
On Aug. 19, 1942, after nearly three years of waiting in England for a chance to fight, Canadian troops were sent to raid the French coast at Dieppe. But the Germans were ready for them, and the attack became a massacre. Of nearly 5,000 Canadians sent to
Take a minute out of your lives to remember those who didn't come back on the day of the largest Canadian Forces Loss of life in either World Wars. Many of us aren't old enough to have remembered the day or had been there, but remember them.
Why August 19th is not a Canadian holiday I'll never know.
defeat or not.
November 11th represents that day and 1,000�s others before and after it that are just as important.