Bronte Legion Remembrance Pass It On! 2009

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Each November 11th, Canadians across the country pause in a silent moment of remembrance for the men and women who served our country during wartime. We honour those who fought for Canada if the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945) and the Korean War (1950-1953). More than 1, 500,000 Canadians served overseas. More than 100,000 died; 45,000 in WWII alone. they gave their lives and their future so that we may live in peace.

LEST WE FORGET

World War I:
628,736 Canadians served
66, 573 died and 138,166 were wounded
2,818 were taken prisoner of war
175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.

World War II
1,031,902 Canadian men and 49,963 Canadian women served.
44, 927 died and 45,145 were wounded
8,271 were taken prisoner of war
1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action

Korea
26,791 Canadians served
516 died and 1,558 were wounded
33 were taken prisoner of war

The Gulf War
3,837 Canadian men and 237 Canadian women served
there were no Canadian casualties or prisoners of war during the Gulf War

Peacekeeping: 1950-pesent 128 killed
Afghanistan: 2001-present 133 killed

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