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#4141667 - 07/01/15 12:30 PM July First  
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A happy Canada day to my fellow Canadians. Today is also Memorial Day in Newfoundland. Prior to our joining Canada in 1949 this was our day of commemoration of our war dead and especially those of the Royal Nfld Regiment who were slaughtered at Beaumont Hamel on July 1st 1916. Of the 801 who went over top that morning; 68 answered the roll next morning. A casualty rate of over 90%

We have a celebration at sunrise on the most easterly section of the country. We raise the Maple Leaf as the sunrises and sing Oh Canada. Then we raise the Newfoundland flag and simultaneously lower both the half staff as we sing the Ode to Newfoundland (our old national anthem)

We have our Memorial Day commemoration with a wreath laying at our Sergeants memorial at 10:00am. The parade moves off and marches to the National War Memorial for the standard Memorial Day service and moment of silence at 11:00am. The parade is dismissed at about 11:45am and then the Canada Day party begins at noon !


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#4141669 - 07/01/15 12:33 PM Re: July First [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Thank you for that historical background info on both Newfoundland and "Canada Day". You learn something new every day on SimHQ. smile


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#4141671 - 07/01/15 12:40 PM Re: July First [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Yes indeed. Thanks for telling us about that.


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#4141677 - 07/01/15 01:02 PM Re: July First [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Thanks Archie





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#4141689 - 07/01/15 01:16 PM Re: July First [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Happy Canada Day right back atcha!

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#4141852 - 07/01/15 07:35 PM Re: July First [Re: No105_Archie]  
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Sounds good to me, and interesting background. Happy Canada Day!


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