Remembrance Day is important! Young children can learn about Symbols of Remembrance with this video by Veteran Affairs Canada. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the…
This is a great Remembrance Day/Veterans’ Week video for students of all ages. It contains rare, exclusive Dieppe and D-Day WWII film footage, was well as Afghanistan battle footage. This short video shows the history of the Canadian Forces from WW1 to present day. A tribute to our soldiers. We will never forget! Features actual…
Narrated by legendary Canadian television host Alex Trebek of Jeopardy, the video explores the disastrous Dieppe Raid of Aug. 19, 1942, which is most commonly remembered by a grim statistic—the greatest one-day losses sustained by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Related Books
The Battle of the Atlantic was Canada’s longest campaign of the Second World War from September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945. Narrated by Canadian musician and artist Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea, the video takes us back hours after Britain declared war on Germany on Sept. 3, 1939, when the German submarine U-30…
The Italian Campaign was an important military effort for Canada during the Second World War. More than 93,000 Canadians, along with their allies from Great Britain, France and the United States, played a vital role. As they pushed from the south to the north of Italy over a 20-month period, Canadians faced difficult battles against…
“Silent now the soldiers sleep, their tales long laid to restI knew them not yet still I weep and place a poppy o’er my breast.” Debbie Holick Here is a little help for planning a Remembrance Day Activities. 1. 3. Do a Remembrance Day Craft or Colouring Page 4. One minute of silence 5. Sing the national anthem
Air flight was a new development in intelligence and combat in the First World War. Pilots were daring. Many died in training and the lifespan on the front was short. These young men faced great ranges of emotion from excitement and thrill to trauma and grief. Arthur Roy Brown (1893-1944), the Canadian flying ace officially credited…
Take a look inside the HMCS Victoria (in service) with Canadian Navy Lieutenant Ned Feltham. See the Royal Canadian Navy participating in multinational maritime warfare exercises (RIMPAC) near Hawaii in 2012 and see inside the HMCS Onondaga submarine museum in Rimouski, Quebec.
What if every day was Remembrance day? A day we all come together, to thank those who stood and stand for our peace, our freedom, the very things that make us Canadian. You see, Canada’s Veterans never forgot us. So let’s remember to never forget them. Remembrance Day Vignettes, regardless of the year published, are…
