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losthellhound · 06-06-2004, 01:53 AM

So.. 60 year aniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the liberation of Normandy and beyond..

First a history lesson

On June 6th 1944 Canadian troops under Canadian command landed as a part of the co ordinated assault on Nazi strongholds across the coast. The force was fourteen thousand strong and consisted of the pride of the Canadian military. Members of The Toronto Queen's own Rifles, the First Hussars, the Camerons, the Airborne, the Winnipeg Rifles and many others landed. Three hundred and forty never left the beach and five hundred and seventy four were wounded. It was said that "At the end of the day, its forward elements stood deeper into France than those of any other division. The opposition the Canadians faced was stronger than that of any other beach save Omaha. That was an accomplishment in which the whole nation could take considerable pride." link

Now.. As Canadians, I'd love to hear your thoughts.. Everyone should know what happened there, everyone should remember it..

06-06-2004, 01:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	Canadians at D-Day So.. 60 year aniversary of D-Day, the beginning of the liberation of Normandy and beyond.. First a history lesson On June 6th 1944 Canadian troops under Canadian command landed as a part of the co ordinated assault on Nazi strongholds across the coast. The force was fourteen thousand strong and consisted of the pride of the Canadian military. Members of The Toronto Queen's own Rifles, the First Hussars, the Camerons, the Airborne, the Winnipeg Rifles and many others landed. Three hundred and forty never left the beach and five hundred and seventy four were wounded. It was said that "At the end of the day, its forward elements stood deeper into France than those of any other division. The opposition the Canadians faced was stronger than that of any other beach save Omaha. That was an accomplishment in which the whole nation could take considerable pride." link Now.. As Canadians, I'd love to hear your thoughts.. Everyone should know what happened there, everyone should remember it.. __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death