A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
Guidance from professional battlefield guides
Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
Candlelight Vigil
Nijmegen Sunset March
NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
Liberation Day Party in Almen
Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)
“Take a guess,” said Don White (our famous tulip veteran) as we toured Ontario Regiment Museum where, at age 95, he volunteers on Saturdays.
“What do you think we hoped for most in our care packages from home? Something more valuable than money.”
“Chocolate?” I guessed. “Cigarettes?” “Nope,” he said. “Toilet paper.”
Want to visit the Ontario Regiment Museum and meet Don White (on Saturdays)? http://www.ontrmuseum.ca/tankmuseum/
A beautiful tribute to the Regina Rifle Regiment: a young Saskatchewan man's last thoughts before he dies on Juno Beach. "Juno Beach" by Garth Ukrainetz, Poet Laureate of the Blackmud Creek.