Category: Canadian history
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow.Between the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly.Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lie,In Flanders fields.…
VE Day 75th Anniversary
Friday was the 75th anniversary of VE day. It’s a moment to recognize the sacrifice of the Canadian contribution to the second world war effort. It will be one of the last times for a collective commemoration of the World War II generation. Last week was somewhat muted, though, because…