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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2010-4-9 18:42 编辑 0 V: t1 d9 N& J& \' o' s& |
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The National Flag of Canada is flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa, from sunrise to sunset Friday, April 9, 2010, to mark the national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge., p n2 I1 P4 O0 [) O( P4 d! l
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Vimy Ridge Day
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In 2003, the Government of Canada declared April 9 as "Vimy Ridge Day", to honour and remember the battle that took place at Vimy Ridge, France, in 1917, during the First World War.
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7 t1 G* v, \8 g0 F/ p" Y- S$ `On April 9, 1917, the Canadians did what other allied forces had so far failed to do – they took Vimy Ridge. At Vimy, regiments from coast to coast saw action together in a distinctly Canadian triumph, helping create a new and stronger sense of Canadian identity. After Vimy, the Canadian corps never looked back, and its success raised our international stature and earned us a separate signature on the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war.1 r6 w2 B; [5 A! ^. k) z
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2 u( M( B' Z' P% V( {" H2 P! }Today, on land granted to Canada for all time by a grateful France, the Vimy Memorial rises above the now-quiet countryside. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle and paid such a price to help ensure the peace and freedom we enjoy today.- @! L6 L8 E* a) L w, o$ O7 x2 u
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