2004 Remembers Events Gain Media Attention

During 2004, Canada and the world paused to remember:

• the 60th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy;
• the 60th anniversary of the Italian Campaign; and
• Veterans' Week.

Our media monitoring across Canada of these important events reveals that:

• 2,347 stories were written about the Italian Campaign and Veterans' Week; and
• 2,436 stories were written on D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.

Photo Caption: Battle of Normandy veterans Mr. Lloyd Queen (left) and Mr. Hal Gooding (right) join Brigadier-General Marc Lessard (centre) to salute soldiers from the 32nd Canadian Brigade during ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy at Toronto's Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre.

Photo Caption: Italian Campaign veteran Mr. Bill Worton of the Seaforth Highlanders shares a laugh with an Italian boy following a tribute to Canadian veterans in Cesena, Italy.