STORIES TAGGED: military

• Category: Home

  My return to Canada

  The H.M.C.S. Haida had come home. I was seeing Canada for the first time after four years absence.

• Category: Other

  Canadian army service

  I'd be willing to give my life to defend this country and its values. I am proud of the True North.

• Category: Travel

  A Day in France

  He paused for a second and then said "Canadians died here."

• Category: Travel

  Wearing a maple leaf pin in Amsterdam

  Shortly after our arrival, we found ourselves in the midst of a violent student revolt

• Category: Travel

  Experiencing true appreciation for Canadians in the Netherlands and France

  I thought that my proudest moments were watching two of our athletes win gold

• Category: Other

  Returning from Kandahar

  I had seen suffering, more pain and blood in 180 days than in 25 years in emergency rooms

• Category: Other

  The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa

  Canada showed the world what courage is

• Category: Friends & Family

  Standing at the Vimy Memorial, reading my dad’s diaries

  I was able, four years ago, to go to Vimy and stand almost where he had been

• Category: Culture

  Learning about Canada in Grade 10 History class

  I was inspired to learn about the way thousands of Canadian soldiers went through the streets of Holland

• Category: Culture

  Visiting Vimy Ridge with my family

  Vimy’s uniqueness is not about the monument; it is a place that draws hearts and minds