A holiday

Little Kopit · 07-01-2005, 01:08 AM

Last year a few days after the event I got asked about this one. So, today I've found that post and am bringing it forward on the appropriate day.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Beaumont Hamel Day is the one that counts in Newfoundland

<span class="ev_code_RED"> "On July 1 in broad daylight one hundred thousand men, the Newfoundlanders among them, climbed out of their trenches and advanced shoulder to shoulder in line, one behind the other, across the crater-torn waste of No-Man's Land. Weighed down by 30 kilograms of equipment each, they advanced slowly towards the waiting German guns.

No unit suffered heavier losses than the Newfoundland Regiment, which had gone into action 801 strong. When the roll call of the unwounded was taken next day, only 68 answered their names."</span>

From: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/legion/intro.htm </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Little Kopit · 07-01-2005, 01:08 AM

Last year a few days after the event I got asked about this one. So, today I've found that post and am bringing it forward on the appropriate day.

Quote:

Beaumont Hamel Day is the one that counts in Newfoundland

<span class="ev_code_RED"> "On July 1 in broad daylight one hundred thousand men, the Newfoundlanders among them, climbed out of their trenches and advanced shoulder to shoulder in line, one behind the other, across the crater-torn waste of No-Man's Land. Weighed down by 30 kilograms of equipment each, they advanced slowly towards the waiting German guns.

No unit suffered heavier losses than the Newfoundland Regiment, which had gone into action 801 strong. When the roll call of the unwounded was taken next day, only 68 answered their names."</span>

From: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/legion/intro.htm

brad03ca · 07-01-2005, 01:42 AM

On <span class="ev_code_RED">Canada Day</span>as on November 11th, we should all take a few moments to remember the men who paid the "ultimate price", so that we may enjoy the freedom we have.