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Vimy Ridge Remembrance Highlights Canadian Pride
The piece recalls the 9 April 1917 Vimy Ridge assault by the 16th Canadian Scottish and PPCLI, noting heroism and losses of Stewart McNicol and Leon Holmes. It covers a Sunset Ceremony at the Canadian Memorial, a Freedom of the City honor in Arras, and the main re dedication ceremony with dignitaries, artists, and a 25,000-strong crowd including 5,000 Canadian youth. The remembrance marks Canada’s coming of age after the Great War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vimy Ridge
France
Stewart McNicol
Vimy
Leon Holmes
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
McNicol
PPCLI
Hill 145
Holmes
Canada
Air Force
Arras
Vimy Memorial
Canadian Forces
Susan Aglukark
Manitoba
Sierra Noble
Dominique de Villepin
Stephen Harper
Elizabeth