On Remembrance Day Madeline Dent cries.

She sheds tears for relatives.

She cries in honour of the veterans who fought for her freedom.

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Her family war tale starts at the age of nine.

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Prior to his death, Romeo Ciccone sent gifts to Madeline and her siblings and letters to his sister, their mother.

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Ciccone was 27 when he died on May 4, 1945. He enlisted in the army in February 1942 and served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada Unit. He was buried in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in Germany.

More than a decade later, Madeline met her husband, Norman Dent in 1955 while working at the Canadian Pacific Railway Station in Vancouver. She answered phones and booked reservations and Norman was a red cap, helping passengers with their luggage.

Her late husband Norman, his four siblings and both his parents were all involved in military and serving their country.

From 1947 to 1948 Norman was stationed in Esquimalt and travelled to Europe working in England and Scotland.

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Norman was following in his fatherB次元官网网址檚 footsteps; Walter Dent, served in both the First and Second World Wars.

When Walter joined the military he forged his birth certificate because legally he was too young to join.

Years later NormanB次元官网网址檚 fraternal twin brother, Hartley Dent then 15, also lied about his age to join the forces.

Even after the war some Dents endured injuries that never healed serving as a reminder of the time they served.

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Madeline, who volunteers as a patient visitor at Victoria General Hospital and at the Priory, leading old-fashioned sing-a-longs, will be among those taking a moment at the cenotaph Monday.

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