Like many Canadians of the baby boom generation, I gained my first knowledge of the Great Depression from my parents. In particular, I remember my father’s stories about the dirty thirties and how he always emphasized the precarious […]
Archive for September, 2000
Canada Corner
Our Place In Space
It seems every generation has at least one massive building project that involves more science and more technology than anything that came before. The desire to build it big and build it anywhere is behind everything from the Great Pyramids […]
September 1, 2000, by Laura Byrne Paquet
Canadian Military History in Perspective, Uncategorized
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Hope comes when we think about the way in which The Royal Canadian Legion and other groups
He gave everything, including his name. He died on a muddy battlefield in France more than 80 years ago and because […]
September 1, 2000, by Dan Black
Canadian Military History in Perspective
Our Rescue Role At Arnhem: Army, Part 32
One of the most moving ceremonies associated with WW II takes place every September at the Arnhem-Oosterbeek war cemetery in Holland. That is when Dutch schoolchildren stand quietly next to each grave and then on a signal place bouquets of flowers. […]
September 1, 2000, by Terry Copp
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