Friday, April 9, 2010

Vimy Ridge Day Today Friday April 9th, 2010



Canadians Remember Vimy Ridge

Vimy Ridge Day remembers Canadians who fought in the battle of Vimy Ridge during World War I. The battle of Vimy Ridge, which was part of the larger battle of Arras in northern France, began on Easter Monday, which was April 9, in 1917. About 30,000 Canadians fought at Vimy Ridge and claimed victory. However, this victory came at a high cost. The Canadians suffered about 11,000 casualties. Of these, nearly 3,600 Canadians were killed.

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/vimy-ridge-day


http://pages.interlog.com/~fatjack/vimybattle.htm


Music & Photos of Vimy Ridge
http://www.youtube.com/v/PxMsilpNEa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0


Lest we forget!
from,

Sir Richard...
http://bayo-hunter.blogspot.com/

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