06-06-2024 22:37 via calgary.ctvnews.ca

80th anniversary of D-Day invasion marked by remembrance, fading numbers

It's been 80 years since 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed on Juno Beach in Normandy, part of the massive Allied invasion that turned the tide of the Second World War. At the ceremony in France, just 13 veterans of the pivotal battle were able to attend. At the Military Museums in Calgary, there were just two veterans, neither part of that day. "They bled, they gave their all so that I and a few others could live," said Cpl. George Morasch, a Calgary Highlander. His voice was thin and raspy, shaki
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