 鲜花( 77)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2010-4-9 18:42 编辑 % H! D7 q& t' T7 f7 e
+ ?8 Z8 z* y" a( M
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.
& J7 M/ p3 }) D$ V+ K. M # f% h5 Q+ D0 o* _! ]) X' y
! t, D$ t; R# Z5 T3 A: u) z
Vimy Ridge Day
! l% a+ ~6 C! AIntroduction: `9 n, _! ?: r6 o- L
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.: L! Z, b/ e, k% S7 K
1 k# G5 S! l& y, Y. ^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., [, b2 x/ ]7 n/ p5 Z
 ( d. w: e) d5 v% q9 g/ M, `* R
* v5 U: F2 q! B l7 b. o
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.
& ]- u4 H4 h6 H' ]& g
. c; m% T8 `1 `2 z |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2010-4-9 17:24
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡