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By Pete Fisher
It was a humbling experience for a mother and son from Wisconsin after witnessing the
procession for Corporal Martin Dubéé travelling down the Highway of Heroes through the
Cobourg area on Wednesday afternoon.
Sharon DuBois-Vallman, who works in a Veterans Hospital and her son Joshua DuBois (age 20)
are staying at Willow Bay Cottages on Rice Lake north of Cobourg for the past 15 years.
The owner of the resort, Pete Staples told them the procession for Canada’s latest fallen soldier
would be passing by the Cobourg area if they would care to go to one of the bridges.
DuBois-Vallman served nine years in the United States military, her son and husband are also in
the military.
“I’m just amazed and I’m very proud to be here,” DuBois-Vallman said standing on the Ontario
Street bridge with over 100 people carrying Canadian flags including firefighters, Legion
members, paramedics and police officers.
“It’s very emotional, I had goosebumps on my way up here.”
Seconds after the procession passed, DuBois-Vallman said, “serving your Country means a lot
and I just think in Canada you just show it more than most Country’s.”
“We’re patriotic also, we just don’t show it in this kind of way.”
DuBois-Vallman said she has a new appreciation for Canadians.
“I would like to see something similar in the United States” and she promises to tell her friends
about her emotional experience in Cobourg.


By Pete Fisher
A Cobourg teenager has created a t-shirt to honour the lives of Canadian soldiers killed while
serving their Country.
Samantha Davey, age 15 from Cobourg made up the shirt on Monday with the names all of the
120 soldiers killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
The letters RIP, signifying Rest In Peace are on the front and Keep Fighting Come Home Safe
were written on the back.
“I wore it around the school because I want to have public awareness and in memory of all the
soldiers who have passed away.”
Davey was wearing a peace necklace, but almost appeared torn between the two thoughts.
“I want them to keep fighting, fighting for our Country, but I want them to be safe as well.”
“I’m kind of pulled both ways.”
She wore her shirt to the Ontario Street bridge overlooking the Highway of Heroes as the
procession for Corporal Martin Dubéé who was killed on June 14 by an improvised explosive
device.