We remember those who willingly gave their lives to fight
for what is now the
greatest country in the world.
A defining moment in Canadian History, Vimy Ridge;
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Here's one anybody can appreciate;
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the Crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the
sky
The larks, still bravely singing,
fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We live, felt dawn, saw sunset
glow,
Loved and were Loved, and now we
lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up your quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies
grow
In Flanders fields.
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Some stats on our brave Canadians:
World War I:
1. 628,736 Canadians served.
2. 66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
3. 2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
World War II:
1. 1,031,902 Canadian men and 49,963 Canadian women served.
2. 44,927 died and 43,145 were wounded.
3. 8,271 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action.
Korea:
1. 26,791 Canadians served.
2. 516 died and 1,558 were wounded.
3. 33 were taken prisoner of war.
The Gulf War:
1. 3,837 Canadian men and 237 Canadian women served.
2. There were no Canadian casualties or prisoners of
war during the Gulf War.
Sources: Department of National Defence; Veterans Affairs Canada.
Queries regarding these
statistics should be referred to these departments. March 1992.
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Did you know of the Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence? Here's a little intro.
The Battle of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, which saw German U-boats penetrate the Cabot
Strait and the Strait of Belle
Isle to sink 23 ships between 1942 and 1944, marked the
only time since the War of 1812
that enemy warships inflicted death within Canada's
inland waters. The battle advanced
to within 300 kilometers of Québec City. A war that
pervaded people's lives but
was still somehow remote, had become immediate,
threatening, and very real.
The U-boats' dislocation of river
traffic was serious, because great quantities of stores
and supplies moved through the
Gulf to reach the United Kingdom and the northern
bases that were being developed
to provide additional air cover over the Atlantic.
Furthermore, the sailing time
from Montréal to Liverpool, the major convoy arrival
point in Britain, was shorter
than that for a ship sailing from New York to Liverpool.
Any activity that hampered St.
Lawrence River shipping, with its
excellent access to Canada's
industrial heartland, was a serious threat.
Between 1942 and 1944, German
U-boats posed this very threat. The moderate but
continual toll they exacted
on shipping and lives was itself of great concern. Their ability to
close the Gulf of St. Lawrence
to international traffic, resulting in a 25 percent decrease in
associated cargo movements,
was of potentially greater significance. Allied plans for the
invasion of Europe depended
upon the safe arrival of merchant shipping and its precious
cargo in Britain.
Those who opposed the enemy,
and those who gave their lives in the Gulf of the St.
Lawrence, then, were fighting
a battle that would have wide implications.
(Taken directly from the Veterans Affairs Canada Homepage)
This is really interesting stuff! Read through
it if you have the time.
Lots
more on The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the VAC homepage
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There is so much more to write of the great Heroes of
our fine country, too much for
me to fit into one page.
If you are any more interested in knowing about what
happened that faithful day of
November 11th, at 11am, and what still happens every
November 11th, of each year,
here are a few good links for you to learn more;
Department
of veterans affairs Canada
Lots more on The Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the VAC homepage
Henry
Lee's Remembrance day Page 
November
11th - Remembrance Day This page has great pics and
a story of a WW1 vet.
Remembrance
Day By Jonathan Turalinski - age 10, this is a Very nice poem.
Ofcouse we can't forget the Waramps
Canada, strong since 1918;
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