War Dogs
WWII-
ROMMEL AND HITLER CALLED CANADA- BRITAIN'S BEST KEPT SECRET- THE GREAT WAR- WWI
Canada refused minorites 2 parttake in WWI- until so many were killed-
and Canadian minorities wanted 2 take part so badly... it was... their
Canada... our Canada..... conscription took place in Canada WWI
Voluntary Recruitment
For the first two years of war, Canada
relied on a voluntary system of military recruitment. It adopted a policy of
conscription, or compulsory service, only after a long, difficult political
debate in 1917- Minorities in Canada were NOT allowed 2 take part in WWI till
1916-17
Who Fought
The war started in Europe, but soon
spread throughout most of the world.
These are many of the countries that
fought during the war. The date indicates their declaration of war, or the day
they commenced hostilities without a formal declaration.
The Triple Entente or Allies
•Serbia (28 July 1914)
•Russia (1 August 1914)
•France (2 August 1914)
•Great Britain (4 August 1914)
•British Empire Dominions and Colonies (4
August 1914):
Australia
India
Canada
Newfoundland
New Zealand
South Africa
•Japan (23 August 1914)
•Italy (23 May 1915)
•United States (6 April 1917)
These countries also fought with the
Allies or declared war on the Central Powers:
•Minor European Powers: Portugal,
Belgium, Romania, Greece
•Other countries: Montenegro, San Marino,
Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Panama, Peru, China, Siam, and Liberia
The Central Powers
•Austria-Hungary (28 July 1914)
•Germany (1 August 1914)
•Turkey (5 November 1914)
•Bulgaria (14 October 1915)
These were the main European countries to
remain neutral throughout the war:
•The Netherlands
•Switzerland
•Spain
•Sweden
•Norway
•Denmark
•Finland
•Iceland
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A Bodyguard of Lies
"In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies."--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1943
The success of Operation Overlord depended heavily on preventing Hitler from learning the date and location of the invasion. If the Germans were to gain advance knowledge of D-Day, the outcome could be disastrous. Additional divisions and arms could easily be deployed to Normandy in time to stop an Allied assault at the beach. The Allies needed to devise a plan that would keep the Germans in the dark about the invasion preparations.
Winston Churchill was one of the chief architects of the Overlord deception plan, which was code-named "Bodyguard." Churchill's enthusiasm for including elaborate deceptions in major offensive campaigns stemmed, in large part, from the failure of earlier amphibious operations,especially those at Dieppe in World War II and at Gallipoli in World War I.
In late 1943, more than six months before D-Day, the Allies,aided by the French Resistance, German double agents, and their own elaborate intelligence operations, began strategic and tactical operations to keep the Germans out of Normandy.
The ENIGMA Riddle
The ENIGMA machine was an ingenious encrypting device employed by the Germans since the 1920s. During World War II it was used by German military and intelligence forces to transmit classified information. With over 200 trillion possible letter combinations, its code was hailed by the Germans as unbreakable. They were unaware, however, that the Allies had cracked the code with the help of Polish cryptographers who had broken some of the ENIGMA keys before the war.
ENIGMA and D-Day Deception Plans
By 1940 British intelligence was able to read much of the ENIGMA radio traffic. Information gathered from decrypted messages was known by the code name ULTRA. This breakthrough enabled the Allies to monitor German troop movements and gauge German reactions to Allied activity. It proved invaluable to the D-Day deception planners because it permitted them to see if the Germans accepted their misinformation as truth. Based on the German response, the Allies could alter their efforts as needed to maintain the ruse.
How did ENIGMA Work?
Despite its complex system of wires, plugs, and ciphering wheels, the ENIGMA machine was fairly simple to use. The operator just typed the letters of a message,the machine's internal mechanisms did the rest. Pressing a key sent an electrical current through the plugboard wiring and activated the wheels. The wheels rotated to produce an encrypted letter, which lit up above the keyboard. The code changed according to the wheel and plug positions. Each configuration produced a different scrambled letter. To read or write a coded message, the operator wrote down all of the letters as they lit up. Operators were given monthly charts to indicate the daily settings, because a message enciphered by an ENGIMA machine could be deciphered only by another ENIGMA machine with the same settings.
"Rupert": D-Day's Smallest Soldier
Early on D-Day morning "Ruperts" would be dropped with several real paratroopers east of the invasion zone, in Normandy and the Pas-de-Calais. The dummies were dressed in paratrooper uniforms, complete with boots and helmets. To create the illusion of a large airborne drop, the dummies were equipped with recordings of gunfire and exploding mortar rounds. The real troops would supply additional special effects, including flares, chemicals to simulate the smell of exploded shells, and amplified battle sounds. This operation, code-named "Titanic," was designed to distract and confuse German forces while the main airborne forces landed further to the west.
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BLOGS -
STORIES-PHOTOS CANADA'S GREAT WAR : COMMEMORATING
CANADA'S GREAT WAR- WWI -2014- Rommel/Hitler called Canada Britain's best kept
secret- Vimy Ridge -NOW BRITAIN WANTS 2 PRETEND WHITE MEN DID NOT FIGHT IN THE
WAR OF FREEDOM- AUSSIES/KIWIS/CANADIANS Why ?
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Canadian Pride Video- CANADA -
THE GREAT WAR- flag- posters- honour
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World War One (WWI) from a Canadian Perspective -thx Canadian Legion
and Scouts Canada
Canada's contribution to the first world war (WWI) was significant.
66,000+ Canadians lay down their lives for the cause of Freedom.
COMMENT:
I think it's quite offensive that the USA thinks that they can say
that they saved us or won the war. Seeing that they didn't actually start
fighting until the very last year of the war. While we Canadians and the
Aussies, Britain and France were in it from the beginning and fought through
the brunt of the war. We have proven ourselves time and time again.
COMMENT:
God Bless King George.. I heard he was a very great king of the
commonwealth..
COMMENT:
An important yet sombre moment in Canadian history. Thank you for
posting this. we must never forget what many of our fellow countrymen and women
have done to allow for us to live as we do today. --A Proud Canadian
COMMENT:
sweet vid i am canadian so this vid shows how important we are
COMMENT:
Great presentation thanks for the work
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World War 1 History - Canada 1/5
COMMENT: Part of poem by Alden
Nowlan....(Ypres, 1915).. "Private Macnally thinking "you squarehead
sons of bitches, you want this goddamned trench you're going to have to take it
away, from Billy Macnally of the south end of Saint. John, New Brunswick"
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THE HISTORY OF THE RED POPPY...
The Red Poppy
I am sure most of you have seen red poppies worn and decorating
places, especially at war memorials and at times when we remember our heroes
who fought and died protecting their countries during war.
The red poppy is known to be a symbol of remembrance, but I am sure
most of us would like to know how it really became a symbol of remembrance.
Colonel John McCrae, who was a Professor of Medicine at McGill
University first described the Flanders’ poppy as the flower of remembrance.
Though he was a doctor, he was a gunner in the Boer war. Soon afterwards he
went to France in World War I as a medical officer with the first Canadian
contingent.
As a surgeon attached to the first Field Artillery Brigade, John
McCrae had spent seventeen days treating injured men in the Ypres salient. It
was almost impossible to get used to the suffering, the screams and the blood,
and Major McCrae had seen and heard at his dressing station enough for him to
last a lifetime.
Major McCrae later wrote of his experience…
"I wish I could embody on paper some of the varied sensations of
that seventeen days .... Seventeen days of Hades! At the end of the first day
if anyone had told us we had to spend seventeen days there, we would have
folded our hands and said it could not have been done"
A young friend and former student of Major McCrae, Lt Alexis Helmer of
Ottawa, had been killed by a shell burst on 2nd May. Helmer’s death
particularly affected Major McCrae. Lt Helmer was buried later that day in the
little cemetery outside McCrae’s dressing station, and in the absence of the
chaplain, McCrae had performed the funeral ceremony.
Sitting on the back of an ambulance on the next day, McCrae started to
compose a poem with sentiments of his pain and anguish. In 1915, at the second battle
of Ypres, he wrote in pencil on a page from his dispatch book a poem that has
come to be known as “In Flanders Fields” which describes the poppies that
marked the graves of soldiers killed fighting for their country. McCrae could
see the wild poppies that sprang up in the ditches and he spent twenty minutes
of precious rest time scribbling lines in a notebook.
Cyril Allinson, who was a young twenty two year old sergeant major at
that time, watched McCrae write it. Allinson was delivering mail that day when
he saw McCrae. The major looked up as Allinson approached, then went on writing
while the sergeant major stood there quietly. Allinson recalled “His face was
very tired but calm as he wrote”. “He looked around from time to time, his eyes
straying to Helmer’s grave.” When he finished five minutes later, he took his
mail from Allinson and without saying a word, handed his pad to the young
soldier. Allinson was moved by what he read.
Dissatisfied with it, McCrae tossed the poem away, but a fellow officer
retrieved it and sent to the newspapers in England. “The Spectator” in London
rejected it, but “Punch” published it on 8th December 1915.
To this day McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” remains one of the most
memorable war poems ever written, with its lasting legacy of the terrible
battle in the Ypres salient.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row by row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard among the guns below.
We are the dead.Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If yea break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
McCrae was a chronic asthmatic, and his lungs had been badly damaged
by the chlorine gas at Ypres.
On 25 January 1918, he fell ill with pneumonia, and in three days he
was dead.
Each Remembrance day the British Legion lays a wreath on his grave as
a tribute to a great man whose thoughts were always for others
AND....
What have u done 2day 4 freedom
4 r Canada 4 ur Canada....?
CANADA-2013 : 11,000 Canadians buy the white Poppy- 18
million Canadians buy our Red Poppy of Respect 4 our freedoms- ok with that-
but do NOT diss troops on Nov. 11- we will getcha - and it won't be the troops
- u interfere with 35.5 million Canadians quietly honouring our troops- our
Military, Militia, Reservists and Rangers - who have died 4 the freedoms we
live on in Canada- we will hunt u down... we will find u... we will post ur
names on a wall of shame 2 circulate around the world. Canadians are tired of
our children wearing our Canadian flags dying, wounded, suicides over freedoms
in lands that are just horrific 4 women and children.... and the troops walk
that talk each and every day... don't u dare burn our flag... or diss our
Canada- we would never 4give u... instead 4 peace serve at food banks... give
blankets and clothes 2 the homeless.... take care of stray animals... help
children of Canada who can't afford books and sneakers; give 2 the Red Cross-
blood donations; clean our highways, help pack food at food banks -homeless
centres, volunteer 2 read and help elderly, volunteer at youth centres,
organize fund raisers 4 disadvantaged -of which there are many- in our Canada
.... u want peace.... well how about earning it!
WHITE POPPIES= RED POPPIES
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World War 1 History - Canada 2/5
COMMENT;
"Canada A Peoples
History" Disk 3 Or 4 I Think. You Can't Order It Anymore, Thats Why I
Posted It. It Was Produced By CBC & CBC French Canada In The 90s. Ill Be
Getting 1812 Up Hopefully In The Next 2 Months After Im Done Moving.
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World War 1 History - Canada 3/5
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World War 1 History - Canada 4/5
COMMENT:
Nothing but love for the country that gave the world hockey and made
those fine men that fought so well. Canada my second favorite country in the
world
COMMENT:
REMEMBER VIMY RIDGE!!!!!!
COMMENT:
Also created Basketball and Lacrosse... Canada has done a lot of
things indeed.
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World War 1 History - Canada 5/5-
CANADA'S PEACE SHORTLIVED.... SPANISTH INFLUENZA- KILLS 20 MILLION
PEOPLE- CANADA LOSES ALMOST AS MANY AS THE GREAT WAR...
COMMENT:
i can see that this flu could have contributed to the foundation that
led to our public health care system.
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Well here's a crapshoot folks- Canada/New Zealand/Australia- white
countries who won WWI 4 Britain are being excluded because we are 2 white in
the 100 year celebrations of victory of the Great War....... we must never forget our history that built us.... but we must also look how far we have come in our social changes and education and remember and honour our forefathers and mothers and those who helped us along the way...
Britain accused of "whitewashing" ANZAC role in First World
War
NZ and Australian WWI forces ignored in "political correctness
push", according to Australian report.
By Toby Manhire In The
Internaut
9th January, 2014 Anzac day,
Gallipoli,
Anzac troops on the beach at Gallipoli, 1915. ALEXANDER TURNBULL
LIBRARY
The contribution and sacrifices of New Zealand and Australia in the
First World War has been overlooked in Britain's official century anniversary
commemorations, according to a News Limited report published in the Sydney
Daily Telegraph.
The omission is the result of a "PC push", reads the
introduction above the report, penned by Charles Miranda.
He writes:
News Corp Australia has learned [that] in a blatant politicising of
the anniversary, Whitehall officials in London have been briefed to push the
efforts by the so-called "New Commonwealth" nations in a bid to win
political and economic favour in multicultural Britain.
The move comes amid a heated social and political row in Britain over
immigration numbers with the issue likely to determine the outcome of federal
elections in Britain next year.
British government sources have confirmed internal briefings on WWI
commemorations have not mentioned Australia or New Zealand once, instead staff
from departments and cabinet offices have been briefed to concentrate on other
British Empire contributions by soldiers from countries such as Nigeria and
other dominions in West Africa, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
A "government insider" is quoted as saying:
It's basically to remind Britons the First World War wasn't just
soldiers from here fighting in France and Belgium but involved people from
Lagos, Kingston and the Punjab … There has been no mention of old Commonwealth
Allies like Australia or New Zealand but more interest in celebrating the role
from New Commonwealth countries. I think it's fair to say Commonwealth ties are
being frayed a little on this one.
The report also quotes New Zealand born British author Murray
Rowlands:
There is nothing in David Cameron's programme of commemoration that
mentions these countries …
The British pretty much lost the war in July 1918, they were in
retreat and it was the Australians and New Zealanders who got put into the gap
… they were the ones that held up the Germans in places like Hamel [Somme,
northern France], with the Americans too but basically the well-trained
Australians, pretty battle hardened by then, who stopped the Germans.
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World War 1 Images & Songs - Pack up You Troubles in Your Old
The Sound track for these images is the popular song "Pack up
Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag" (Smile Smile Smile) This version was
recorded by Reinald Werrenrath in 1917.
You can find the lyrics for this and many other World War One songs
here:
720p HD video by Rod Smith
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FACTS AND STORIES- BLOGGED
CANADA MILITARY NEWS: Jan 2014- Commemorating 100th Anniversary of WWI
– The Great War- Canada-stories-facts- how Canada came 2gether- War 1812 with
Canada's First Peoples created Canada-
The Great War- Defined Canada- Vimy Ridge
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Original WW1 Battle Footage Passchendaele 1917 Pont des Arts
COMMENT:
Rest in peace, every man, horse and dog that died during these
terrible conflicts, you died for your country, and in my eyes, that makes you a
hero.
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Canadian Sikh soldiers world war 1 - japanese/chinese/minorities tried
so hard 2 form part of Canada's participation in WWI
COMMENT:
Not impressed with the Royal Canadian so called Legion. They should
""HAVE ALLOWED"" these men into the Legion. I have seen
pictures of Sikhs wearing helmets on top of there head dress.
"""VERY""" disappointed in the Legion.
COMMENT:
touching work god bless
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Canadian Aboriginal Soldiers- Mackenzie&Sierra- WW1
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Canada
Commemorates 100th Anniversary of the Great War- WWI started in 1914. War of
1812 created us with our First Peoples- WWI defined us -Vimy Ridge. This is a
beautiful dedication by High School Students who were devestated by 4 Canadians
in 2007 and they wrote and performed this incredible historical documentary 2
honour Canada's Forces- land, sea and air... Malvern Collegiate Instit. 2007-
Proud Canadian Soldier
Malvern Collegiate Instit. 2007- Proud
Canadian Soldier
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CANADA
MILITARY NEWS: Pg1 July7 Nova Scotia Black Battalion Honoured/REMEMERING our
troops-our Canada/NOVA SCOTIA- come visit, we’d love 2 have u- all ages and
disabilities- kids matter
AND..
Canadian
Aboriginal Soldiers- Mackenzie&Sierra WW1
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CANADA
The
Victoria Rifles – Black History Month- EVERY MONTH IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH- 1860
This
is a 30-second Black History Month (BHM) Public Service Announcement (PSA) on
The Victoria Rifles. It was formed in 1860 by Sir James Douglas, the first
black Governor of British Columbia. The Rifles were one of British Columbia’s
first military defense units comprised of Canadian black men only.
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The
Last Long Mile (World War I Song) (1918) ( Historical Recroding )
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Anderson Ruffin Abbott, the first Black Canadian to be a licensed Physician
Black
Canadians in Uniform -
A
Proud Tradition-First World War
Like
so many others swept up in the excitement and patriotism that the First World
War (1914-1918) initially brought on, young Black Canadians were eager to serve
King and country. At the time, however, the prejudiced attitudes of many of the
people in charge of military enlistment made it very difficult for these men to
join the Canadian Army. Despite the barriers, some Black Canadians did manage
to join up during the opening years of the war. Black Canadians wanted the
chance to do their part on a larger scale, however, and pressured the
government to do so.
On
July 5, 1916, the No. 2 Construction Battalion was formed in Pictou, Nova
Scotia—the first large Black military unit in Canadian history. Recruitment
took place across the country and more than 600 men were eventually accepted,
most from Nova Scotia, with others coming from New Brunswick, Ontario, the West
and even some from the United States. The Black Battalion’s chaplain was
Reverend William White, who had also played a leading role getting the unit
formed. He was given the rank of Honourary Captain—one of the few Black
commissioned officers to serve in the Canadian Army during the war.
The
segregated battalion was tasked with non-combat support roles. After initial
service in Canada, the battalion boarded the SS Southland bound for Liverpool,
England in March 1917. Its members were sent to eastern France later in 1917
where they served honourably with the Canadian Forestry Corps. There they
helped provide the lumber required to maintain trenches on the front lines, as
well as helped construct roads and railways. After the end of the First World
War in November 1918, the men sailed to Halifax in early 1919 to return to
civilian life and the unit was officially disbanded in 1920.
In
addition to the men of the Black Battalion, an estimated 2,000 Black Canadians,
such as James Grant, Roy Fells, Seymour Tyler, Jeremiah Jones and Curly
Christian, were determined to get to the front lines and managed to join
regular units, going on to give distinguished service that earned some of them
medals for bravery.
Black
Canadians also made important contributions on the home front. They helped
achieve victory by working in factories making the weapons and supplies needed
by the soldiers fighting overseas, and by taking part in patriotic activities
like raising funds for the war effort.
Today,
the dedicated service of the "Black Battalion" and other Black
Canadians who fought in the First World War is remembered and celebrated as a
cornerstone of the proud tradition of Black military service in our country.
Black
Canadians in Uniform -
A
Proud Tradition
Pre-First
World War
The
tradition of military service by Black Canadians goes back long before
Confederation. Indeed, many Black Canadians can trace their family roots to
Loyalists who emigrated North in the 1780s after the American Revolutionary
War. American slaves had been offered freedom and land if they agreed to fight
in the British cause and thousands seized this opportunity to build a new life
in British North America.
This
tradition of military service did not end there, with some Black soldiers
seeing action in the War of 1812, helping defend Upper Canada against American
attacks. A number of volunteers were organized into the “Company of Coloured
Men,” which played an important role in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Black
militia members also fought in many other significant battles during the war,
helping drive back the American forces. Black soldiers also played an important
role in the Upper Canadian Rebellion (1837–1839). In all, approximately 1,000
Black militia men fighting in five companies helped put down the uprising,
taking part in some of the most important incidents such as the Battle of
Toronto.
Black
volunteers also served with British forces farther away from home, including in
the Royal Navy. Indeed, one such man, William Hall, would earn the Victoria
Cross (the highest award for military valour) for his brave actions in India in
1857.
Victoria
Rifles standing at attention
Victoria
Pioneer Rifle Corps.
Photo: LAC C—022626
Black
people in the West also forged their own military traditions. In the late
1850s, hundreds of Black settlers moved from California to Vancouver Island in
pursuit of a better life. Approximately 50 of the new immigrants soon organized
the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps, an all-Black volunteer force also known
locally as the “African Rifles.” While the corps was disbanded by 1865 after
only a few years of existence, it was the first officially-authorized militia
unit in the West Coast colony.
While
relatively few Black Canadians served in the military in the years immediately
following Confederation, a few were part of the Canadian Contingent that went
overseas during the South African War of 1899–1902. However, the First World
War that erupted a decade and a half later would see a great change in how
Black Canadians served.
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CANADA
AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Voluntary
Recruitment
For
the first two years of war, Canada relied on a voluntary system of military
recruitment. It adopted a policy of conscription, or compulsory service, only
after a long, difficult political debate in 1917.
War
Enthusiasm Bolsters Recruiting
Throughout
the war, but especially in its early months, Canadians rushed to enlist for
reasons of patriotism, adventurism, opposition to German aggression, or
personal ties to Great Britain. Public attitudes also influenced individual
decisions, in particular the widespread view in many parts of the country that
those who failed to enlist were cowards.
Daily
newspaper editorials, political speeches, and lectures from the pulpit implored
men that their duty to King and Country meant serving in the military. Early
recruitment posters urged enlistment on the basis of patriotism and emotional
connections to the war's major issues. Later, more desperate posters tried to
shame men into enlisting by questioning their loyalty and their manhood.
Wartime propaganda also urged women to pressure men to enlist.
War
Weariness and Declining Enlistment
The
early strength of Canada's voluntary recruitment waned in 1916 in the face of
growing casualty lists. Local newspapers reported daily on the war's human
costs, and many public places posted the official casualty lists. Canadians had
come to realize that the war would be neither short nor easy, and not all of
them agreed that troops should continue to go overseas as the conflict dragged
on. Industry and agriculture at home needed workers in order to produce
munitions and foodstuffs, and 'doing one's bit' for the war could also mean
serving only in Canada. Others claimed simply that Canada had already
sacrificed enough, as the casualty rolls appeared to indicate.
Renewed
Efforts to Find Volunteers
As
voluntary recruiting weakened in the face of continuing losses overseas, the
government gradually eased previous restrictions on recruitment. It lowered
medical standards for the acceptance of volunteers, and allowed community
groups to raise their own battalions. Men less than five feet tall were
permitted to form bantam units and, from 1916, the government cautiously
accepted some visible minorities. The latter soon enlisted in significant
numbers, including 3,500 Aboriginal Canadians, 1,000 Blacks, and several
hundred Canadians of Chinese and Japanese descent.
These
minor successes raised more troops, but not enough to replace the many
thousands killed and wounded in the battles of 1916 and early 1917.
The
Government's Conscription Dilemma
Forced
to confront the fact that voluntarism alone could not maintain the forces
overseas at full-strength, Ottawa faced a difficult choice. It could allow the
country's war effort to decline by not replacing fallen or injured troops, or it
could maintain the forces at full-strength by forcing Canadians to serve
through conscription.
See
more objects and photographs about this topic:
Visiting
the Wounded
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Conscription,
1917
The
federal government decided in 1917 to conscript young men for overseas military
service. Voluntary recruitment was failing to maintain troop numbers, and Prime
Minister Sir Robert Borden believed in the military value, and potential
post-war influence, of a strong Canadian contribution to the war.
A
Momentous Debate
The
1917 conscription debate was one of the fiercest and most divisive in Canadian
political history. French-Canadians, as well as many farmers, unionized
workers, non-British immigrants, and other Canadians, generally opposed the
measure. English-speaking Canadians, led by Prime Minister Borden and senior
members of his Cabinet, as well as British immigrants, the families of
soldiers, and older Canadians, generally supported it.
The
conscription debate echoed public divisions on many other contemporary issues,
including language education, agriculture, religion, and the political rights
of women and immigrants. It also grew into a test of one's support for, or
opposition to, the war as a whole. Charges of disloyalty, cowardice, and
immorality from avid pro-conscription advocates were matched by cries of
imperialism, stupidity, and bloodlust by the anti-conscription camp.
The
campaign's viciousness sometimes obscured the debate's complexity. Many
anti-conscription advocates fully supported the war, for example, while not all
pro-conscription voices argued their case by using linguistic or racial smears
to diminish their opponents.
Conscription
Prevails
The
conscription debate raged through most of 1917 and into 1918. The required
legislation, the Military Service Act, worked its way through Parliament during
the summer to be passed in late August. It made all male citizens between the
ages of 20 and 45 subject to military service, if called, for the duration of
the war.
Conscription
was the main issue in the federal election that followed in December, a bitter
contest between Conservative / Unionist Sir Robert Borden and Liberal Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. Borden, running on a 'Unionist' pro-conscription ticket that
attracted many English-speaking Liberals, won decisively, but lost heavily in
Francophone areas of Quebec.
Wartime
Elections Act Changes Who Can Vote
The
government had helped pave the way for electoral victory with legislation in
the fall that enfranchised likely allies and disenfranchised likely opponents.
The
Wartime Elections Act gave the vote to the wives, mothers, and sisters of
soldiers, the first women permitted to vote in Canadian federal elections.
These groups tended to favour conscription because it supported their men in
the field.
The
Act then denied the vote to many recent immigrants from enemy countries
("enemy aliens"), unless they had a family member in military
service. At the same time, the Military Voters Act extended the vote to all
military personnel and nurses, including women, regardless of their period of
residence in Canada.
Borden's
margin of victory in December was greater than the votes delivered by either of
these controversial measures, but each had been highly successful. More than 90
per cent of military votes, for example, were Unionist.
Conscription's
Results
A
broadly popular but divisive measure, conscription polarized provinces, ethnic
and linguistic groups, communities, and families, and had lasting political
effects on the country as a whole. For many Canadians, it was an important and
necessary contribution to a faltering war effort; for others, it was an
oppressive act passed dishonestly by a government more British than Canadian.
Farmers
sought agricultural exemptions from compulsory service until the end of the
war. Borden's government, anxious for farmers' votes, agreed to limited
exemptions, largely for farmers' labouring sons, but broke the promise after
the election. The bitterness among farmers, many of them in the West, led to
the development of new federal and provincial parties.
French-speaking
Canadians continued their protests as well, and young men by the tens of
thousands joined others from across Canada in refusing to register for the
selection process. Of those that did register, 93% applied for an exemption. An
effort to arrest suspected draft dodgers was highly unpopular across the
province and, at its worst, resulted in several days of rioting and street
battles in Quebec City at Easter, 1918. The violence left four civilians dead
and dozens injured, and shocked supporters on both sides.
Conscription
would have minimal impact on Canada's war effort. By the Armistice in November
1918, only 48,000 conscripts had been sent overseas, half of which ultimately
served at the front. More than 50,000 more conscripts remained in Canada. These
would have been required had the war continued into 1919.
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Influenza,
1918-1919
The
war ended with a raging influenza epidemic, spread through Canada in part by
infected soldiers returning from overseas.
A
Global Killer
The
Spanish influenza epidemic, uniquely lethal in attacking young, healthy bodies,
killed at least 20 million people worldwide, including an estimated 50,000
Canadians. The flu was spread through bodily fluids and moved quickly through
the population. The flu presented itself through fatigue and cough, but quickly
attacked the body, creatinzzg mucous build-up in the lungs that could not be
expelled. Victims of the flu could be dead within a day of contracting the
illness.
The
Flu in Canada
Canada's
flu dead included soldiers who had survived the fighting overseas only to
succumb to illness once in Canada and thousands of family members who welcomed
them home but perished soon after their arrival.
The
loss of so many Canadians had a profound social and economic impact on a
country that had already suffered 60,000 war dead. The combined death toll
significantly reduced the workforce. It left thousands of families without a
primary wage earner and orphaned thousands of children.
In
attempting to halt the spread of the disease, many local governments shut down
non-essential services. Provinces imposed quarantines and protective masks were
required in public places. The epidemic led directly to the formation of the
federal Department of Health in 1919.
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NO MORE- CANADA'S FIRST PEOPLES 10,000 YEARS- the first to sign up fight for formation of our Canada and protect her... and 2 often the first to die
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Unsung Aboriginal Heroes in Canada’s Creation
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AFGHANISTAN- OUR TROOPS ARE STILL THERE
CANADA-Standing Strong & True (For Tomorrow) Official Music Video
(HD)
"Standing Strong and True (For Tomorrow)," is an all-star
Canadian country single dedicated to fallen Canadian soldiers and their
families.
for more info: www.wesaluteoutheroes.ca
Music video Produced by Fahrenheit Films. Director/Editor: Antonio
Hrynchuk. Cinematographer: Ray Dumas. Producers: Hrynchuk / Susan Busse.
COMMENT:
We Will Remember Them.
Send "Standing Strong And True" Ringtone to your cell I hear
the guns I feel the fire,
with my last breath my spirit
flies
And I see the faces of my
friends,
fighting till the end
So many fearless hearts.
I feel their courage and their
pain,
their lives should never be in
vain.
From heavens gate a perfect
view
a plain and simple truth -
Is lighting up the dark
Love one another that stranger
is your brother
Leave a footprint, everywhere
you go
Keep yesterday for giving,
today just for living
Say a prayer every night for
tomorrow
I pray the past can teach us
all,
before another hero falls
Before another mother cries,
forever asking why
(Why oh why)
Can't we love one another that
stranger is your brother
Leave a footprint everywhere
you go
(everywhere you go)
Keep yesterday for giving,
today just for living
Say a prayer every night for
tomorrow
Standing strong and true, on
guard for me and you
Standing strong and true, on
guard for me and you
So we can love one another that
stranger is your brother
Leave a footprint everywhere
you go
Keep yesterday for giving
Today just for living
Say a prayer every night for
tomorrow
Bless the true believers
Who stand and fight for freedom
So we can live in peace right
here at home
Live in peace at home
Keep yesterday for giving,
today just for living
Say a prayer every night for
tomorrow
Say a prayer every night for
tomorrow
AND...
FEBRUARY- MAY 2014
Arctic Expedition
February 7 – 9, 2014: Training Camp
Three-day ski training camp in Gatineau, Québec.
April 19, 2014: Departure
Leave Ottawa, Ontario, for Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
During the first three days,
the team will acclimatize and test gear. Then, Twin Otters will carry them to
within 100 kilometres from the Magnetic North Pole – the last degree. From
there, they will continue their journey on skis.
May 2, 2014: Return
2014 True Patriot Love Expedition - Arctic Circle
Arctic Expedition
Continuing the tradition and success of the 2012 True Patriot Love
Expedition – Himalayas, the 2014 Expedition will offer the ultimate Canadian
challenge. Twelve wounded yet determined soldiers will be paired with
courageous business leaders for this epic journey to the Arctic Circle.
Together, they will ski through some of the most demanding conditions
to reach the Magnetic North Pole. As a team, they must overcome past injuries
and current mental and physical challenges to achieve their goal.
Working together, they will move each participating soldier forward on
his or her road to recovery, while raising awareness of the needs of Canadian
veterans and their families.
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DEXTER THE WAR HERO
Dexter's full name is Military Working Dog Dexter CO67, but he is now
retired after service in Afghanistan. Dexter served for six years, during which
time he detected a garbage truck filled with explosives and saved at least a
thousand military personnel and civilians. After his tour, he was scheduled to
be euthanized because of hip problems and the fact that military dogs are hard
to place for adoption because of their aggressiveness. His handler, Kathleen
Ellison, went to work to save Dexter through the organization Military Working
Dog Adoptions. Veteran Danny Scheurer, who worked with dogs during his military
service, agreed to adopt Dexter and bring him home to Spring Grove, Illinois.
Dexter also became the first canine member of the American Legion when he was
accepted as a full member by Fox Lake American Legi?
(ON C.S.I.S. SHOW- JETHRO SAYS,
"That's NO dog- That's a
Marine"- and I started 2 cry with pride-
here's 2 all the Dexter Warriors)
Save-A-Vet Rescues Hero MWD Dexter
MWD Dexter saved over a thousand lives in his tours of duty in Iraq,
Afghanistan and elsewhere. Save-A-Vet rescued him from euthanization and gave
him a home where he can live out his retirement years.
Thanks to CBS 58 WDJT-TV Milwaukee for sharing this footage!
COMMENT:
ALL MWD's need to be recognized as "soldiers" and receive
the same benefits/care/protection UNDER LAW that police K9's receive!!!
COMMENT:
I was one of that group of Marines that Dexter saved. I remember that
day like it was yesterday. Thank you!
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CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM.... WW I
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“Angels of Mercy”: Canada’s Nursing Sisters in World War I and II
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Although Canada’s women had served as nurses in earlier wars, they
acquired formal recognition during World War I. The essential role they played
in this war assisted in winning the vote for women. In World War II more than
4,000 women served as nursing sisters in all three branches of Canada’s
military service. McMaster’s collections include the memorabilia of two of
these “angels of mercy”.
Canada’s nursing sisters played a vital role in the care of wounded
soldiers during World War I and II. Called “nursing sisters” because some of
the earliest nurses belonged to religious orders, they were accorded the rank
of lieutenant during World War I. The nurses were an integral part of the
Canadian Army Medical Corps; the majority worked overseas in military hospitals
and in casualty clearing stations. Often placed on the front-line, they
ministered to injuries for which no one could have trained them, and they were
seen as angels of compassion by the soldiers whose lives they saved.
Canada’s military nurses had played an important role in wars before
World War I. They were part of the medical team deployed to nurse soldiers
during the Northwest Rebellion and they also served in the Boer War. In
September 1914, 105 Canadian military nurses sailed to England with the first
contingent of Canadians. By 1918, more than 3,000 single Canadian women had
left their familiar surroundings and volunteered to serve their country by
caring for the wounded and sick overseas. The nurses were nicknamed “Bluebirds”
by soldiers, grateful for a glimpse of their blue dresses, white aprons and
sheer white veils. They served in a total of thirty military hospitals and
casualty clearing stations in France, Belgium, Greece, Malta and Eastern
Mediterranean. The work was hard and dangerous; on 19 May 1918 No. 1 Canadian
General Hospital in Étaples was bombed.
The dangers of working at the front were not restricted to land
operations. One of the innovations of the First World War Medical Services was
the introduction of the hospital ship, used to evacuate the sick and wounded
back to Canada. These ships were also subject to enemy attack such as occurred
on the night of 27 June 1917. The Llandovery Castle, a British merchant vessel
serving as a Canadian hospital ship, was torpedoed while returning to Liverpool,
England from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Of a Canadian crew and medical staff
totalling 258, only twenty-four survived. Among those who perished were the
fourteen Canadian Nursing Sisters aboard, among them Mae Belle Sampson, who had
trained in Hamilton, Ontario. Escaping lifeboats were pursued and sunk by the
German U-boat and the survivors machine-gunned.
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Memorabilia of the service of two Canadian nursing sisters, Sister
Mary English (World War I) and Sister Nancy Kennedy-Reid (World War II) can be
found in McMaster University Library’s collections. Sister English served in
France during the First War, as is indicated by her war badge service
certificate, issued in Victoria, B.C. in 1919. This certificate would have been
issued to Sister English to acknowledge her service with the Canadian
Expeditionary Force. She also saved two Christmas cards from the No. 1 Canadian
Stationary Hospital, 1915-1916, an invitation to a War Service Dinner in Paris,
dated August 1918, some postcards, photographs of nursing sisters with whom she
worked, and some photographs of soldiers and hospitals.
After Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 and the
declaration of war, Canada’s Nursing Sisters answered the call of duty again.
This time, Canada’s nursing service was expanded to all three branches of the
military: Army, Navy and Air Force. A total of 4,373 Nursing Sisters served
during the Second World War.
Nancy Kennedy-Reid was born in Carnarvon, North Wales, on 2 August
1902. She immigrated to Canada in 1926 and trained as a nurse at the Montreal
General Hospital in 1929. She travelled with The Queen’s Own Cameron
Highlanders of Canada to England in December 1940. Once there, she worked as an
Assistant Matron, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) at No. 1 Canadian
Hospital, Marston Green. The hospital moved to Hailsham, Sussex two years
later. In June 1942 she was promoted to Matron. She was posted to No. 1
Canadian General Hospital, Andria, Italy in November 1943, later moving to
Rome. She returned to England in August 1944 to serve at No. 23 Canadian
General Hospital, Leavesden, near Watford. Kennedy-Reid was appointed a member
of the Royal Red Cross by George V. Following her return to Canada on 1 January
1946, she became the director of nursing at St. Anne’s Hospital, St. Anne de
Bellevue, Québec. She retired in 1967 and served as President of the Canadian
Nurses Association the following year.
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Kennedy-Reid’s mementos are contained in three scrapbooks recording
her service in England and Europe. They include daily orders and nominal rolls
as well as a “berthing card” stating the particulars of her accommodation
aboard the HMT ship which she boarded from Moncton on 23 December 1940. Photographs
of wounded soldiers after the Dieppe raid, hospitals, the British countryside,
and Italian scenes including the Amalfi coast and Rome are also pasted in.
There are also letters, cards and invitations documenting her work and her
social life; one item is “No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Nursing Sister’s
Theme Song.” Of considerable interest are her medals, identification bracelet,
and a piece of shrapnel. The latter could have been a souvenir of a close call;
nurses frequently cared for the wounded while shells exploded around them.
Canada’s Nursing Sisters worked amidst omnipresent danger and incurred
a considerable number of casualties as a result of both disease and enemy
attacks. Their primary tasks were to give the wounded comfort and try to ensure
their safe return home. They had a profound effect on their profession and on
the war effort in both World Wars. The Bluebirds were the first Canadian women
to vote; the enfranchisement of women was one of the most dramatic changes
brought about by the nurses’ overseas service in World War I. In both wars,
these “angels of mercy” risked their own lives to contribute to Canada’s
eventual victory.
No 1 Canadian General Hospital
Nursing Sisters' Theme Song
In my sweet little Alice Blue gown,
When I first came to Birmingham
town.
I had had a bad trip, in a
nasty old ship
And the cold in my billet, just
gave me the pip.
We came out to nurse our own
troops,
But were greeted with measles
and whoops.
Now I'll be a granny, and sit
on my fanny,
And keep warm with turpentine
stupes.
In my sweet little Alice Blue gown,
When I return to my home town
They will bring out the band,
give the girls a big hand,
Being a nurse in the force,
I'll be quite renowned.
And I'll never forget all the
fun,
That I had, since I joined
Number One
I was happy and gay, to have
served with MacRae
In my sweet little Alice Blue
gown.
Further resources:
Nicholson, G.W.L. Canada's Nursing Sisters (Toronto:
Samuel Stevens, Hakkert, 1975)
Archival descriptions:
World War, 1914-1918, collection
Nancy B. Kennedy-Reid fonds
“Angels of Mercy”: Canada’s Nursing Sisters in World War I and II
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CANADA'S BEST KEPT SECRET-
The Black Battalion- Canada
Juanita Pleasant Wilbur of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
They came two hundred to answer the call
But only to fall
Their way was not paved
For a country they wanted to save
The battle cry went out
But these men were ousted
Their colour was wrong
Their courage strong
From battle line to battle line they went
But no one wanted them
A checker-board army they were called
Their courage strong they still persisted
For the right to fight for a country they loved
For the right to live as all men
Free and strong
The march was on, their will was strong
From place to place they went
Rejected by all, their cry was heard
Let us do our best
Don't let us be less
Give us a chance to build a life for our children
Let us make our mark
Give us a chance to stand proud and free
Rejected and tired of waiting
They finally saw the light
You're on a flight
Over-seas you're bound
At last you found your place
A checker-board army has been born
A remembrance to my Grand-dad, Private Wallace James Pleasant and all
the black men who fought and became know as Canada's best kept secret.
We love you all so much.... to my Fannie (Clements) Brothers and to my
Debbie Pleasant-Joseph ..... love you all so much....
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It was the largest engagement of the Fenian Raids, the first modern
industrial-era battle to be fought by Canadians and the first to be fought only
by Canadian troops and led exclusively by Canadian officers
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Actually a Canadian soldier by the name
of John McCrae. created the poem “In Flanders Fields”. He didn't however bring
forth the poppy appeal as he was dead!
His poem inspired a women called Moina
Belle Michael from america to use the idea of a poppy as a rememberance emblem.
In 1921 french poppieswere sold in
America.
5th july 1921- Canada adopts the flower
of rememberance
11th nov 1921- Britian adopts the flower
of rememberance
after that it became international!
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Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
In Flanders fields the poppies blowIn Flanders Fields was first published in England's Punch magazine in December 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada and other countries throughout the world.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields
The poem was written by a Canadian—John McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War.
The Early Years
Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. He had a sister, Geills, and a brother, Tom.The family were Scottish Presbyterians and John McCrae was a man of high principles and strong spiritual values. He has been described as warm and sensitive with a remarkable compassion for both people and animals.
John McCrae began writing poetry while a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute. As a young boy, he was also interested in the military. He joined the Highfield Cadet Corps at 14 and at 17 enlisted in the Militia field battery commanded by his father.
John McCrae graduated from Guelph Collegiate at 16 and was the first Guelph student to win a scholarship to the University of Toronto. After attending university for three years, however, he was forced to take a year off due to severe asthma. This illness recurred throughout his life.
During this year off, he was assistant resident master at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, teaching English and Mathematics. It is reported that he also fell in love with a friend's eighteen year-old sister, but he was dealt a bitter blow when the young woman died shortly after they met. John McCrae expressed the pain of this loss through his poetry which even then dwelt on the theme of death.
He returned to his studies in Toronto in 1893 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1894. He then attended the University of Toronto medical school.
He spent the summer of his third year as resident physician at the Garrett Hospital in Mount Airy outside Baltimore, a summer convalescent home for sick children. He wrote an essay about his young patients and frequently described the children in his correspondence.
A kitten has taken up with a poor (child) dying of muscular atrophy who cannot move. It stays with him all the time, and sleeps most of the day in his straw hat. Tonight I saw the kitten curled up under the bedclothes. It seems as it were a gift of Providence that the little creature should attach itself to the child who needs is most. (Prescott, In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 18)
While in medical school, he tutored other students to help pay his tuition. Two of his students were among the first women doctors in Ontario.
While training as a doctor, he was also perfecting his skills as a poet. At university, he had 16 poems and several short stories published in a variety of magazines, including Saturday Night.
He also continued his connection with the military, becoming a gunner with the Number 2 Battery in Guelph in 1890, Quarter-Master Sergeant in 1891, Second Lieutenant in 1893 and Lieutenant in 1896. At university, he was a member of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada of which he became company captain.
In 1898, John McCrae received a Bachelor of Medicine degree and the gold medal from the University of Toronto medical school. He worked as resident house officer at Toronto General Hospital from 1898 to 1899.
In 1899, he went to Baltimore and interned at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where his brother Thomas had worked as assistant resident since 1895. There, both John and Thomas McCrae became close associates of Dr. William Osler, the pre-eminent medical educator of his time.
The South African War
When the South African War started in October 1899, John McCrae felt it was his duty to fight. In order to serve in South Africa, he requested postponement of a fellowship in pathology that he had been awarded at McGill University in Montréal. He was subsequently commissioned to lead an artillery battery from his home town. This Guelph contingent became part of D Battery, Canadian Field Artillery.John McCrae sailed to Africa in December and spent a year there with his unit. When he left South Africa, it was with mixed feelings about war. He was still convinced of the need to fight for one's country but shocked by the poor treatment of the sick and injured soldiers.
John McCrae resigned from the 1st Brigade of Artillery in 1904 after being promoted to Captain and then Major. He was not involved with the military again until 1914.
The Young Doctor
Back in Montréal in 1901, John McCrae picked up the thread of his life, resuming his studies in pathology. The years after the war were busy ones for the young doctor. As Governor's Fellow in pathology and resident assistant pathologist, he had the dual function of research work in the Medical Faculty laboratories at McGill and autopsy duties at Montréal General Hospital.In 1902, he was appointed resident pathologist at Montréal General Hospital and later also became assistant pathologist to the Royal Victoria Hospital. In 1904, he was appointed an associate in medicine at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Later that year, he went to England where he studied for several months and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians.
In 1905, he set up his own practice although he continued to work and lecture at several hospitals. He was appointed pathologist to the Montréal Foundling and Baby Hospital in 1905. In 1908, he was appointed physician to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Infectious Diseases.
During these busy years, he also lectured in pathology at the University of Vermont Medical College in Burlington and in clinical medicine and pathology at McGill. He attended medical conferences in Europe and wrote extensively on medical subjects, including articles for the Montreal Medical Journal and American Journal of Medical Science.
Both John and Thomas McCrae were major contributor's to Osler's Modern Medicine, a 10-volume textbook published in 1909. In addition, John McCrae co-authored a textbook on pathology which was published in 1912.
He was a respected teacher and doctor, much in demand due to his enthusiasm and sense of responsibility to his patients, students and colleagues. He was a gregarious man with many friends. His busy schedule included time for socializing and holidays.Although McCrae worked hard at his university teaching and at his increasingly busy practice, the advantage of working in a university was that he could take time off. He holidayed at various times in England, France and Europe . . . At times he worked his passage to Europe as ship's surgeon; he enjoyed ships and the sea. These were the compensations of a bachelor's life. (Prescott, In Flanders Fields: the Story of John McCrae, p. 70)
An avid outdoorsman, John McCrae was invited in 1910 to serve as expedition physician when the Governor General, Lord Grey, journeyed by canoe from Norway House on Lake Winnipeg to Hudson's Bay.
John McCrae attended Sunday morning services regularly at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Montréal. He also continued to write poetry and was a member of the Shakespearean Club and the Pen and Pencil Club, a group of artists, writers and teachers which included Stephen Leacock among its members.
As well as expressing himself in words, John McCrae also did small, detailed pencil sketches of scenes on his trips, mostly in South Africa, the United States and Scotland.
In Flanders Fields
On August 4, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Canada, as a member of the British Empire, was automatically at war, and its citizens from all across the land responded quickly. Within three weeks, 45,000 Canadians had rushed to join up. John McCrae was among them. He was appointed brigade-surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery with the rank of Major and second-in-command.Just before his departure, he wrote to a friend:
It is a terrible state of affairs, and I am going because I think every bachelor, especially if he has experience of war, ought to go. I am really rather afraid, but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience. (Prescott. In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 77)
He took with him a horse named Bonfire, a gift from a friend. Later, John McCrae sent his young nieces and nephews letters supposedly written by Bonfire and signed with a hoof print.
In April 1915, John McCrae was in the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, in the area traditionally called Flanders. Some of the heaviest fighting of the First World War took place there during that was known as the Second Battle of Ypres.
On April 22, the Germans used deadly chlorine gas against Allied troops in a desperate attempt to break the stalemate. Despite the debilitating effects of the gas, Canadian soldiers fought relentlessly and held the line for another 16 days.
In the trenches, John McCrae tended hundreds of wounded soldiers every day. He was surrounded by the dead and the dying. In a letter to his mother, he wrote of the Battle of Ypres.
The general impression in my mind is of a nightmare. We have been in the most bitter of fights. For seventeen days and seventeen nights none of us have had our clothes off, nor our boots even, except occasionally. In all that time while I was awake, gunfire and rifle fire never ceased for sixty seconds ..... And behind it all was the constant background of the sights of the dead, the wounded, the maimed, and a terrible anxiety lest the line should give way. (Prescott. In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 98)
The day before he wrote his famous poem, one of McCrae's closest friends was killed in the fighting and buried in a makeshift grave with a simple wooden cross. Wild poppies were already beginning to bloom between the crosses marking the many graves. Unable to help his friend or any of the others who had died, John McCrae gave them a voice through his poem. It was the second last poem he was to write.
Soon after it was written, he was transferred to No. 3 (McGill) Canadian General Hospital in France where he was Chief of Medical Services. The hospital was housed in huge tents at Dannes-Cammiers until cold wet weather forced a move to the site of the ruins of the Jesuit College at Boulogne.
When the hospital opened its doors in February 1916, it was a 1,560-bed facility covering 26 acres. Here the wounded were brought from the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the third Battle of Ypres and from Arras and Passchendaele.
The Cost of War
John McCrae was deeply affected by the fighting and losses in France. He became bitter and disillusioned.He felt he should have made greater sacrifices, and insisted on living in a tent through the year, like his comrades at the front, rather than in the officers' huts. When this affected his health in mid-winter he had to be ordered into warmer surroundings. To many he gave the impression that he felt he should still be with his old artillery brigade. After the battle of Ypres he was never again the optimistic man with the infectious smile. (Prescott. In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 110)
For respite, he took long rides on Bonfire through the French countryside. Another animal companion was a casualty of the war, the dog Bonneau, who adopted John McCrae as his special friend.Writing letters and poetry also allowed John McCrae to escape temporarily from the pressures of his administrative duties at the hospital. His last poem, "The Anxious Dead", echoed the theme of "In Flanders Fields" but was never as popular as the earlier poem.
During the summer of 1917, John McCrae was troubled by severe asthma attacks and occasional bouts of bronchitis. He became very ill in January 1918 and diagnosed his condition as pneumonia. He was moved to Number 14 British General Hospital for Officers where he continued to grow weak.
On January 28, after an illness of five days, he died of pneumonia and meningitis. The day he fell ill, he learned he had been appointed consulting physician to the First British Army, the first Canadian so honoured.
John McCrae was buried with full military honours in Wimereux Cemetery, just north of Boulogne, not far from the fields of Flanders. Bonfire led the procession, McCrae's riding boots reversed in the stirrups. His death was met with great grief among his friends and contemporaries. A friend wrote of the funeral:
The day of the funeral was a beautiful spring day; none of us wore overcoats. You know the haze that comes over the hills at Wimereux. I felt so thankful that the poet of 'In Flanders Fields' was lying out there in the bright sunshine in the open space he loved so well.... (Prescott. In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 129)
The Flower of Remembrance
Before he died, John McCrae had the satisfaction of knowing that his poem had been a success. Soon after its publication, it became the most popular poem on the First World War. It was translated into many languages and used on billboards advertising the sale of the first Victory Loan Bonds in Canada in 1917. Designed to raise $150,000,000, the campaign raised $400,000,000.In part because of the poem's popularity, the poppy was adopted as the Flower of Remembrance for the war dead of Britain, France, the United States, Canada and other Commonwealth countries.
Today, people continue to pay tribute to the poet of In Flanders Fields by visiting McCrae House, the limestone cottage in Guelph, Ontario where he was born. The house has been preserved as a museum. Beside it are a memorial cenotaph and a garden of remembrance.
The symbolic poppy and John McCrae's poems are still linked and the voices of those who have died in war continue to be heard each Remembrance Day.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.
© Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1988 Catalogue No. V32-23/1988 ISBN 0-662-56211-9
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D-DAY: JUNE 6, 1944:
Preparing for the Invasion
"Everything indicates that the enemy will launch an offensive against the western front of Europe, at the latest in the spring, perhaps even earlier...."--Adolf Hitler, Directive No. 51, November 3, 1943
From 1941 to 1944 America and its allies pursued the goal of defeating "Germany First." Their strategy rested on a key assumption, ultimately there would have to be a massive invasion of Northwest Europe aimed at the heart of the Axis empire. This would reduce German pressure on the Soviet Union by creating a true "second front" in Europe. Germany would be trapped between the Soviets in the east and the Americans and British in the west.
By 1943 success on the battlefield and production in the factories made it possible to begin formal planning for this bold operation,the largest amphibious invasion in history. The target date was spring 1944.
In Berlin, Hitler understood that an invasion would come. Fortification of the coast of Northwest Europe was already underway. In 1943 its pace accelerated and more troops were posted in the west. The Germans expected the invasion in early 1944. They knew that it would determine the war's outcome. What they did not know was precisely when and where the Allies would strike.
Operation Overlord
"This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that's the way it's going to be. We're going down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success."--General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Formal planning for the invasion of Northwest Europe began in 1943. A group led by British General Frederick Morgan searched for the best point along the coast to strike and started drawing up assault plans. In May, at an Allied conference in Washington, D.C., a target date of spring 1944 was set for the long-awaited attack.
In December 1943 a commander for the operation was selected. The choice was an American,General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower had directed Allied invasion forces in North Africa and Italy. He took up his new post,Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force,in January 1944. Eisenhower approved of Morgan's selection of the Normandy coast in France as the invasion site, but he increased the size of the assault force. He and his staff then prepared the details of a plan to organize, transport, land, and supply the largest amphibious invasion force in history.
The operation was code-named "Overlord." The outcome of the war rested upon its success.
The plan for Operation Overlord entailed landing nine divisions of sea and airborne troops, over 150,000 men, along a 60-mile stretch of coast in just 24 hours.
On D-Day, three airborne divisions, one British and two American, would drop behind the landing beaches. Their job,seize beach exits, capture key transportation and communication points, and block German counterattacks.
Six divisions would assault the five landing beaches. Each beach had a code name. Utah Beach was assigned to the U.S. 4th Division. The US 29th and 1st Divisions would land at Omaha Beach. Further east, the British 50th Division would assault Gold Beach and the Canadian 3rd Division would attack at Juno Beach. The British 3rd Division would take Sword Beach.
The Commanders
"In a war such as this, when high command invariably involves a president, a prime minister, six chiefs of staff, and a horde of lesser 'planners,' there has got to be a lot of patience, no one person can be a Napoleon or a Caesar."--General Dwight D. Eisenhower, diary entry, February 23, 1942
The seven men selected to lead Overlord, three American, four British, sat down together for the first time in January 1944. All had at least 30 years of military experience, and were regarded by their peers as exceptional in their fields. Many had served together in previous campaigns, and almost all had participated in the amphibious assaults in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. They knew that Overlord would require Allied collaboration on an unprecedented scale.
In the months leading up to D-Day the commanders worked around the clock, planning strategic and tactical operations, conducting training exercises, and coordinating the resources and efforts of ground, air, and naval forces. There were numerous setbacks, many stemming from personality clashes and conflicting beliefs about the best course of action. When tempers flared, Eisenhower, as Supreme Commander, intervened to ease tensions among his colleagues so that Overlord would not be jeopardized. It was essential that they cooperate in what Winston Churchill called "much the greatest thing we have ever attempted."
Commander, US Ground Forces Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley
Affectionately called "the GI's General" for his unassuming manner and his concern for his soldiers, Bradley was one of the most beloved commanders in the US Army. He spent much of his early career as an instructor at his alma mater, West Point, and at the Infantry School at Fort Benning. While at Fort Benning, he played a key role in the expansion of the airborne forces. After America entered World War II, Bradley took command of the US 82nd Airborne Division. He hoped to lead the airborne troops into battle, but after only a few months he was ordered to Louisiana to rebuild a weak division of the National Guard. It wasn't until 1943 that Bradley went overseas, to North Africa. He joined his old friends, Eisenhower and General George Patton, for the Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns, before Eisenhower selected him to command the US ground forces for Overlord.
Commander, Allied Ground Forces General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
As commander of the victorious British Army in North Africa, "Monty" enjoyed enormous popularity among both his troops and the British people. His military achievements won him the respect of his fellow soldiers, including his Desert War opponent, Erwin Rommel. But his arrogant, rigid, and abrasive manner earned him a reputation as one of the most difficult and controversial commanders of World War II. He was unreceptive to suggestions, and his cautious approach to combat led other Allied commanders to view him as weak and indecisive. And although he developed a grudging respect for Eisenhower, he made no effort to hide his contempt for the Americans, whom he regarded as second-rate soldiers. Omar Bradley, who worked closely with Monty during invasion preparations, said, "He left me with the feeling that I was a poor country cousin whom he had to tolerate."
Commander, Allied Naval Forces Fleet Admiral Sir Bertram H. Ramsay
The oldest of the Overlord commanders, Ramsay had served in the Royal Navy for over 40 years. His experience with naval operations in the English Channel during both world wars made him particularly well suited to command the Normandy invasion fleet. After World War II began, Ramsay was put in charge of laying minefields and establishing antisubmarine patrols along the Channel, the last line of defense between Britain and German-occupied Europe. He was knighted by King George VI for his success in the evacuation of nearly 340,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk in June 1940. At the time, this was the largest amphibious operation in history. Ramsay worked closely with Eisenhower and Tedder during the Allied landings in North Africa and Sicily, and Eisenhower was glad to have him appointed to Overlord. He called Ramsay "a most competent commander of courage, resourcefulness, and tremendous energy."
Commander, Allied Air Forces Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Leigh-Mallory achieved notoriety as a fighter commander in 1940, when he launched a controversial, though successful, offensive campaign against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Although he was a competent airman, his blatant disregard for authority, combined with a brash, argumentative style, made him extremely unpopular. As commander of the Allied air forces for Overlord, he was responsible for leading tactical air operations against both the Luftwaffe and German ground forces. But his authority was undermined by a dispute over the strategic bomber forces. Leigh-Mallory had little experience with bombing campaigns, and the British and American bomber commanders refused to take their orders from him. Air Chief Marshal Tedder assumed control over strategic operations, leaving Leigh-Mallory free to focus solely on the crucial matter of tactical fighter support for front-line ground troops.
Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith From 1911, when he joined the Indiana National Guard as a 16-year old, Walter "Beetle" Smith advanced slowly but steadily up the army ranks. But it wasn't until the 1930s that his abilities drew significant notice. While attending the Infantry School at Fort Benning, he attracted the attention of two of his instructors, Omar Bradley and General George C. Marshall. In 1939, Marshall, at Bradley's urging, appointed Smith to the War Department. After Pearl Harbor, Smith was promoted to Secretary of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was so highly valued by Marshall that it was only after Eisenhower pleaded to have Smith as his Chief of Staff that Marshall agreed to let him go. Smith was an excellent military manager and, as Eisenhower's right-hand man, provided administrative and moral support, helping the SHAEF staff prepare for Overlord. Eisenhower called him "a godsend."
Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
By the time Eisenhower named Arthur Tedder as his Deputy Commander, the two men had already worked together in three invasion operations. Eisenhower described Tedder "not only as a brilliant airman but as a staunch supporter of the 'allied' principle." In North Africa, Tedder introduced an effective campaign of surgical "carpet" bombing to knock out strategic German defenses and supply lines. His air forces also carried out successful strikes against German targets in Sicily and Italy, in support of advancing ground troops. For Overlord, he would be responsible for identifying bombing targets and coordinating the activities of Allied air and ground forces. One of the most challenging aspects of his job would be working with uncooperative air commanders who refused to relinquish control of their forces. But by the spring of 1944, Tedder had managed to consolidate American and British air forces into one Allied air command.
Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower
"When pressure mounts and strain increases everyone begins to show the weaknesses in his makeup. It is up to the Commander to conceal his: above all to conceal doubt, fear, and distrust."
Dwight Eisenhower's military career began at West Point, where he met classmate and future colleague, Omar Bradley. Although "Ike" showed promise, he was notorious for playing pranks and flaunting regulations. In a class of 164, he ranked 125th in discipline. After graduation he distinguished himself as a trainer and strategist. But he was eager to experience combat, and frustrated when he was kept stateside during World War I. His opportunity for combat command finally came during World War II, when he directed Allied forces in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. He was selected to lead Overlord not only because of his success in the Mediterranean, but because of his ability to balance the diverse personalities of the commanders involved in the operation. Even Bernard Montgomery, whose relationship with Eisenhower was often strained, said of him, "He has the power of drawing the hearts of men towards him .... He merely has to smile at you, and you trust him at once."
SHAEF: Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
The organization formed to direct Overlord was known as Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). SHAEF was created in January 1944. It replaced an earlier Allied planning organization, COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander). COSSAC had mapped out the original invasion plans in 1943.Based in Norfolk House on the outskirts of London, SHAEF was the administrative center for Overlord planning and operations. All of the commanders in the Allied Expeditionary Force reported to Eisenhower. Though the leaders of the ground forces, General Bernard Montgomery and General Omar Bradley, were not technically part of SHAEF, they took their orders directly from the Supreme Commander and worked closely with SHAEF staff.
The Invasion Site: Keeping Hitler Guessing
The main objective of Allied deception strategy was to convince the Germans that an invasion would indeed take place, but not at Normandy. The most obvious choice for an invasion site was Calais, located at the narrowest part of the English Channel, only 22 miles from Great Britain. Hitler was almost certain that the Allies would attack here. The Allies encouraged Hitler's belief by employing an ingenious ruse. Throughout southeastern England they built phony armies, complete with dummy planes, ships, tanks, and jeeps. With the help of British and American motion picture crews, they created entire army bases that would look authentic to German reconnaissance aircraft. These "bases" gave the impression of a massive Allied buildup in preparation for an invasion of France at Calais.
The ruse worked. Hitler ordered a heavy concentration of troops and artillery in the Pas-de-Calais region. In doing so, he left Normandy with fewer defenders.
Maintaining the Overlord Secret
In spring 1944 SHAEF initiated the Transportation Plan, using bombers to destroy rail centers and bridges serving northwestern France. The aim was to cut supply lines to the German forces in Normandy. To avoid giving away the invasion's location, Allied aircraft also conducted bombing and reconnaissance missions near Calais.
Just before the invasion commenced, additional diversionary tactics would begin. Small groups of Allied ships and planes would head towards Calais, transmitting electronic signals to simulate the approach of a large invasion fleet on German radar.
Plans to isolate and confuse German forces in Normandy were aided by the French Resistance. Before D-Day, this secret army provided Allied planners with reports about German positions and activities in Normandy. Once the invasion began, they would sabotage railroad tracks and cut power and communication lines.
A Bodyguard of Lies
"In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies."--Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1943
The success of Operation Overlord depended heavily on preventing Hitler from learning the date and location of the invasion. If the Germans were to gain advance knowledge of D-Day, the outcome could be disastrous. Additional divisions and arms could easily be deployed to Normandy in time to stop an Allied assault at the beach. The Allies needed to devise a plan that would keep the Germans in the dark about the invasion preparations.
Winston Churchill was one of the chief architects of the Overlord deception plan, which was code-named "Bodyguard." Churchill's enthusiasm for including elaborate deceptions in major offensive campaigns stemmed, in large part, from the failure of earlier amphibious operations,especially those at Dieppe in World War II and at Gallipoli in World War I.
In late 1943, more than six months before D-Day, the Allies,aided by the French Resistance, German double agents, and their own elaborate intelligence operations, began strategic and tactical operations to keep the Germans out of Normandy.
The ENIGMA Riddle
The ENIGMA machine was an ingenious encrypting device employed by the Germans since the 1920s. During World War II it was used by German military and intelligence forces to transmit classified information. With over 200 trillion possible letter combinations, its code was hailed by the Germans as unbreakable. They were unaware, however, that the Allies had cracked the code with the help of Polish cryptographers who had broken some of the ENIGMA keys before the war.
ENIGMA and D-Day Deception Plans
By 1940 British intelligence was able to read much of the ENIGMA radio traffic. Information gathered from decrypted messages was known by the code name ULTRA. This breakthrough enabled the Allies to monitor German troop movements and gauge German reactions to Allied activity. It proved invaluable to the D-Day deception planners because it permitted them to see if the Germans accepted their misinformation as truth. Based on the German response, the Allies could alter their efforts as needed to maintain the ruse.
How did ENIGMA Work?
Despite its complex system of wires, plugs, and ciphering wheels, the ENIGMA machine was fairly simple to use. The operator just typed the letters of a message,the machine's internal mechanisms did the rest. Pressing a key sent an electrical current through the plugboard wiring and activated the wheels. The wheels rotated to produce an encrypted letter, which lit up above the keyboard. The code changed according to the wheel and plug positions. Each configuration produced a different scrambled letter. To read or write a coded message, the operator wrote down all of the letters as they lit up. Operators were given monthly charts to indicate the daily settings, because a message enciphered by an ENGIMA machine could be deciphered only by another ENIGMA machine with the same settings.
"Rupert": D-Day's Smallest Soldier
Early on D-Day morning "Ruperts" would be dropped with several real paratroopers east of the invasion zone, in Normandy and the Pas-de-Calais. The dummies were dressed in paratrooper uniforms, complete with boots and helmets. To create the illusion of a large airborne drop, the dummies were equipped with recordings of gunfire and exploding mortar rounds. The real troops would supply additional special effects, including flares, chemicals to simulate the smell of exploded shells, and amplified battle sounds. This operation, code-named "Titanic," was designed to distract and confuse German forces while the main airborne forces landed further to the west.
GIs in Britain
"After enduring all the ordeals and training in England, we felt like we were completely ready for anything, and we were very ready to fight the Germans, and we looked forward to the day that we could actually get into the real fight."--Sgt. Bob Slaughter, 116th Infantry Regiment, US 29th Division
Operation Overlord required a massive buildup of men and supplies in Great Britain, the training zone and staging area for the invasion. American troops began arriving in 1942. Eventually there would be over 1.5 million American soldiers, sailors, and airmen in the United Kingdom. They joined divisions of British and Canadian troops, along with smaller contingents from France, Poland, and other nations.
The presence of so many Americans caused some problems. The Yanks were paid four times what British troops received. This, and the attention the Americans paid to British women, bred resentment. "Overpaid, oversexed and over here." That was how some in Britain described the Americans. There was also tension within the American forces between black and white GIs. When they mixed in pubs there were often fights, too often culminating in a shooting. The army took to segregating the pubs.
For the most part, however, the American "occupation" of Britain was carried out with remarkable success. It helped beyond measure that everyone had the same ultimate objective.
The Big Buildup
The amount of supplies required for the Normandy invasion was staggering. It included everything needed to outfit, feed, and arm millions of soldiers, sailors, and airmen. There were tanks, jeeps, trucks, warships, warplanes, field artillery, ammunition, rations, and medical supplies. One of the key supply problems was assembling a fleet of landing craft and ships large enough to carry ashore six divisions of troops in one day. A variety of amphibious craft were gathered,from giant LSTs to LCVPs, DUKWs (floating two-and-a-half-ton trucks) and specially equipped tanks capable of swimming to shore.
The invasion buildup took two years to complete. Much of the supplies and equipment, over 5 million tons, came with the Americans. By the spring of 1944 Great Britain was transformed into what General Eisenhower described as "the greatest operating military base of all time."
Assault Training
The Allied troops preparing for D-Day pursued a routine of intense training. They spent hours at firing ranges, underwent physical conditioning, and became familiar with different landing craft. There were assault exercises at beach training sites. The men practiced exiting landing craft. They crawled under barbed wire while live fire passed over their heads. Engineers were trained to demolish beach obstacles and blow up mines. Army Rangers scaled cliffs. Paratroopers made day and night jumps and endured three-day forced marches.
Fortress Europe
The amount of supplies required for the Normandy invasion was staggering. It included everything needed to outfit, feed, and arm millions of soldiers, sailors, and airmen. There were tanks, jeeps, trucks, warships, warplanes, field artillery, ammunition, rations, and medical supplies. One of the key supply problems was assembling a fleet of landing craft and ships large enough to carry ashore six divisions of troops in one day. A variety of amphibious craft were gathered,from giant LSTs to LCVPs, DUKWs (floating two-and-a-half-ton trucks) and specially equipped tanks capable of swimming to shore.The invasion buildup took two years to complete. Much of the supplies and equipment,over 5 million tons,came with the Americans. By the spring of 1944 Great Britain was transformed into what General Eisenhower described as "the greatest operating military base of all time."
Assault Training
The Allied troops preparing for D-Day pursued a routine of intense training. They spent hours at firing ranges, underwent physical conditioning, and became familiar with different landing craft. There were assault exercises at beach training sites. The men practiced exiting landing craft. They crawled under barbed wire while live fire passed over their heads. Engineers were trained to demolish beach obstacles and blow up mines. Army Rangers scaled cliffs. Paratroopers made day and night jumps and endured three-day forced marches.
Fortifying the Coast
Hitler envisioned the Atlantic Wall as an unbreakable barrier, fortified with enough artillery and manpower to foil even a massive invasion attempt. Plans called for 15,000 concrete bunkers, ranging in size from small pillboxes to great fortresses. Three hundred thousand troops would man these defenses. The fortifications would be built by Organization Todt, the elite construction group of the Nazi Party. The workforce consisted of over 500,000 men, many of them prisoners or civilians from German-occupied nations, who were used as slave labor. But in January 1944, the Atlantic Wall fortifications were still incomplete, and Rommel had doubts as to whether these defenses would be sufficient.
Deadly Obstacles As further protection against invasion, Rommel ordered the placement of mined beach obstacles along the French coast. Simple yet deadly, these obstacles were positioned across entire beachfronts. At high tide, many of them were virtually invisible.
These obstacles created a dilemma for Allied invasion planners. If their attack came during high tide, many landing craft would hit mines. But if it took place during low tide, troops would have to cross a wider portion of beach while under enemy fire.
Final Preparations
In the final days before D-Day, the assault troops received new uniforms and equipment, as well as these special supplies issued specifically for the invasion. General Bradley severely restricted the number of items issued to soldiers, so that they would not be weighed down by extra gear when they landed in Normandy. But even lightly equipped, the average soldier would carry about 75 pounds of equipment onto the beaches.
- Order of the Day
- SHAEF issued this to the men taking part in the invasion. Many saved their copy of the order.
- Extra boxes of matches
- Vomit bags
- Because of the limited number of vomit bags, many GIs resorted to using their helmets instead.
- Antiseasickness pills
- For thousands of soldiers these pills had no effect other than inducing extreme drowsiness.
- Replica 200 francs of invasion currency
- These notes were legal tender in occupied France, even though most were printed in the United States.
- French Language Guide
- Lifebelt
- Ration heating units
- Each can contained a fuel tablet that, when lit, served as a small stove.
- Paperback book
- The government provided millions of these easy-to-carry books to the military. Paperbacks were available before the war, but mass production began only after they were popularized by the GIs.
- Pocket Guide to France
- Condoms
- Troops found these useful in keeping sand and water out of rifle barrels.
- Raincoat
- Insecticide powder
- Water purification tablets
- Extra pair of gas-protective socks
- Extra candy bars
- Extra razor blade
- Pliofilm rifle cover: soldiers could put their rifles in these plastic waterproof bags to protect them from water damage during the trip across the Channel.
- Extra cigarette packs
- Chewing gum Replicas
The Invasion Begins
The Invasion Force Gathers...and Waits "All southern England was one vast military camp, crowded with soldiers awaiting final word to go.... The mighty host was tense as a coiled spring...coiled for the moment when its energy should be released and it would vault the English Channel in the greatest amphibious assault ever attempted."-- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
In the first week of May 1944 the soldiers and sailors of the invasion force began descending on southern England. They came by boat, train, bus, or on foot from bases all over Great Britain. Almost 2 million men and nearly half a million vehicles were assembled. It was the greatest mass movement of armed forces in the history of the British and American armies. Upon their arrival in southern England, the men were confined in marshaling areas. There they began to be briefed about their mission.
General Eisenhower had set D-Day for June 5. Loading for the assault started on May 31. That night, the first part of the massive naval operation began when minesweepers moved out to start clearing channels for the armada.
Then, on June 4, with the great invasion force poised to go, trouble struck. A large storm arose in the English Channel. Eisenhower faced an agonizing decision,should he postpone the invasion?
The Decision to Go
"The waiting for history to be made was the most difficult. I spent much time in prayer. Being cooped up made it worse. Like everyone else, I was seasick and the stench of vomit permeated our craft."
--Pvt. Clair Galdonik, 359th Infantry Regiment, US 90th Division
D-Day was scheduled for June 5, 1944. But on the eve of the invasion, as the air and sea armada began to assemble, a storm arose in the English Channel. It threatened the success of the operation.
At 6:00 A.M. on June 4, Eisenhower decided to postpone the invasion for at least one day, hoping for better weather on June 6.
For the next 24 hours the men of the Allied invasion force remained sealed aboard their ships. Cramped and tense, they waited. At their bases in England, the pilots and airborne troops also marked time. Everything depended on the weather and the decision of the man in charge of Overlord, General Eisenhower.
On the Continent the Germans were confident that the storm in the Channel would postpone any planned Allied invasion. Rommel took the opportunity to return to his home in Germany to visit his family.
In the early hours of June 5, Eisenhower pondered the weather reports and the conflicting advice of his inner circle of advisers.
Around noon on June 5, Eisenhower sat at a portable table and wrote a note, which he placed inside his wallet. Pressure or fatigue led him to misdate it "July 5."
"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that Bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone. -- July 5"
The American Airborne
The US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed behind Utah Beach. The mission of the "Screaming Eagles" of the US 101st Airborne was to seize the causeways that served as exits from Utah and capture or destroy bridges over the Douve River. The "All Americans" of the US 82nd Airborne were to destroy other Douve bridges and capture the town of Sainte-Mére-Église.
Things went badly for the Americans at first. Flying in darkness and under fire from German forces, many pilots dropped their men far from planned landing zones. Scattered and disorganized, the troops were forced to improvise. Though they achieved few of their objectives initially, they did confuse the Germans and disrupt their operations. By late morning, Sainte-Mére-Église was captured. The exit causeways from Utah Beach were secured by 1:00 P.M.
The British Airborne
The British 6th Airborne Division dropped behind Sword Beach. Their goals-capture two bridges over the Caen Canal and Orne River, destroy bridges over the Dives River, and neutralize the giant German artillery battery at Merville. The British operations went well. The most notable was the daring capture of the "Pegasus" bridge over the Orne Canal by gliderborne troops under the command of Major John Howard.
Special Weapons and Equipment
Because of the special nature of airborne operations, paratroopers and glidermen received items that were not used by ground troops. They carried lighter weapons, as well as other equipment that could sustain them for several days if they were unable to link up with other soldiers right away.
Zane Schlemmer US 82nd Airborne Division
Nineteen-year-old Sergeant Zane Schlemmer of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 82nd Airborne Division landed in an orchard in Picauville-over a mile off-target. He fashioned this scarf from a parachute he found nearby and wore it until the war's end.
"We had jumped extremely low... and I hit in a hedgerow apple orchard, coming up with very sore bruised ribs.... I landed on the Pierre Cotelle farm, which was about a mile and half from where I should have landed.... After I landed, cleared my parachute and all, I could not join up with my people because of German fire coming from the farm house.... the firing was quite overwhelming.... I was alone. I had no idea where the hell I was other than being in France."
Eventually Schlemmer joined other paratroopers defending a hill near the Mederet River. He stayed in combat until July, when he was wounded.
The best-known piece of equipment carried by the American airborne troops was a brass "cricket"-a small toy that made a clicking sound when squeezed. Crickets were issued to the men so that they could identify one another in the dark.
One cricket was carried on D-Day by 22-year-old Private Ford McKenzie of the US 101st Airborne Division. He landed at 1:15 A.M. near the town of Sainte-Mére-Église. McKenzie wore his cricket on a string around his neck. One click on the cricket was supposed to be answered with two clicks. The troops also had a password, "flash." It was to be answered with "thunder."
"If you didn't click back, it was assumed you were the soon-to-be-dead enemy."
McKenzie later jumped into Holland and was with the US 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne
Silent Wings into Normandy
A recreation depicts the aftermath of the crash of a CG-4A Waco glider in Normandy during the early morning hours of June 6, 1944.
Many airborne troops landed in Normandy in specially designed gliders that could transport soldiers, jeeps and light artillery. American-designed Waco CG-4A gliders and British Horsa Mark II and Hamilcar gliders were towed across the English Channel by Douglas C-47 Dakota transport planes and British Albemarle, Halifax, and Stirling bombers. Over Normandy, the tow ropes were released and the gliders descended to earth.
Constructed of canvas and plywood, the Allied gliders were aptly nicknamed "flying coffins." Many broke into pieces when they crashed into hedgerows or walls. Losses among the glidermen were high. Some of the dead, including one general, were crushed by jeeps or other equipment during crash landings.
Night Drop Into Normandy
"I looked at my watch and it was 12:30. When I got into the doorway, I looked out into what looked like a solid wall of tracer bullets. I said to myself, 'Len, you're in as much trouble now as you're ever going to be in. If you get out of this, nobody can ever do anything to you that you ever have to worry about!'"--Pvt. Leonard Griffing, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 101st Airborne Division
The first men to see action on D-Day were the airborne troops. Three airborne divisions,two American and one British, dropped behind the landing beaches in the hours before dawn. Over 20,000 men, the largest airborne force ever assembled,entered Normandy by glider and parachute.
The overall mission of the airborne divisions was to disrupt and confuse the Germans so as to prevent a concentrated counterattack against the seaborne troops coming in at dawn, and to protect the flanks of the invasion force at Sword and Utah beaches.
Crashing into farm fields in fragile gliders, or descending in parachutes amid antiaircraft fire, the airborne troops suffered heavy casualties. In the darkness and confusion of the pre-dawn hours, many units became scattered and disorganized. Some men who landed in flooded areas drowned. Despite these difficulties, groups of soldiers managed to form up and attack the enemy.
The Armada Strikes
"Ships and boats of every nature and size churned the rough Channel surface, seemingly in a mass so solid one could have walked from shore to shore. I specifically remember thinking that Hitler must have been mad to think that Germany could defeat a nation capable of filling the sea and sky with so much ordnance."Lt. Charles Mohrle, P-47 pilot
Even as the armada neared the French coast, German commanders did not believe that an Allied invasion was imminent. There were no Luftwaffe or naval patrols in the area. German radar finally detected the huge fleet at about 3:00 A.M., but with Rommel at home in Germany, there was no one who could dispatch additional divisions to Normandy. The invasion force remained unchallenged until daybreak, when the German coastal batteries opened fire.
Just before the first waves of troops landed, Allied bombers and naval artillery launched a massive assault against the German positions along the coast. For 35 minutes, the landing area was pounded by over 5,000 artillery rounds and 10,000 tons of bombs.
Amid the deafening noise of the artillery barrage, LCVPs and other small craft headed for shore. They were rocked by waves that left the men soaking wet,and violently seasick. Shivering from the cold and wind, and weighed down by waterlogged gear, the soldiers prepared to land on the beach. It was almost H-Hour.
The Air Armada
On June 6 the sky over the English Channel swarmed with transport planes, gliders, bombers, and fighters. Bombers targeted German supply lines across northern France and patrolled the coast watching out for enemy forces. Over 1,000 fighters flew directly above the convoys to protect them from Luftwaffe attack. Although the presence of the fighter escorts reassured the seaborne troops, some fighters were shot at by nervous ship gunners who mistook them for German planes. As it turned out, the Luftwaffe was virtually absent on D-Day. Allied air forces controlled the skies.
The Air and Sea Armada
With more than 11,000 aircraft, 6,000 naval vessels, and 2 million soldiers, sailors, and airmen from 15 countries, the invasion force assembled for Overlord was the greatest in history. Not all of these forces were deployed on June 6, many arrived as reinforcements after the initial landings. Winston Churchill called Overlord "the most difficult and complicated operation that has ever taken place."
The Sea Armada
With nearly 5,000 vessels, the invasion fleet deployed on June 6 was an inspiring and impressive sight. An American bomber pilot, looking down at the fleet, observed, "We could see the battleships firing at the coast. And literally you could have walked, if you took big steps, from one side of the Channel to the other. There were that many ships out there." But the sight of the approaching armada terrified the Germans stationed on the coast. One German officer marveled, "It's impossible ... there can't be that many ships in the world."
Caption for map showing sea routes: Seaborne Troop Routes On the morning of June 5, the ships and boats assigned to the assault forces embarked from various ports along the coast of Great Britain. They sailed for the assembly area, which was nicknamed "Piccadilly Circus." After the minesweepers swept sea lanes clear of German minefields, the assault convoys moved into transport areas located 11 miles off their assigned beaches. Here the troops transferred to LCVPs and other landing craft that would bring them to shore.
D-Day Naval Vessels
Over 50 types of naval craft participated in the initial assault operations. The sea armada included warships, escort ships, patrol and torpedo boats, and landing craft of various sizes and shapes. Most were American and British, but the Canadian, French, Polish, Norwegian, Dutch, and Greek navies also contributed ships and personnel. All vessels crossed the Channel under their own power except for the smallest landing craft, which were transported on the larger boats.
The Landing Beaches
"It was a weird feeling, to hear those heavy shells go overhead. Some of the guys were seasick. Others, like myself, just stood there, thinking and shivering. There was a fine rain and a spray, and the boat was beginning to ship water. Still, there was no return fire from the beach, which gave us hope that the navy and the air force had done a good job. This hope died 400 yards from shore. The Germans began firing mortars and artillery."--Sgt. Harry Bare, 116th Infantry Regiment, US 29th Division
As dawn came to the coast, Allied troops approached the landing beaches. The first waves included 30-man assault teams and amphibious duplex (DD) tanks that plowed through the water under their own power. There were also army combat engineers and navy demolition teams. Their job was to clear beach obstacles and mark safe pathways for the later waves.
Aboard the landing craft the men were pitched about. Many were seasick. Tension, fear, and anticipation were the dominant emotions. Behind them the naval bombardment continued, while overhead, bombers went on with their work. The noise was tremendous. It left an unforgettable impression on every man who experienced it.
Closer to shore, boats began to hit mines. The explosions lifted some entirely out of the water. As the first waves neared land, shelling of the beaches ceased. It would not resume until the men were ashore and could radio back targets. Sometime around 6:30 A.M., the first landing craft hit the beach. D-Day had arrived on the beaches of Normandy.
Utah
"There was this barbed wire area and a wounded officer who had stepped on an antipersonnel mine calling for help. I decided that I should go. I walked in toward him, putting each foot down carefully and picked him up and carried him back. That was my baptism. It was the sort of behavior I expected of myself."
--Lt. Elliot Richardson, medical detachment
Because of differences in tides, the American beaches, Utah and Omaha, were assaulted first.
Utah Beach was assigned to the US 4th Division. H-Hour, when the attack would begin, was 6:30 A.M. The initial assault force included rifle companies, combat engineers, and naval demolition teams. There were also 32 amphibious tanks. Four tanks sank offshore. But 28 made it safely to the beach.
As the first wave neared the coast, strong currents swept the boats south. They beached 2,000 yards from the planned landing zone.
Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of America's 26th president and, at age 56, the oldest member of the assault forces, was with the first wave. He and other officers assessed the situation, then quickly made a decision, they changed the landing site to their location.
This action saved many lives. The new landing zone was less defended than where the troops were supposed to land. By 9:30 A.M., three beach exits were secure. Before noon, the US 4th Division made contact with airborne forces behind the beach. As night fell, they were four miles inland. All this was achieved with remarkably few casualties, approximately 200 dead and wounded.
"When we first came in there was nothing there but men running, turning, and dodging. All of a sudden it was like a beehive. Boats were able to come through the obstacles. Bulldozers were pushing sand up against the seawall and half-tracks and tanks were able to go into the interior. It looked like an anthill."
--Seabee Orval Wakefield, underwater demolition team
"I jumped out in waist-deep water. We had 200 feet to go to shore and you couldn't run, you could just kind of push forward.... then we had 200 yards of open beach to cross, through the obstacles. But fortunately, most of the Germans were... all shook up from the bombing and the shelling and the rockets and most of them just wanted to surrender."
--Sgt. Malvin Pike, 8th Infantry Regiment, US 4th Division
"I saw what looked like a low wall ahead, so I crawled for it.... To my right was a dead GI. To my left about 40 yards away were some GIs in the process of regrouping. As I watched, they went over the wall, so I decided to flip over it also. When I looked ahead, there was no more sand; it was a swamp of shallow water. But I was on my way now."
Omaha Beach: Visitors to Hell
"As our boat touched sand and the ramp went down, I became a visitor to hell. I shut everything out and concentrated on following the men in front of me down the ramp and into the water."
--Pfc. Harry Parley, 116th Infantry Regiment, US 29th Division
If the Germans were going to stop the invasion anywhere, it would be at Omaha Beach. A wide, sandy beach, it was an obvious landing site. At each end of the beach there were cliffs running nearly perpendicular to the water. Behind the beach was a well-fortified bluff that rose 100 to 170 feet. The Germans had every inch of Omaha pre-sited with deadly crossfire.
The US 1st and 29th Divisions and men of the 2nd and 5th Ranger Battalions had to cross Omaha Beach and seize several "draws," ravines set into the bluff that offered passage inland.
Trouble began offshore. Thirty-two out of the 36 amphibious tanks accompanying the assault troops sank. Smoke and dust from the naval bombardment and strong currents pulled many boats off target. The first waves were nearly wiped out before the men got across the beach. Some died before they exited their boats. Survivors crouched behind beach obstacles or crawled up the beach as the tide rose behind them. Many took shelter behind a sea wall.
Follow-up waves piled up behind the first, creating a traffic jam of men and vehicles, easy targets for the Germans. Omaha Beach became a killing field.
"The first sight I got of the beach, I was looking through a sort of slit up there, and it looked like a pall of dust or smoke hanging over the beach."
--Lt. Ray Nance, Executive Officer, 116th Infantry Regiment, US 29th Division
"...we were hearing noises on the side of the landing craft like someone throwing gravel against it. The German machine gunners had picked us up. Everybody yelled, 'Stay down!'... I noticed the lieutenant's face was a very gray color and the rest of the men had a look of fear on their faces. All of a sudden the lieutenant yelled to the coxswain, 'Let her down!' The ramp dropped...."
--Pvt. H. W. Schroeder, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
"... the craft gave a sudden lurch as it hit an obstacle and in an instant an explosion erupted.... Before I knew it I was in the water.... Only six out of 30 in my craft escaped unharmed. Looking around, all I could see was a scene of havoc and destruction. Abandoned vehicles and tanks, equipment strung all over the beach, medics attending the wounded, chaplains seeking the dead."
--Pvt. Albert Mominee, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
These chaotic photographs of Omaha Beach were shot by famed war photographer Robert Capa. Capa accompanied men from Company E of the 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division in the second assault wave. He landed at the Easy Red sector. His dramatic but chilling photographs capture soldiers struggling through the surf and crouching for cover behind beach obstacles and tanks. Some men have fallen, whether from wounds or by mishap we do not know.
Capa shot 106 photographs of the beach. Then, his nerve broken by the carnage around him, he climbed aboard a landing craft headed back to sea. Capa's three rolls of film were rushed to London, where a darkroom technician developing them dried the negatives too quickly. He inadvertently destroyed all but 10 shots.
These blurred and grainy images are the closest we will ever come to the experience of being on Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944.
Omaha Beach: The Struggle to Survive
"There were... men there, some dead, some wounded. There was wreckage. There was complete confusion. I didn't know what to do. I picked up a rifle from a dead man. As luck would have it, it had a grenade launcher on it. So I fired my six grenades over the cliff. I don't know where they went but I do know that they went up on enemy territory."
--Pvt. Kenneth Romanski, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
The men who landed at Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6 had to overcome tremendous odds simply to survive. General Omar Bradley, who commanded American ground forces on D-Day, later wrote, "Every man who set foot on Omaha Beach that day was a hero."
The dazed and wounded men who survived the initial assault were, at first, disorganized and unable to move off the beach. Shock and fear kept them from moving forward. It took the initiative of junior and noncommissioned officers, along with ordinary privates, to turn the tide at "Bloody Omaha." These anonymous leaders had watched comrades die in the surf and on the beach. Now they led others in the only direction they could go, inland.
"Face downward, as far as eyes could see in either direction, were the huddled bodies of men living, wounded, and dead, as tightly packed together as a layer of cigars in a box.... Everywhere, the frantic cry, 'Medics, hey, Medics' could be heard above the horrible din."
--Maj. Charles Tegtmeyer, Surgeon, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
"...I crawled in over wounded and dead but I couldn't tell who was who and we had orders not to stop for anyone on the edge of the beach, to keep going or we would be hit ourselves....I ran into a bunch of my buddies from the company. Most of them didn't even have a rifle. Some bummed cigarettes off of me.... The Germans could have swept us away with brooms if they knew how few we were and what condition we were in."
--Pvt. Charles Thomas, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
This remarkable series of photographs depicts men of the 16th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st Division as they huddled under chalk cliffs at the edge of the Omaha Beach near Colleville-sur-Mer.
It is morning on D-Day and the men, some of them wounded, are regrouping before moving inland. The fear, exhaustion, and determination on the faces of these soldiers hint at the terrors they have already endured.
Omaha Beach: Turning the Tide
"When you talk about combat leadership under fire on the beach at Normandy, I don't see how the credit can go to anyone other than the company-grade officers and senior NCOs who led the way. It is good to be reminded that there are such men, that there always have been, and always will be. We sometimes forget, I think, that you can manufacture weapons, and you can purchase ammunition, but you can't buy valor and you can't pull heroes off an assembly line."
--Sgt. John Ellery, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
Two things happened to reverse the disaster at Omaha Beach. First, navy destroyers moved in close to the shoreline, some of them touching sand, to deliver point-blank fire at German-fortified positions. Second, individual officers took the lead and got the troops organized to move across the beach and up the bluff. They did so by setting a personal example and by pointing out the obvious,to stay on the beach meant certain death and retreat was impossible.
The men, organized into groups that mixed companies and regiments, moved up the bluff by advancing between the well- fortified draws, not up them. In innumerable firefights, they cleared out the trenches, then attacked the fortified artillery emplacements from the rear. By afternoon the draws were still closed, but the Americans had taken Colleville-sur-Mer, Vierville-sur-Mer, and Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer. Though far short of their planned goals, they had pushed over a mile inland. They had prevailed in what was by far the best defended of the D-Day beaches. But the cost had been steep. Two thousand two hundred men, one of every 19 who landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day, were dead or wounded.
The Rangers of Pointe du Hoc
"Located Pointe du Hoc, Mission accomplished, Need ammunition and reinforcements, Many casualties." --Lt. Col. James Rudder, 2nd Ranger Battalion, D-Day message
Between Utah and Omaha Beaches stands a large promontory called Pointe du Hoc. Allied planners learned the Germans had placed a battery of 155 mm howitzers here. With a firing range of 14 miles, these guns threatened the assault forces on both American beaches.
Allied planners gave two battalions of U.S. Army Rangers the job of neutralizing the German guns. These elite troops were trained to make an amphibious landing on the beach in front of Pointe du Hoc, scale its 100-foot cliffs, and destroy the German battery.
On D-Day the Rangers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Rudder, used rocket-propelled grappling hooks attached to ropes and ladders to climb the cliffs. As they worked their way up, the Germans dropped grenades on them and cut some of their ropes. Still, within five minutes, the Rangers made it to the top and drove off the defenders.
They then made a startling discovery, the German guns were missing. Sergeant Len Lomell and two other Rangers scouted inland. A short distance away they found the guns. They quickly destroyed them.
By 9:00 A.M. the Rangers had accomplished their mission. But for the next two days they faced intense German counterattacks. The 2nd Ranger Battalion took over 50 percent casualties.
"We fired our rockets with the grappling hooks two at a time. Some ropes didn't make it to the top of the cliff.... the enemy cut some, but we did have enough of them... to get the job done. I was the last one in from my boat, and when I finally got to the base, there was a rope right in front of me, so I started to go up.... The enemy was shooting at us, and throwing grenades by the bushel basketful."
--Cpt. James Eikner, 2nd Ranger Battalion.
Sword
"...stamped in my memory is the sight of Shimi Lovat's tall, immaculate figure striding through the water, rifle in hand, and his men moving with him up the beach to the skirl of Bill Millin's bagpipes."
--Commander Rupert Curtis, 200th LCI Flotilla
At the easternmost end of the invasion front lay Sword Beach. The attack on Sword was spear-headed by the British 3rd Division. The assault force included commandos of the 1st Special Service Brigade. This brigade included British, French, Polish, and German Jewish troops. They were led by Brigadier Lord Simon "Shimi" Lovat.
The landings at Sword Beach went smoothly. Most of the tanks and armored vehicles made it safely to shore and the invaders quickly broke through the German coastal defenses and moved inland. The commandos, some riding collapsible bicycles, raced to link up with the paratroopers and gliderborne troops of the British 6th Airborne Division.
However, as the invaders advanced towards the city of Caen, they collided with tanks from the German 21st Panzer Division. The Germans tried to push the invasion force back into the sea. Though they withstood a fierce afternoon counterattack by the panzers, the British could not break through the German lines and seize Caen. The city, an important D-Day objective, would remain in German hands for weeks. (with 17.11.14)
"The beach was now covered with men. They were lying down in batches.... There were a good many casualties, the worst of all being the poor chaps who had been hit in the water and were trying to drag themselves in faster than the tide was rising."
--Cpt. Kenneth Wright, Intelligence Officer, 4th Commandos, 1st Special Service Brigade
"Nobody dashed ashore. We staggered. With one hand I carried my gun, finger on the trigger, with the other I held onto the rope-rail down the ramp, and with the third hand I carried my bicycle."
--Cpl. Peter Masters, 6th Commandos, 1st Special Service Brigade
Gold and Juno
"It was absolutely like clockwork. We knew it would be. We had every confidence. We had rehearsed it so often, we knew our equipment, we knew it worked, we knew given reasonable conditions we could get off the craft."
-- Lt. Pat Blamey, British 50th Division, Gold Beach
East of the American beaches lay Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches,assigned to three divisions from Great Britain and Canada. Differences in tides meant that the British and Canadians landed about one hour after the Americans.
Gold Beach was allotted to the British 50th Division. The British were aided by a collection of unusual vehicles designed by Major General Sir Percy Hobart. Dubbed "Hobart's Funnies," they included a tank outfitted with flame- throwers and one with a set of chains that flailed in front of it to destroy mines. The British ran into stiff German resistance at a fortified seaside village named La Rivire, but by noon the entire 50th Division was ashore. By day's end the British advanced to within two miles of Bayeux. Casualties numbered just 400.
Losses were far greater at Juno Beach, located adjacent to Gold. Juno was assaulted by the Canadian 3rd Division. Rough seas and strong tides hampered the Canadians. Nearly one-third of their landing craft was damaged or destroyed by mines and beach obstacles. The first wave of infantry took terrible losses. Casualties at Juno would total 1,200 by the end of the day. Still, by midmorning the Canadians were able to begin moving inland to link up with British forces from Gold.
"My buddy, Kelly McTier, who was on my right, was shot in the face and neck. We were told not to stop and help any of our buddies as we too might be hit, and we were to carry on as best we could to get across the beach."
--Wilfred Bennett, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Canadian 3rd Division, Juno Beach
"As we approached the beach at Bernires, tracer bullets could be seen heading in our general direction from a supposedly empty pillbox about 200 yards on our right. We landed in three feet of water, and I recall thinking that no matter what lay ahead, it was a great relief to be on dry land again."
--Lt. Peter Rea, Queen's Own Rifles, Canadian 3rd Division, Juno Beach
"It looked like a Hollywood scene in a way, but it wasn't. People were being killed all around us."
--Pfc. Walter Rosenblum
"There was a landing craft breached, either due to fire or to being grounded, and quite a few men on it were not getting off and the craft was going down. We swam out and took a few...back to shore. Somebody else got a long rope which we swam out with, tied onto the landing craft, and had them hold onto...and walk themselves in.... At that time I had no idea there was a photographer in the vicinity."
--2nd Lt. Walter Sidlowski, 348th Combat Battalion, 5th Engineer Special Brigade
"I saw this magnificent man swim out and bring some people off the sinking ship and bring them back in to shore and to me he was the picture of heroic beauty."
--Pfc. Walter Rosenblum, describing the rescue efforts of Lieutenant Walter Sidlowski
D-Day: the Aftermath
"The first night in France I spent in a ditch beside a hedgerow wrapped in a damp shelter-half and thoroughly exhausted. But I felt elated. It had been the greatest experience of my life. I was 10 feet tall. No matter what happened, I had made it off the beach and reached the high ground. I was king of the hill, at least in my own mind, for a moment."-- Sgt. John Ellery, 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Division
As full darkness came to the Normandy coast, at about 10:00 P.M., unloading at the beaches ceased. In a single day over 150,000 American, British, Canadian, and French troops had entered France by air and sea, at a cost of nearly 5,000 casualties. From the American airborne on the far right to the British airborne on the far left, the invasion front stretched over 50 miles.
The Germans had taken years to build the Atlantic Wall. At Utah Beach, it had held up the U.S. 4th Division for less than one hour. At Omaha Beach, it had held up the U.S. 29th and 1st Divisions for less than one day. At Gold Beach, Juno Beach, and Sword Beach, it had held up the British 50th, the Canadian 3rd, and the British 3rd Divisions for about an hour. Fortress Europe had been breached. The largest amphibious operation in history was a success.
"He suddenly raised his body and let out an awful yell. He had realized that his right leg was missing. I pushed him back down and I remember him saying, 'What am I gonna do? My leg, I'm a farmer.'"
--Pharmacist's Mate Frank Feduik, administering morphine to a GI on the deck of an LST
"I noticed that nothing moved on the beach except one bulldozer. The beach was covered with debris, sunken craft, and wrecked vehicles. We saw many bodies in the water....We jumped into chest-high water and waded ashore. Then we saw that the beach was literally covered with the bodies of American soldiers wearing the blue and gray patches of the 29th Infantry Division."
--Lt. Horace Henderson, 6th Engineer Special Brigade, describing Omaha Beach on June 7.
The Breakout of Normandy
"Fighting is from field to field and from hedgerow to hedgerow. Frequently you don't know whether the field next to yours is occupied by friend or foe.... You rarely speak of advancing a mile in a single day; you say, instead, 'We advanced 11 fields.'"-- Staff Sgt. Bill Davidson, combat correspondent, Yank, U.S. Army
At daybreak on June 7 the Allies began moving inland to expand their toehold in Normandy. A key objective was to capture a port to speed the buildup of men and supplies. American forces drove west to cut off the Cotentin Peninsula and seize the port city of Cherbourg.
As they moved inland, the Americans entered an environment perfectly designed for their opponents. Western Normandy was covered with a maze of hedgerows, thick banks of earth eight to 10 feet high covered with overgrowth and trees. For centuries, local farmers had used hedgerows to mark the boundaries of fields. Now they formed excellent defensive terrain. The Germans had pre-sited mortars and artillery on gaps in the hedgerows. Behind them, they dug rifle pits and tunneled openings for machine guns. The hedgerows had to be taken one by one. The cost in time and casualties proved high.
Meanwhile, to the east, the Canadians and British were bogged down in their effort to break out of the beachhead and seize the city of Caen. The battle for Normandy developed into a long and deadly struggle.
Victory in Europe
"'This is D-Day,' the BBC announced at 12 o'clock. 'This is the day.' The invasion has begun!... Is this really the beginning of the long-awaited liberation? The liberation we've all talked so much about, which still seems too good, too much of a fairy tale ever to come true?... the best part of the invasion is that I have the feeling that friends are on the way. Those terrible Germans have oppressed and threatened us for so long that the thought of friends and salvation means everything to us!"-- Anne Frank, diary entry, June 6, 1944
News of D-Day electrified the world. At last the Allies had a "second front" in Europe. The Germans now faced the Soviets in the east and the Americans, British, and Canadians in the west. Hitler also had to contend with Allied armies in Italy and the ongoing Allied bombing offensive against Germany. Victory in Europe seemed within reach.
In reality, nearly a year of hard fighting lay ahead.
During June 1944 the Allies made important advances. On June 22 the Soviets unleashed a major offensive on the eastern front. In six weeks of intense battle they drove the Germans lines back into Poland.
Meanwhile, in Normandy, on the morning of June 7, the invasion entered a new phase. The Allies and the Germans rushed to move reinforcements into place. Allied air power made this difficult for the Germans, who were also hampered by Hitler's continuing belief that the Normandy invasion was just a diversion. In contrast, the Allies had men, tanks, guns, and supplies offshore and in England ready for unloading. They were poised to win the battle of the buildup.
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A Dedication to Canadian Soldiers- I'm
not superman... I'm not that naive
Time to bring our nato troops home/bring
our nato troops home- seize all funds........ muslims/islam/arab love their
jihadis....... love destruction and death..... thrive in it..... let them kill
themsleves- they have caused more or AS MUCH DAMAGE AS ALL THE
muslim/islam/arag JIHADI'S COMPBINED...... BRING OUR TROOPS HOME....
So needed this ...... honour all our Nato
troops - if u want to sit in your comfy homes using opec oil ignoring the hate
and murder- whilst our troops bleed and die for simple and basic human rights u
spit on.... well DON'T JUDAS OUR TROOPS.... fitting pls don't judas me
Please Dont Judas Me, Nazareth
One of the best songs ever sung, pieced
this with some clips i had to put together a fine video to show the hardships
that our troops have faced for many years. Please respect them all and dont
judge them for their service to us and our country
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Highway of Heroes,
with Lee Greenwood god bless Canada - To think Country Music Lee Greewood
admires and honours us this way- speaks volumes of true Americans for Canada
troops
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UK
We Will Remember Them. An All Star
Tribute For Fallen Troops.
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CANADA'S ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP
) - To Glory(HD)- 2011 by matthew worth
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police /
Gendarmerie royale du Canada RCMP/GRC
Motto: Maintiens le droit / Maintain the
Right
To Glory- Two Steps To Hell (music)
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My favourite show of all time... God how
we loved the RCMP Musical Ride in Canada ... and still do- CANADA'S ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE
RCMP Musical Ride 2011 Fredericton Pt.
III.mpg
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OMG... LOVE IT..
I am Canadian HD
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Sidney Crosby Tim Horton's Commercial
(2010)
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and our beloved Classifed is nominated....
his O CANADA is one of the best
youngblood hip hop/rap ever.... and we love him.... here is Classified's
Maritimes (which we all are...and proud of it Canada)..... nails it.... just
nails it... and the cartoon story style of the song.... is awesome....
CLASSIFIED- MARITIMES.... incredible... and smart, edgy.... and
typical Classifed (who is opening for The Black Eyed Peas this summmer ... love
them too)
Classified - Maritimes
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Life of a Soldier - A Tribute to Canadian
Soldiers
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"Life Of A Soldier" by Ill
Scarlett
life of a soldier
You're at home, I'm away
And if all I can say
Is that this boy is still the same
It's the man inside that's changed
Front of the line but still behind
Seems like I'm trying way too hard
And like I haven't tried at all
Hard as stone but feeling all the weight
Feeling all the weight that's crushing me
When you come around
You're like a little slice of heaven when
I'm coming down
Lifting me up above the clouds
I'll sleep tonight but the war's far from
over
Tomorrow is no guarantee
If I don't return from this life of a
soldier
Don't you be crying for me.
Throw this all away
Nothing comes for free at least that's
what they say
If I had the chance I'd do it all again
If I had the chance I'd do it all again
Racing against the clock trying to
relieve the pressure
Pushing you away so we can be together
Carry me today I'll carry you forever
Let's take a chance and we'll see if this
won't last
Hard as a stone but feeling all the
weight
Feeling all the weight that's crushing me
When you come around
You're like a little slice of heaven when
I'm coming down
Lifting me up above the clouds.
I'll sleep tonight but the war's far from
over
Tomorrow is no guarantee
If I don't return from this life of a
soldier
Don't you be crying for me.
There's a car pulling up and the man
who's inside
Takes a deep breath as he straightens his
tie
It's nothing new cause he's done this
before
She knew it as soon as he knocked on the
door
Please someone please tell me I must be
dreaming
What will I do oh, I just can't believe
it
Taken away, oh he's
Taken away
Someone take me away
Someone take me away.
I'll sleep tonight but the war's far from
over
Tomorrow is no guarantee
If I don't return from this life of a
soldier
Don't you be crying for me.
Nothing comes for free at least that's
what they say
If I had the chance I'd do it all again
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Bed Of Roses - British Forces Remembered
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new zealand
New Zealand Army
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God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood
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Aussie Digger Tribute - POSTER GIRL.....
LOVING OUR PRECIOUS AUSSIES SO DEARLY....
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Sean Bean in Sharpe - Richard Sharpe-
music- "nara" by E.S? Posthumus
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Rick Mercer Report: All About Canada
(FAQ)
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Rick Mercer: Behaviour Modification
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Rick Mercer's Sleepover with Stephen
Harper - 24 Sussex Drive- Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
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Two of my favorite songs....
Bette Davis Eyes
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Walk On- Billy Currington
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USA- GOD BLESS YOU
REMEMBER ME- USA MILITARY, MILITIA,
RESERVISTS- OVER 25 MILLION HITS....
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United Kingdom Forces Tribute- 'I vow to
thee? my country'
We love you... we pray for you... we
honour you...you always watch our backs and are there for us..
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Australia Defence Forces Tribute...
Thank you for all that you do... thank
you for being there for us... you honor us... and we honour you.
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Coalition Forces Tribute - to all Allied
Forces overseas
You are why we are free on this day....
you always have our backs.... thank you... we love you.... we remember.... we
pray for you...
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BETTER ON FULL SCREEN.Do Not leave
negative comments because i will remove (most of) them.Mostly
Aussie,American,british,Canadian and Dutch Troops in the video slideshow, But
still enjoy because it is dedicated to all Coalition forces serving over seas
or luckly safely at home.I have other video slideshows so please take a look at
my channel.Feel free to favourite,comment,rate and subscribe :).
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A Tribute To Women In The Military
Thank you to the incredible people who
made these videos possible... and thank you You Tube... and most of all.... to
all ... thank you to each and every man and woman serving abroad and on our
homelands of our free world. My family came to Canada in 1632 landing on
Newfoundland... they had little but their bare hands, their Bible, raw courage
and and a dream.... and just look at our free world today and all that we have
... even in the hardest of times... just look around and truly see what our
forefathers and mothers sacrificed and lived for ... to pass on to us... and
for us to pass on to our children.
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER.... WE
PROMISE....
We will never forget you... thank you for
our freedoms and our children's and theirs....Our Lord and Savior died for our
sings and was sacrificed on the cross- you servie with honor, duty, dedication,
intelligence, bravery... never giving up... and never giving in- you sacifice
your very life in service to your country and to us. Thank you. Nova
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Billy Currington- WALK A LITTLE STRAIGHTER DADDY
Boy have I been there.... on both sides of the table.... this simple
stunning song and that 'voice'... and that billy currington with the southern
soul that only can be born to you.... Georgia's backwoods country boy.... told
it like it is.... for all the youngbloods.... who know real and raw... and the
truth song.... Billy Currington will always have tarnished angels like him....
for fans..... because we walked.... his talk.... and lived to tell the tale....
Billy Currington - Walk A Little Straighter
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Canada
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A look at the Dominion of Canada, second largest country in the world
and the most prominent North American monarchy. Canada was settled by the
French and English with Great Britain taking the whole area in the French &
Indian War. Canada was successfully defended from the American Revolution and
British, Canadian and Indian forces soundly defeated repeated invasion attempts
by the US during the War of 1812. Canada came into its own under the reign of
Queen Victoria and during World War I the valor of Canadian troops proved that
the country had come of age with the Germans categorizing the Canadian
Expeditionary Force as "shock troops". The large influx of loyalists
after the American Revolution led to the legacy of Canada being considered the
part of English-speaking North America most loyal, monarchist and mature. The
national anthem is "Oh Canada" and the official languages are English
and French. Interesting note: at the founding of the unified Canada the country
was going to be called the "Kingdom of Canada" but the name was
changed to "Dominion of Canada" for fear that the term
"kingdom" would offend the staunchly republican United States.
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What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach? (recording footage)
Melissa Dunphy's new composition "What do you think I fought for
at Omaha Beach?" was selected as the winning work for the 2010 Simon
Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition. The Philadelphia-based
composer's choral work sets excerpts of public testimony given by a WWII
veteran before the Maine Senate in a hearing to discuss the Marriage Equality
Bill.
"What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?" was
performed on May 29, 2010, at Grace and Holy Trinity in Kansas City, MO and
First Presbyterian Church in Lawrence, KS. This video is taken from initial
footage of the recording session on May 30, 2010, at Blessed Sacrament Church
in Kansas City, KS.
The piece was selected from a pool of over 100 submissions, from over
70 composers, hailing from 10 different countries. In choosing the work from a
narrowed-down, committee-selected pool of nine finalists, music director and
conductor Simon Carrington gave his reasoning behind selecting Dunphy's work as
the winner. "There were plenty of excellent pieces in the sweet-sounding
modern idiom which SCCS would make very beautiful, but the strongest (and most
individual) piece was Melissa Dunphy's What do you think I fought for at Omaha
Beach? -- a bold and highly effective setting of a thought-provoking text."
PHILLIP SPOONER'S TESTIMONY (excerpted) and TEXT FOR WHAT DO YOU THINK
I FOUGHT FOR AT OMAHA BEACH?
Good morning, committee. My name is Phillip Spooner and I live at 5
Graham Street in Biddeford. I am 86 years old and a lifetime Republican and an
active VFW chaplain ... I was born on a potato farm north of Caribou and
Perham, where I was raised to believe that all men are created equal, and I've
never forgotten that.
I served in the U.S. Army, 1942-1945 ... I worked with every outfit
over there, including Patton's Third Army. I saw action in all five major
battles in Europe... I was in the liberation of Paris.
(I have seen much, so much blood and guts, so much suffering, much
sacrifice.)
I am here today because of a conversation I had last June when I was
voting. A woman ... asked me, "Do you believe in equality for gay and
lesbian people?" I was pretty surprised to be asked a question like that.
It made no sense to me. Finally I asked her, "What do you think I fought
for at Omaha Beach?"
For freedom and equality. These are the values that make America a
great nation, one worth dying for.
My wife and I did not raise four sons with the idea that our gay son
would be left out. We raised them all to be hard-working, proud, and loyal
Americans and they all did good.
A YouTube clip of Spooner's testimony can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrEbJB...
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AMERICA: Victory is the Only
Option
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While President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to seek credit
for "ending the combat mission" in Iraq, this video praises the
contributions of our troops for helping bring greater stability and security
there -- significant progress that was only made possible through a surge
strategy most Democrats like the President and Vice President opposed. As the
drawdown of troops in Iraq continues, House Republicans are grateful to all the
men and women in uniform, as well as their families, for the courage and
sacrifices they have made, and continue to make, to advance freedom abroad and
strengthen our security here at home
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Canadian Forces Trubute-
Kandahar Fields
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ABOUT ME - MYSPACE COVER PAGE 2010- Old Momma Nova
ABOUT ME 31 JANUARY 2010- the good ones of military
Proud Canadian Soldier
B I L L Y C U R R I N G T O
N A N G E L No. 31
<font color="white">BILLY CURRINGTON ANGEL NO. 31 OVER
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<p>Billy C. say that our Military men and women serving abroad
and on our homelands are the real and true heroes of this world. He's
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<p>Billy C. says that our military, militia and reservists
forces serving abroad and on our homelands of our free world are the real
heroes of this world- and... and those
who have served make him feel so humble and proud when they ask for his
autograph- he feels like he should be asking for theirs. </p><br
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<p>Tribute to the Canadian and American forces currently serving
in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their
countries.
We remember. We pray each
morning and night for you and yours.... since 9/11/2001. We will not forget....
and we pray for those serving abroad and on our homeland. You are our heroes.
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<p>GOD BLESS OUR CANADIAN TROOPS SERVING ABROAD AND ON OUR
HOMELANDS. WE HAVE OUR FREEDOMS ON THIS
DAY BECAUSE OF EACH OF YOU AND ALL YOUR SACRIFICES. We love u so much.</p><br
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<p>THIS IS INCREDIBLE....
I KNOW YOU WANT TO BE CANADIAN..... THIS IS FANTASTIC.... WELL
DONE. Winner, winner all the way. (SIDE
NOTE: Tons of us love Celine Dion's Titanic song... and the movie- Titanic)And
your video and song soars- so talented. </p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9WXRSRTFnWFVmUkE="><b>Proud
Canadian Soldier</b></a><br /><a
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<p>We love you so much... you are in our thoughts always and we
pray each day and night for you and yours.... from your Canada.
</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9Q203c0RIdG0yaHM="><b>A
Dedication to Canadian
Soldiers</b></a><br /><a
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<p>Comment: I have just as much respect for our Canadian and
English brothers as I do my own US troops. Your troopers fight to defend the
security of your nations just? as hard as ours do. Hooyah.
best comment- i'M NOT SUPERMAN-
I'M NOT THAT NAIVE.... Posted this in late 2007- love u and still here...
A Dedication to Canadian
Soldiers
Uploaded on 9 Jun 2007
This is A Tribute Video I made To Honour All The Soldiers in Afghan,
Fallen or still serving there. Since I'm planning on going there in 3 years.
Remember The soldiers who fight their fight because they have to , not always
because they want to. Honour them no matter what they do
PHOTO CREDITS:
Combat Camera (Canadian Forces Image Gallery) * The Department of
National Defence shall be identified as the source department and the
reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials
reproduced, nor as having been made, in affiliation with or with the
endorsement of the Department of National Defence.
</p><br /><br
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Commercial</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>Lakota lullaby by Dee Paul (of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq First
Nations-) Beautiful and am grateful for this beautiful video. </p><br
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<p>Oh Shania.... this is one of my alltime favorites... and your
videos are so classically "Shania". And so proud of you representing
Timmins, Ontario by carrying the Olympic Torch of the Winter Olypics 2010 in
Vancouver, British Columbia. </p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9MW9tWHZCdnN1amc="><b>Country
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<p>Love you billy c. and love this author of this video and
taking the time to share... THCBR is a true country triumph and we love you so
much. What a great country music song.
</p><br /><br /><a></p><br /><br
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<p>I love u so much Canada.
Proud to be Candian.</p><br /><br /><a
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Cana...</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>My beautiful Canada.
We adore our Military, Militia and Reservists... have over 200 cultures
and are bilingual. God Bless our Canada.
</p><br /><br /><a
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<p>Beloved Pierre Elliot Trudeau- after the brutal kidnapping
and slaughter by the FLQ of Pierre LaPorte - and the Canada's War Measures Act
was called by Trudeau. Canadians stood by Trudeau. Pierre E. Trudreau brought Canada her Charter
of Rights and Freedoms. For all ... Pierre Elliot Trudeau was loved globally...
much like Obama today. Pls. don't forget we had terroists back then too.... and
in2day's world..... we all know what Pierre Elliott Trudeau would do with the 'traitor'
Omar Khadr- who went 2 Afghanistan 2 murder our Canadian troops- and when Khadr
was captured.... OMAR was still throwing grenades......
</p><br /><br
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Lennon after meeting Prime Minister Trudeau</b></a><br
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<p>John Lennon and Yoko Ono were thrilled to meet with Pierre
Elliot Trudeau.... Pierre truly was our hero. We had long white t-shirts
(girls) with a batik rose (roses was our emblem for Trudeau's global youth
movement). He belonged to Canada and the world.
We were so thrilled over John Lennon coming to visit... and devestated
by his murder. </p><br /><br /><a
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Currington: God is great, beer is good,
people are crazy.</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9Ujd4a3FrdmVDcW8=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7xkqkveCqo</a><p><object
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<p>billy c. on David Letterman... who called him "my
hero"- perfect song with perfect
voice.... God is Great... Beer is Good and People are Crazy.</p><br
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<p>Canada's genius, Jesse Cook- u must see Jesse live... and
Jesse's new cd in stores Nov.09 THE
RUMBA FOUNDATION
Le génie du Canada, le cuisinier u de Jesse doit voir Jesse de phase…
et le nouveau Cd de Jesse dans les magasins Nov.09 LA BASE de
RUMBA</p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9R1NGUFFERWtjLWs="><b>David
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<p>GERMANY: Brilliant and
Beautiful David Garrett - Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal. New cd Nov.-
CLASSIC ROMANCE.DEUTSCHLAND: Leuchtender
und schöner David Garrett - Michael Jacksons glatter Verbrecher. Neues Cd Nov.
- KLASSISCHES ROMANZE.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9UW9PRUVRUGlVeEU="><b>Waylon
Jennings & Hank Williams Jr - The Conversation</b></a><br
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<p>Waylon- Yankee Uniform of the North and Hank Jr.- Confederate
Uniform of the South- (best friends of country) and Waylon's Jesse. Honouring
Hank... they fired him from the Opry... and that caused his greatest
pain.</p><br /><br /><a
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in Afghanistan headlines our best pregame quotes of the
weekend</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>This is just so uplifting.... look at their beautiful faces
on the video below the write-up. This so
warms our hearts. It's about time we got
more up close and personal with our troops and men and women in
uniform.</p><br /><br /><a
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Little Good News</b></a><br /><a
style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
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<p> Canada's Songbird, Anne Murray. Our world deserves A Little Good News.... and we; as the people,
deserve a little good news. It's
time.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9OVZ3Nk53M2xXdjg="><b>President
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<p>Our incredible and beloved Sid the Kid and our Pittsburgh
Penguins.... who are living the dream... and so young and beautiful... and our
young and beautiful President of the USA- Barak Obama- so
honoured.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9QWNhM3M3bF9EYjA="
target="_blank"><b>George Strait -
Troubadour</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
font-weight:normal;"></p> </p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9NGpDZ1hQYmVYN0k="><b>Julian
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<p>Canada's Julian Austin... Canada's Red and White. We love u
all so much.... and support u... then, now and forever. We pray on u each morning and night... you
are the Guardians of our flags and Canada.</p><br /><br
/><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9X0paVUhGdWtsbzg="><b>Toby
Keith - Beer For My Horses</b></a><br /><a
style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
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video by Toby Keith performing Beer For My Horses
with Mark Kalbfeld [Video Producer], Michael Salomon [Video Director],
Michael Salomon [Video Editor], Jon Small [Video Producer], Don Lepore [Video
Producer]
(C) 2002 DreamWorks Records Nashville</p>
<p>I love Willie Nelson so much and and Toby Keith is a real
hero to me and many- a true blood. I
remember 9/11 and our total heartbreak.... there was President George W. Bush,
Toby and the Sally Ann (Salvation Army) first on the scene. President Bush promised he would keep us
safe... and he did. I just know Toby's daddy is so proud of his son.
</p><br /><br /><a
Toby Keith/Willie Nelson - Beer For My Horses
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9YUhpby0wWjd5S2c="><b>The
Carter Family-Can The Circle Be Unbroken (bye and
bye)</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
font-weight:normal;"
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9YUhpby0wWjd5S2c=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHio-0Z7yKg</a><p><object
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<p>1927- Original Version. The Carter Family... Country Music's
First Family.... They gave us a music all our own... and today we treasure them
more than ever. </p><br /><br /><a
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Eskasoni</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>
Hank Williams's Kawliga by Canada First Nations Mi'kmaq Joel Denny of
Eskasoni... beautiful job; I just love it. On myspace front page years ago...
Kawliga, In Mi'kmaq Joel Denny
Eskasoni
</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9aFNJYUJnd3ZyVWs="><b>THE
LADY IN RED SING ALONG TRIBUTE TO PRINCESS DIANA</b></a><br
/><a style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9aFNJYUJnd3ZyVWs=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSIaBgwvrUk</a><p><object
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<p>
PRINCESS DIANA FRANCES SPENCER- The Lady in Red
comment:
MYSPACE - 2008- WILL LOVE U 4EVER OUR DIANA
Princess Diana's favorite song- The Lady In Red... what a beautiful
tribute video to our beautiful Princess. How I miss that beautiful angel among
u... Mother Teresa died shortly after and with John F. Kenndy Jr. - it was a horrific time 4 over a billion of
us... Oh Diana
Princess Diana Frances Spencer (1961-1997)_The lady in Red
Thanks utube and globalrover
for a wonderful memory.</p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9YUR5MkN4b2tzN1k="><b>Celine
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<p>Celine Dion and her beautiful imagery of her videos and
shows.... and the voice. Beautiful and so loved globally.
Celine Dion et son beau langage figuré de ses videos et expositions….
et la voix. Beau et ainsi a aimé globalement.</p><br /><br
/><a
COMMENT MADE ON MYSPACE FRONTPAGE- b4 they destroyed much of our stuff
4 the young and hip crowd: Celine Dion
and her beautiful imagery of her videos and shows.... and the voice. Beautiful
and so loved globally.
Celine Dion et son beau langage figuré de ses videos et expositions….
et la voix. Beau et ainsi a aimé globalement
Celine Dion - Je sais pas
HAD THIS POSTED SINCE LATE 2006- love u... still here... then, now...
always... O Canada
Canadian Forces Tribute-A Single Maple Leaf
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<p>A SALUTE to our Canadian Armed Forces. Someday... all women and children will be
equal... and free. We love u.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9ZEttQV9EUGVPckk="><b>Canada's
Highway of Heroes (Never had a chance to say goodbye)</b></a><br
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<p>In Canada, when a Canadian Forces member dies for his country
in Afghanistan or where ever... they touch Canadian soil at Canadian Forces
Base Trenton. From there, a funeral procession leaves the base and heads to
Toronto on the Highway of Heroes. We love u so much...</p><br
/><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9aWFLWG5OVUlmRTA="><b>Billy
Currington - Give Me One Reason</b></a><br /><a
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<p>GIVE ME ONE REASON TO STAY HERE.... IS DONE PERFECTLY BILLY
C..... NO WONDER ALL AGES LOVE YOUR CONCERTS.... AND THAT VOICE... THIS IS THE
WAY MUSIC AND CONCERTS AND FUN IS SUPPOSED TO BE- A PARTY FOR EVERYONE.... AND
YOU DO IT PERFECTLY.</p><br /><br /><a></p><br
/><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9LUkyYTVBSlVrN00="
target="_blank"><b>[Fine And Mellow] 1944 Billie
Holiday</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9LUkyYTVBSlVrN00="
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<p>BILLIE HOLLIDAY-
1944- THE BEAUTIFUL BILLIE HOLLIDAY LIFTED OUR SOULS AND MADE US SOAR
LIKE NO OTHER. </p><br /><br /><a></p><br
/><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9dFVuUmhzYk9iUEU="><b>Shes
Called Nova Scotia - Rita MacNeil</b></a><br /><a
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<p>Nova Scotia and Canada's pride and joy... Rita MacNeil. Rita
and Patti LaBelle did a concert together for Diabetes and it was incredible. We
love u Rita MacNeil. God Bless Canada.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9TDF0OHJ5RDlXQzA="><b>The
Rankins - Movin' On</b></a><br /><a
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<p>The one and only Rankins- Moving On- See John (we miss and
love u John). One of Canada's best.
</p><br /><br /><a></p><br /><br
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Dupuis Eternally</b></a><br /><a
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<p>Performed by Hikaru Utada) Eternally...L'HOMME LE PLUS BEL AU
CANADA…. ET UN DU PLUS GRAND ROY CANADIEN D'ACTEURS QUE DUPUIS EST VRAIMENT UNE
OMS CANADIENNE D'ICÔNE A DES VENTILATEURS TOUT AUTOUR DU MONDE ..... ET SIEN
QUI AGIT SOULÈVE VRAIMENT LA BARRE POUR LE GÉNIE.
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MAN IN CANADA .... AND ONE OF THE GREATEST CANADIAN
ACTORS- ROY DUPUIS A GLOBAL ICON. </p><br /><br /><a
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Wolves</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>Native. Beautiful Wolves... a beautful video. Thx for
sharing. </p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9NDUtNmR1RnZmdUk="><b>Help
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/><br /><a
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Make The Dough, You Get The Glory</b></a><br /><a
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<p>Canada's darlin...Kathleen Edwards...I Make the Dough... You
get the Glory... ain't that the Canadian truth.</p><br /><br
/><a></p><br /><br /><a
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<p>Remember Their Sacrifice ~ Australia, Canada, France,
Germany, Poland, Denmark, United Kingdom, the United States of America and Our
ALLIES and remember that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. We pray each morning and night...
and have since 9/11... You are the Guardians of our flags, our countries... our
free world.</p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9YU1MMGUyZVpsM3M="><b>Michael
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remember that FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. We pray each morning and night... and have
since 9/11... You are the Guardians of our flags, our countries... our free
world- THX 2 MY AUSSIE FRIENDS 4 THE
SHARE ON MYSPACE-JANUARY 2008
REMEMBER THEIR SACRIFICE-
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<p>Canada's son... Michael Buble- thanks for the beautiful old
magical songs and the romance.</p><br /><br /><a
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<p>Canada's country family... The Wilkinsons... and they are
incredible live.... Papa Come Quick is simply awesome... and they are world
class.</p><br /><br /><a
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Vignettes - Bluenose II July 24 1963</b></a><br /><a
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Canada Vignettes - Bluenose II July 24 1963
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<p>Canada's Glorious Bluenose II... built in Lunenburg, Nova
Scotia. God Bless
Canada</p><br /><br /><a></p><br /><br
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we love you-600 Canadian Students for Winter Olympics 2010 B.C.</b></a><br
/><a style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
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<p>Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, British columbia,North
territories, Nunavut, Newfoundland, Labardor, Yukon! Canada - From the east to
the west Canada,s the best, From the north to the south Hear us when we shout:
Canada We love you! Canada je t'aime We love you! Canada je t'aime From the sea
to Shining Sea Canada is the place the Place to be.</p><br /><br
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Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club, USMA, ACM
2009</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>
Incredible heroes.... IT'S ABOUT THE WARRIOR... NOT THE WAR... you humble us all with this glorious tribute
to our USA troops... heroes one and all.- myspace 2009
Trace Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club, USMA, ACM 2009
Oh sweet Trace. Las Vegas, 5
April 2009. Trace Adkins sings Till the Last Shot's Fired with the West Point
Cadet Glee Club</p><br /><br /><a
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2010 'We Will Remember Them'. A Troops Tribute. CD / DVD Out
Now</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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<p>Official website http://www.wewillrememberth... An all star
tribute to support the Troops. The whole
world is recognizing the incredible honour, duty, integrity, staying the course
and the most trusted people on this planet... Our Nato troops. Guardians of our
flags, our freedoms... and the freedom of
the truly shackled. We luv u.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9dEZXc2tDRUNvQms="><b>Underestimating
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Canada has been chosen as the 10 strongest Military on the Planet....
and deservedly so.... we adore our Military, Militia and Reservists. The song,
Lacrimosa, is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass. Its text
comes from the 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence. God bless our beloved Canada-
MYSPACE FALL 2009
Underestimating The Canadian Military
<p></p><br /><br /><a
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Hands With the Devil' Trailer-UN PEACEKEEPERS
FAILURE-RWANDA</b></a><br /><a
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and deservedly so.... we adore our Military, Militia and Reservists. The song,
Lacrimosa, is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass. Its text
comes from the 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence. God bless our beloved
Canada
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<p>Never Again... another Rwanda. 1994
From the film "Shake Hands With The Devil" (star's Canada's
Roy Dupuis as General Romeo Dallaire- Rwanda calls Dallaire with his boots to
the ground... their Saviour)- 100 Days of silence from global media and G8
Countries- 800,000 butchered. Back then...UN..
Not allowed to fire unless fired upon.</p><br /><br
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Defence Force (ADF) - heroes song.</b></a><br /><a
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<p>Our incredible Aussie Brothers and Sisters... and they are
truly God's heroes... and ours. They
honour us all... We luv u so much.</p><br /><br /><a
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AMERICA'S - The Warrior Song HELL
YEAH!</b></a><br /><a style="font-size:smaller;
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MY COMMENT ON MYSPACE: Our
incredible Aussie Brothers and Sisters... and they are truly God's heroes...
and ours. They honour us all... We luv
u so much
ADF- Australian Defence Force - War Heroes Remembered
This was on myspace page.... 4ever and 4always- God bless America-
from Canada
USA AMERICA'S - The Warrior Song
HELL YEAH!
From the film "Shake Hands With The Devil" (star's Canada's
Roy Dupuis as General Romeo Dallaire- Rwanda calls Dallaire with his boots to
the ground... their Saviour)- 100 Days of silence from global media and G8
Countries- 800,000 butchered. Back then...UN..
Not allowed to fire unless fired upon- Read the book... cry, mourn and
weep and pray... Romeo Dallaire is called the Saviour of Rwanda....1994
MOVIE- SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL- RWANDA- starring Canada's Roy
Dupuis
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<p>The Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave, baby. We adore our
American Nato troops.... and their incredible bravery, loyalty, staying the
course, integrity, guts and always protecting our Nato troops backs. They will die for you... and many have. Iraq is
free today and Afghanistan will be. We luv u.</p><br /><br
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special and elite forces</b></a><br /><a
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<p>The UK Military, Militia and Reservists are among the finest
on the planet and among the most respected of all NATO troops.... they truly
honour God and Country... this is their elite forces - Wow. Snake of terror
slithered to kill UK Elite Force on UK home turf...cowards terror.. Islamic
sneak freaks. Let's Git r done -want
troops home.
british special and elite forces
</p><br /><br /><a
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Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene)</b></a><br /><a
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<p>One of the world's most beloved country gents... another
Georgia's son... Alan Jackson... how we love this man. Canada's French vote
Alan as their favorite country star every year... And my favorite song ... to
his Daddy Gene- have loved my Alan Jackson...
and where were u when the world stopped turning... myspace thrill
Alan Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene)
.</p><br /><br /><a
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<p>Canada's son...George Canyonwho adores our Canadian Miltiary,
Militia and Reservists.... this is a stunning tribute for Canadians... he truly has a Canadian soul.</p><br
/><br /><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9eWVqN19JY0FDQjA="><b>Miranda
Lambert - Dead Flowers</b></a><br /><a
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<p>My girl's going to win... or Lee Ann, just wait and see.
Miranda could have been a flower child and Canadian Wild Child.... of our
time. Miranda Lambert's the daughter
we'd all love to have.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9aktUcjlwS3ctNUk="><b>Lee
Ann Womack - Solitary Thinkin'</b></a><br /><a
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<p>My American Girl... and a ture country treasure... have loved
this amazing and brilliant talent for years... Lee Ann just gets better. Lov u
honey.</p><br /><br /><a
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9RWwxTTNkSkRGdjA="><b>Carolyn
Dawn Johnson - Georgia</b></a><br /><a
style="font-size:smaller; font-weight:normal;"
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9RWwxTTNkSkRGdjA=">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El1M3dJDFv0</a><p><object
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<p> MYSPACE- A precious
Canadian gift to all of us
Carolyn Dawn Johnson - Georgia
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