enclosed a photograph which has been received from Overseas, of the grave of your son, Pilot Officer Francis Michael Scandiffio.
Cemeteries are being handed over to the Imperial War Graves Commission, of which Canada is a member, who are entrusted with the perpetual maintenance of the perpetual resting places of all our Fallen, and who will beautify the graves and surroundings.
The commission will also erect a permanent headstone at his grave, and before doing so will write to you, when an inscription of your choice (not more than sixty letters), may be submitted to be engraved on the headstone.
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As we move away in time from past conflicts and as our veteran population declines, it becomes increasingly difficult for Canadians to understand the sacrifices that men and women made, both on the battlefield and on the home front, during wartime. The Canadian Letters and Images Project has been sharing their stories, and Canada’s story, for the past quarter century.
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