Edmonton student creates awareness for soldiers [Video]

A poster campaign is creating awareness commemorating Edmonton-area soldiers who never came home.

Joe MacDonald, the founder of “Our Heroes, Our Heritage”, helped put up hundreds of posters along 100 Avenue for the campaign, honouring Canadian soldiers and their stories after being sent to war.

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MacDonald says the name of the campaign, ‘Have You Seen My Son?’ holds personal significance to the University of Alberta student.

“The project took quite a few weeks to actually do. To do the research, find the photographs of guys and write the stories behind what happened to them … It’s a very personal project,” said MacDonald on Monday.

“My great grandfather was one of the Canadians that fought at Vimy Ridge in 1917 and although he came home, he was badly mustard gassed, and he died when my grandfather was only two years old,” he added.

According to MacDonald, there are around 200 posters …