Vimy Ridge, the True Birth of a Nation

On a snowy morning, in early April, out in the French countryside, a nation was born. Although most Historians have argued the nation of Canada was born 1 July 1867, through the work of the estimable Sir John A....

Scandalous PEI Poppy Campaign, An Insult to the Fallen

A group, calling themselves the Island Peace Committee in

Kate Hoey, Christopher Wellbelove at Stockwell Remembrance

Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey and Mayor of Lambeth Christopher Wellbelove were among the dignitaries, councillors, Servicemen, cadets, families and local residents at the annual ceremony to remember the war dead. The...

The End of an Age: France's Last WWI Vet Dies

" France's last surviving veteran of World War One, Lazare Ponticelli, has died at the age of 110. President Nicolas Sarkozy announced the death on Wednesday, paying tribute to the last "poilu", as French WWI veterans were known. "Today, I express the nation's deep emotion...

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