Canada's sacrifice
Saturday, June 7, 2003
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France -- Grayed with age but standing proud, nearly 700 Canadian veterans who fought their way ashore in the D-Day offensive to free France from the Nazis returned 59 years later Friday to open the first Normandy memorial to their sacrifice.
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