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Juno Beach 75th Brochure

2/25/2018

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The Juno Beach Centre has posted a brochure to the historical battle site (it starts with the French..so for most of you..go to page 3 !!)
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See You ON the Beach!

2/14/2018

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On D-Day, the two assault companies of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada were commanded by two brothers, Major Hume Elliot Dalton and Major Charles Osborne Dalton.  The two companies led the assault on Bernieres-sur-Mer at 0812 hours on 6 June 1944.
At the funeral of his brother in 1994, Charles spoke about the night before the landing, standing on the deck of the SS Monowai with his brother, and trying to think of what to say to your sibling on what might be the last night of both of their lives.
 As they parted company to prepare for a 0315 reveille to board the assault craft, Charles simply shook his brother’s hand and said “See you on the beach!”.
Major C.O. Dalton was wounded on the beach assaulting one of the German strongpoints, but Elliot was able to clear the seawall and fight through the day to his company’s objectives.  Elliot was told that his brother had been killed and later said that “while I grieved, I had a job to do and had to carry on”.  When Elliot was wounded shortly after, and evacuated to England to recover, he had a joyous reunion with Charles in the hospital.
Both returned to the Regiment and fought through to the end of the war, and were both awarded the Distinquished Service Order.  They returned to Canada where they had illustrious civilian careers and continued their association with their Regiment, Charles becoming Honorary Colonel, and Elliot Honorary Lieutenant Colonel.  Charles died in 1998.
– LCol (Ret’d) John Fotheringham, Director, Juno Beach Centre Association, former CO of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada

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Itinerary

11/25/2017

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Date: May 29th-June 8th, 2019
Included in the cost:
Round-trip airfare, all transportation (incl. the overnight train to Paris), sightseeing tours and site visits, all hotels with private bathrooms, breakfast and dinner daily, full-time multi-lingual tour director, and travel insurance
Itinerary:
Day 1: Start Tour (Travel Day)
Day 2: Krakow 
Krakow guided sightseeing tour - › Wawel Hill, Wawel Castle & Cathedral, medieval Market Square, Drapers’  Hall, St. Mary's Basilica, Jewish Quarter
Day 3: Auschwitz
Auschwitz Concentration Camp & Memorial Guided Visit
Day 4: Dresden
Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden City Walk
Day 5: Berlin
Buecherstadt Bunker Town Tour
Berlin City Walk- Alexanderplatz, Bebelplatz, Hackesche Höfe, Nikolai Quarter, Museum Island
Day 6: Berlin
Berlin Guided Sightseeing Tour
Berlin Museum with Nuclear Bunker visit
Overnight Train to Paris 
Day 7: Paris
Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour
Paris City Walk: Île de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Île St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit
​Eiffel Tower ascent
Day 8: Dieppe
Travel to Normandy via Dieppe
Dieppe Canadian Landing beach visit
Day 9: D-Day 75th
D-Day 75th Official Ceremony
Day 10: Normandy-Paris
Juno Beach Centre Visit
Montmartre Sightseeing
Farwell Dinner in Montmartre
Day 11: End Tour (Travel Day)
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Cost: $3,981.00 (Tips are included)
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2019 is the 75th COMMEMORATION oF D-Day

11/23/2017

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​On June 6, 1944, a massive Allied force crossed the English Channel to engage in Operation Overlord on the coast of Normandy. There were five landing zones, given special code names that have become forever ingrained in the identity of the region: Juno Beach (Canada); Gold Beach (United Kingdom); Sword Beach (United Kingdom); Utah Beach (United States) and Omaha Beach (United States).

The mission of the 450+ Canadian paratroopers and the some 14,000 Canadian troops who joined the firefight on Juno beach was to establish a beachhead along an eight-kilometre stretch fronting the villages of Courseulles-sur-Mer, Bernières-sur-Mer, and Saint Aubinsur- Mer. Once secure, the troops would push inland to capture the city of Caen, an important communications centre for the Germans. The brutal battle for Caen dragged on for several weeks, but with so many German divisions focused on holding the city, the U.S. forces were eventually able to break through the sparse defences to the south, and moving east, threatened to encircle the German forces in Normandy from behind.
In mid-August, Canadians played an important role in closing the “Falaise Gap” as the Germans finally retreated in the face of the Allied offensive. Two days later, on August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by the Allies, officially bringing the Normandy campaign to a close.
Canadian forces suffered the most casualties of any division in the Commonwealth Army Group, and more than 5,000 Canadian soldiers were laid to rest in the region.
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Our D-Day tour will help you pay honour to this legacy of selfless bravery. 

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Where It WILL ALL Begin

11/23/2017

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We are a go!

11/22/2017

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After some extensive planning and a lot of paperwork by Mr. Perry, Mrs. Roehrig and Ms. Tang, the Bluewater District School Board has approved our trip application to attend the 75th Anniversary D-Day Ceremony on June 6th, 2019.
 
There are only 40 spots available for the trip (and much like the previous trip to Vimy in 2017, it will sell out quickly).

Parents are asked to attend an information (and sign up) meeting in the Grey Highlands Library on November 30th at 5:00pm. A long with the school staff  who will be chaperoning the trip,  a representative from Explorica will be there to help answer any of your questions, and walk you through the sign-up procedure.

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