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Jim Shepherd from Lima, Peru writes: The sheer horror of Vimy Ridge and similar battles are obviously not lost, on the current generation of Canadians and Europeans.
It was nice of the Queen and the Prime Minister to attend the ceremony, avoiding the remains of mustard gas cannisters. Best Regards.- Posted 09/04/07 at 4:53 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Keith N Calgary from CALGARY, Canada writes: For those war lovers - this conflict should be mandatory study.
Vimy was but a small part of the Western Front - and (comparatively) less savage. It was, mercifully, shorter. Other disasters where tens of thousands of young men sank into the mud and still lie where they fell are the Somme and Passendaele. There is no glory in war, no stars in generals uniforms - just the deepest repect and honour to those who fought in this mess, and especially for those who still lie there. Only their names are recorded on the Memorials that dot the landscape. It should have been as it was recorded - the War to End all Wars.- Posted 15/04/07 at 3:39 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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Mike Young from Floreat, Australia writes: I'm a Canadian who has lived in Australia for the past 20 years. The history of our armies in both wars are so similar it's uncanny. Arthur Currie and Australia's John Monash were considered to be the best Generals of the Allied side in WW1. Both embraced modern tactics and cared deeply about their men.
Being interested in the battles of the Western Front, I recently toured the Canadian and Australian battlefields of Flanders, Vimy, and the Somme.
It was a sobering and life changing experience for me. I cried several times for the tremendous loss of life for so little, if any gain.
If you ever get the chance to go to Vimy or the Somme or Ypres, please take it. Walk amongst the ghosts; spend hours there in solitude and you will come away a changed person. You will embrace your family and your life. You will care far less about life's little setbacks and see how lucky you really are.
Cheers- Posted 11/12/07 at 8:34 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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