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本帖最后由 Xbfeng 于 2010-4-9 18:42 编辑 $ o& j6 q7 p$ A9 f% M
. {9 n) j ?2 N4 }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.+ T# ?* d+ t$ ` e
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# W! n: m1 J3 U* IVimy Ridge Day
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In 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.- T5 s0 f5 t; M2 d! B( _* a
1 \1 [( i6 P' Z6 a9 A1 eOn 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.$ _/ G; I( B& Q: {, _. i/ Z2 c
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$ G+ {" i1 \& G( S# P$ r& FToday, 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.
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