Vimy - One year later
Remembrance
Vimy - One year later
The crowds were huge at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France, April 9, 2017.
Over 20,000 people paid their respects to the fallen.
Over 10,000 Canadian youth took in the ceremony.
Over 2,000 used military boots were placed on-site,
symbolically representing the nearly 3,600 who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
#CanadaRemembers / veterans.gc.ca
A message from the Government of Canada
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