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HIGHLIGHTS
With guidance from Liberation Route Europe, VVV (Dutch Tourist Information), KWBN (Dutch Walking League), battlefield tour guides, and the Canadian Embassy in The Netherlands, IOFF highlights include:
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A 60 km pilgrimage (over 3 days) along routes taken by the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Canadian Divisions
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Guidance from professional battlefield guides
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Flower Ceremony at Groesbeek Cemetery
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Candlelight Vigil
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Nijmegen Sunset March
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NL Remembrance Day Ceremony at Holten Cemetery
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Liberation Day Party in Almen
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Apeldoorn Liberation Festivities
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Canadian Camp at the Royal Family’s Palace (Het Loo)
POEM FOR PRINCESS MARGRIET
by Garth Paul Ukrainetz
Poet of the Blackmud Creek
Garth Paul Ukrainetz is a poet from Alberta, Canada.
Known as the Poet of the Blackmud Creek,
Garth's poems have appeared in newspapers,
magazines, newsletters, and anthologies
all across Canada and the world.
This beautiful poem has been framed and will be presented to Princess Margriet by IOFF 2025 participant Laurie Mason!
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