By Al Jazeera English, May 5, 2011 A significant chapter in military history has ended with the death of the last combat veteran from World War I. Claude ‘Chuckles’ Choules, the last-known male survivor out of more than 70 million…
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The Last Fighting Tommy (of WW1)
Harry Patch, the “last fighting Tommy” to have survived the trenches of World War One, died on Saturday at the age of 111. For most of his life, he refused to speak of his horrific experiences. In recent years Mr.…
On November 11th, remember to ask “Why?”
There are many ways to look at the significance of November 11th. One is to use the occasion simply to remember and honour the sacrifice of those who died in the wars Canada has fought without any reflection as to…