"Without freedom there can be no ensuring peace and

                   without peace no enduring freedom."

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;

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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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