75th Anniversary of D-Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prime Minister of France Edouard Philippe take part in a wreath laying as part of the D-Day 75th Anniversary Canadian National Commemorative Ceremony at Juno Beach in Courseulles-Sur-Mer, France on Thursday, June 6, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

‘It’s hard to think about them’: Emotions run free as Canadians mark D-Day

Thousands of Canadians representing various ages and communities were on Juno Beach

 

Warner Hockin holds a photo of himself taken in Lubeck, Germany in 1945, shown in full below. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

A Chilliwack veteran recalls war stories before returning to Normandy

‘I had a 48-hour pass in my pocket, and I was going to see some family,’ says Warner Hockin

 

This photo taken on Wednesday May 29, 2019 with a drone shows Gold beach, near Asnelles, Normandy, and where British troops landed on D-Day. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

PHOTOS: D-Day Normandy sites today captured by drone

Associated Press delivers stunning aerial pictures and videos revisiting landmark D-Day sites

 

PHOTOS: Combat boots begin cross-country journey for 75th anniversary of D-Day

PHOTOS: Combat boots begin cross-country journey for 75th anniversary of D-Day

About 14,000 Canadians stormed Juno Beach in northern France on D-Day, June 6, 1944

PHOTOS: Combat boots begin cross-country journey for 75th anniversary of D-Day