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| Our Final Day - One Canadian, One Life - Another warm day awaits us, not unlike the feelings that have flourished between the members of the delegation and the Dutch people who have shared their celebrations of freedom with us over the past ten days. Apart from a tinge of sadness that this is the final day we will spend together.more» |
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Part of the mandate of Veterans Affairs Canada is to keep the memory of the achievements and sacrifices of the nearly 1,750,000 men and women who served for Canada during the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War alive for all Canadians. One of the ways the department fulfils this commemoration mandate is by organizing pilgrimages to former battlefield sites to mark milestone anniversaries of significant wartime events in which Canada figured prominently. more»
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From the arrival in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, on May 1 to the Farewell Dinner on May 10, the Pilgrimage Schedule will reflect the daily ceremonies and activities of the Pilgrimage delegation. You will also discover links to the importance of the cemeteries, the memorials and the surrounding area. more»
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The veterans who take part in pilgrimages represent the units
and services which participated in the original event, or provided
support to them. By returning them to their former battlefields and
the surrounding war cemeteries, Canada pays tribute to the participating
veterans, focuses public attention on the experiences of all veterans
of that wartime event and pays its respects to those who were left
behind. more»
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On this, the 55th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, we commemorate the more than 7,600 Canadians who gave their lives for freedom. The foundations of a special relationship between Canada and the Netherlands were established during those dark years of the Second World War when Holland was overrun by the Nazis in May 1940. more»
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 The following are extracts from interviews of Canadian veterans who experienced first-hand the liberation of the Netherlands.more»
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