Red Ensign at Vimy Commemoration
| 3/21/2007 | Posted by Patti under Military |
None of the men who fought the Battle of Vimy Ridge are around to speak for themselves but veterans groups have been lobbying the government to fly the Red Ensign at the 90th Anniversary ceremonies at the Vimy Memorial in France in April. Seen here on a WW1 recruiting poster.
It appeared briefly this week they had failed to sway Veteran’s Affairs, who are responsible for the care of the memorial which stands on ground given to Canada by France following WW1. They maintained that protocol required that only the Maple Leaf be flown on federal soil. Harper intervened with his wishes that it be flown for the event due to its historical significance. I don’t often agree with the boy Harper, but I do this time.Â
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