Veterans and public gather to celebrate hard-won freedoms
May 8, 2015 – Nordrhain-Westfalen, Germany – Veterans Affairs Canada
Parliamentary Secretary Rick Dykstra, representing the Government of Canada, and Canadian Veterans of the Liberation of the Netherlands today marked Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.
Nearing the close of a week of commemorative events surrounding the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands, delegates participated this morning in a small wreath-laying ceremony at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Tomorrow, delegates will attend the National March Past and Liberation Festival, in Apeldoorn, before returning to Canada.
The Liberation of the Netherlands, from the fall of 1944 to the spring of 1945, was one of Canada’s most recognized efforts during the Second World War, helping lead to Victory in Europe (V-E) Day.
Martin Magnan
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Office of the Minister of Veterans of Affairs
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