Local Cadet Visits Vimy Ridge on 96th Anniversary
Posted Apr 9, 2013 05:47:34 PM.
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Tuesday marked the 96th anniversary of Vimy Ridge.
On April 9, 1917, over 10,000 Canadian troops lost their lives defending the ridge as part of the allies’ effort to push the Germans out of France.
One local cadet, 17 year-old Sgt. David Comeau wtih the 21st Royal Highland Fusiliers was in Vimy Ridge Tuesday and was a guest on 570’s Jeff Allen Show, he describes what he learned on a tour through the trenches.
“Most of the soliders of the front line, came back becaue they were wounded, and they were getting treated in there (the trenches) …so I couldn’t have image what it would have been to be a soilder going into the war.”
Hill 145 is the highest and most important feature on the ridge, and it is the sport where the Vimy Ridge Memorial stands.
The monument is a poignant reminder of the Canadian soilders who made the ultimate sacrifice during the first World War.
