Des étudiants
et professeurs de Pinetree Secondary à
Juno Beach
— March
8, 2006
A
full day visit that focuses on the invasion
of Normandy – 1st stop Pointe-du-Hoc,
2nd Omaha beach, 3rd Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer,
4th Arromanches, 5th Juno Beach Center
and 6th the Canadian graveyard at Bény-sur-Mer.
Excellent to have a Canadian facility
to mark the Canadian contribution to
the Normandy invasion. Museum and guides
were top notch.
Michael Cook (professeur)
Pinetree Secondary, Coquitlam
— March
8, 2006
There
is an unforgettable sense of pride
and honor that overcame me as I walked
the beach that so many Canadian men
gave their lives to take in the name
of freedom, not only for their own
country but for the entire world. Seeing
the ruins and hearing the stories inspires
a feeling of reminiscence and gratitude
for sacrifices made long before my
own birth. Canada truly made a name
for itself as a nation through the
wars but we must never forget the losses
required to reach where we are today.
The Juno Beach Center is a fitting
tribute for such sacrifice and for
seeing and experiencing it first hand
is an honor and something I will never
forget.
