Traveling with friends from Canada, it was imperative that we stop and pay our respects to the Canadian soldiers who stormed ashore on Juno Beach, on June 6, 1944.
There was a lovely monument and exhibit where we spent most of the day.
On that day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division moved ashore. Over that entire day, over 14,000 Canadians landed. But, they paid a steep price. 340 Canadians paid with their lives on the beach. Another 574 were wounded. At the end of the day, the Canadian forces were further into France than any of the other battle groups. And, with the exception of Omaha Beach, the Canadians faced the most brutal German guns.
I stood with pride and respect with my Canadian friends.
And I will always stand with them and call them friends.
There was a lovely monument and exhibit where we spent most of the day.
On that day, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division moved ashore. Over that entire day, over 14,000 Canadians landed. But, they paid a steep price. 340 Canadians paid with their lives on the beach. Another 574 were wounded. At the end of the day, the Canadian forces were further into France than any of the other battle groups. And, with the exception of Omaha Beach, the Canadians faced the most brutal German guns.
I stood with pride and respect with my Canadian friends.
And I will always stand with them and call them friends.
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