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Lost so Many Friends so Quickly

Mr. Ryan makes the comparison of landing on Dieppe to being surrounded by 100 of your buddies only to be left standing alone 2 minutes later.

Remembrance Moments - Korean War

The Korean War

Remembrance Moments - Battle of The Somme

The Battle of the Somme

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery

On May 8, 2015, members of the Government of Canada delegation participated in a commemorative ceremony at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth burial ground in Germany. It was created after the Second World War, when honoured war dead were brought in from battlegrounds all over western Germany. It serves as a lasting reminder of the fierce fighting that took place in the Rhineland during the last months of the war.

Visit to Kamp Westerbork / Flower-laying ceremony at National Westerbork Memorial

As part of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, Canadian Veterans visit Kamp Westerbork for a private flower-laying ceremony at the National Westerbork Cemetery. Kamp Westerbork, located approximately 15 kilometres outside of the village of Westerbork, Netherlands, was the site of a large transit and work camp where more than 100,000 Jews, gypsies and resistance members were taken during the Second World War. On April 12, 1945, Kamp Westerbork was liberated and 876 prisoners freed when the Canadian Army came upon the camp.

Remembrance Ceremony at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery

Canadian Veterans and students attend a commemorative ceremony at the Holten Canadian War Cemetery, where some 1,350 Canadians are buried. The ceremony is an annual tradition organized by the Welcome Again Veterans Foundation.