With the focus on anti-racism protests across the world, including here in Milton, it’s important to remember that today is the 76th anniversary of D-Day.
Soldiers trudged through Normandy on June 6th, 1944, putting their lives on the line to protect values and morals that the free world held true. To eliminate the Nazi regime in Germany was a goal shared seemingly across the world, excluding, obviously, the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Racism, anti-semitism, and the murdering of innocent people through the holocaust, was to be defeated. Sadly, it is a fight that we continue to battle to this day.
To help shine a light on what the brave heroes of World War II did for our country, we’d like to share two photos taken at Normandy. These pictures were taken by our General Manager Hilary Montbourquette on his trip to France.
Lest we forget the fight our soldiers gave to help provide us a life worth living in 2020, and let us continue to strive forward to make sure that everyone in our community is treated equally.
From Hilary:
“The Canadian War Cemetery graveyard picture is from Beny-sur-Mer – and is best described as follows:
The 3rd Canadian Division landed on 6th June 1944; on that day, 335 officers and men of that division were killed in action or died of wounds. In this cemetery are the graves of Canadians who gave their lives in the landings in Normandy and in the earlier stages of the subsequent campaign.There are a total of 2,048 burials in Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery. There is also one special memorial erected to a soldier of the Canadian Infantry Corps who is known to have been buried in this cemetery, but the exact site of whose grave could not be located.”
From Hilary:
“The second picture is from Juno Beach which is located at Courseulles-sur-Mer and is a picture of:
The Memorial Juno Beach
The Juno Beach Centre is Canada’s Second World War museum and cultural centre located in Normandy, France. The Centre pays homage to the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives during the War, of which 5,500 were killed during the Battle of Normandy and 359 on D-Day.”
Enjoy your weekend from myFM.
