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Timely Art Exhibit in Madrid: 1914! The Avant-Garde and The Great War
Since November 11 commemorates the end of the first world war what could be more timely than 1914! The Avant-Garde and The Great War, an art exhibit at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid.The show is presented in 13 section from Darkness over the World to C'est la guerre...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - A Reflection
It is funny how a day like today can effect me so deeply. I knew it was coming - it does every year. I still get overcome with emotion.
PTSD.
It is strange to think that the war was almost 18 years ago.... 164 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: January 15, 1946
1946 sees my father in Vancouver, Canada. He's given up any idea of a career in the military and must now try to find work along with the thousands who have been mustered out. When you hear of our...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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118 views | 30 recommendations | 2 comments
November 11 - Armistice Day, Veterans Day, Remembrance Day
Across the world, in Britain, the United States, France, Canada and many others, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month is a time to honour all those who fell in military service. Today marks...
created by Rob Walker | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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2425 views | 43 recommendations | 20 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: April 25, 1945
April 25, 1945 saw my father in a military hospital in England. He was one of many. During World War Two more than a million Canadians enlisted in the military, 50 000 were wounded and 45 000 killed....
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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116 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: April 10, 1945
April 1945 saw the Allied Forces in Germany. Victory was in sight, but there was still work to be done. It was still a very dangerous situation for the Allied troops. Those at home were looking...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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125 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: February 18, 1945
The big push was on by this time to get to Berlin. The world could now see the end to the Axis power. The map of Europe was being redrawn.The end of WW II was in sight.February 18,...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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93 views | 8 recommendations | 0 comments
Why do we wear poppies on Remembrance Day?
Why do we wear red poppies on Remembrance Day, November 11? Where did that tradition come from?The poppy worn on Remembrance Day is the red-corn poppy, which grows abundantly in Europe, including Flanders... WW II Letters To My Mother: January 26, 1945
The winter of 1945 saw the Canadians in Holland working to clear the country of Axis troops. The tide had turned for the Allied Forces, but there was still a long way to go. WW II Letters To My Mother: January 25, 1945 Canadian Army Overseas, Somewhere In Holland My Dearest...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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164 views | 32 recommendations | 4 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: January 7, 1945
At this point in the Second World War, my father has been in the army since 1941, moved from a small northern town, moved to Brandon Manitoba, and shipped off to England. Shortly before Christmas 1943 he was...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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360 views | 57 recommendations | 6 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: January 1, 1945
The terrible tide of war started to turn on D Day, June 6, 1944. Beachheads were established in Europe and the slow and dangerous task of pushing back the Axis forces was begun. Many lives were lost on...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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52 views | 10 recommendations | 0 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: June 28, 1943
World War Two dragged on and on as all wars seem to do. The Axis powers were in control of much of Europe and threatened the sea lanes of the Atlantic. Great Britain received reinforcements from Canada...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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112 views | 25 recommendations | 3 comments
WW II Letters To My Mother: May 23, 1942
During the dark days of WW II, when it seemed that the Axis powers were unstoppable, Canadians enlisted to help defend our country and Europe. These citizen soldiers handed over control of their lives,...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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135 views | 25 recommendations | 3 comments
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