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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2010-4-9 18:42 编辑 6 m/ `. W4 T: H7 k! A' v
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The National Flag of Canada is flown at half-mast on the Peace Tower in Ottawa, from sunrise to sunset Friday, April 9, 2010, to mark the national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.8 a7 e+ U" s4 R( |2 r; d
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Vimy Ridge Day
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3 M& i; X6 r3 NIn 2003, the Government of Canada declared April 9 as "Vimy Ridge Day", to honour and remember the battle that took place at Vimy Ridge, France, in 1917, during the First World War.
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On April 9, 1917, the Canadians did what other allied forces had so far failed to do – they took Vimy Ridge. At Vimy, regiments from coast to coast saw action together in a distinctly Canadian triumph, helping create a new and stronger sense of Canadian identity. After Vimy, the Canadian corps never looked back, and its success raised our international stature and earned us a separate signature on the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war., x: p- [) g4 G, B) ~
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. L; j, c- J9 N; `9 R8 I* [4 n" `Today, on land granted to Canada for all time by a grateful France, the Vimy Memorial rises above the now-quiet countryside. It stands as a tribute to all who served their country in battle and paid such a price to help ensure the peace and freedom we enjoy today.1 k! V7 v! B! b2 z* b6 C1 Q# T6 g
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