tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post2542104643840341129..comments2024-03-28T08:43:31.643-06:00Comments on She Who Seeks: The Battle of Vimy RidgeDebra She Who Seekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-3989592370841508242011-04-08T11:57:31.346-06:002011-04-08T11:57:31.346-06:00I always learn so much from your posts, Debra! Thi...I always learn so much from your posts, Debra! This is a wonderful acknowledgement of the sacrifices so many young men made for their country, and the photos are extraordinary. There remains something eerie about that bumpy field in spite of the bright green grass that covers it...Lynette Killamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747902602019771481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-61692503356109726392011-04-07T20:26:39.558-06:002011-04-07T20:26:39.558-06:00humming the Canadian national anthem to herself......humming the Canadian national anthem to herself...*yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-22786332798738755472011-04-07T16:26:56.675-06:002011-04-07T16:26:56.675-06:00People who fought for freedom in WW1 will never be...People who fought for freedom in WW1 will never be forgotten.<br />My country lost more than a million people in that war (which is a shocking number having in mind we have just around 8 million citizens), but we won many great battles even though we were surrounded by enemies all around, and many of those battles have changed the course of the whole war.DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-60251068413988984062011-04-07T15:04:11.506-06:002011-04-07T15:04:11.506-06:00a Sacred place - bless their souls... but I still ...a Sacred place - bless their souls... but I still don't get wars or fighting. don't get it at allMiss Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144002124919728056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-30711733393036502732011-04-07T14:20:53.804-06:002011-04-07T14:20:53.804-06:00Thanks so much for sharing did not know this bit o...Thanks so much for sharing did not know this bit of history - I have an american education, so that is no surprise. :)<br /><br />Cheers!Chris 'Frog Queen' Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080568376145572154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-40119926080952706272011-04-07T10:22:40.399-06:002011-04-07T10:22:40.399-06:00Good morning.....thanks for sharing this wonderful...Good morning.....thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of Canadian history. I know so very little about WWI....this was interesting.<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-82727055410508140462011-04-07T09:32:40.905-06:002011-04-07T09:32:40.905-06:00Oh my...I didn't know about this one! What ama...Oh my...I didn't know about this one! What amazing pictures..both past and present! Hugs hon, SarahSarah Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835112406617937224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-61950340509743286502011-04-07T09:21:53.112-06:002011-04-07T09:21:53.112-06:00Thank you for sharing this. So tragic, but such a...Thank you for sharing this. So tragic, but such a great memorial.<br />Marymxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-56877188219810710832011-04-07T08:53:58.283-06:002011-04-07T08:53:58.283-06:00my heart breaks for these soldiers...it is a sad d...my heart breaks for these soldiers...it is a sad day to remember ...but remember we must....It is our history and they deserve great respect. ...seeing your photos brings it home.....mermaid galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678555215616371872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-38104627371130377232011-04-07T07:59:28.675-06:002011-04-07T07:59:28.675-06:00How does one wish well, on such a Remembrance Day?...How does one wish well, on such a Remembrance Day? <br /><br />I guess, I wish you remembrance of brave people. <br /><br />Gentle hugs...Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-19744334694530643212011-04-07T07:36:09.944-06:002011-04-07T07:36:09.944-06:00yay, 'nucks!
well done, deb...yay, 'nucks!<br /><br />well done, deb...laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-77454402534704451662011-04-07T07:24:53.349-06:002011-04-07T07:24:53.349-06:00This is interesting. My Dad took part in WWII but ...This is interesting. My Dad took part in WWII but he was in the Pacific.<br /><br />The photos have a deep sense of emotion about them.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15918915129013117664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-73665776032844041512011-04-07T07:12:06.104-06:002011-04-07T07:12:06.104-06:00Canada always does such a nice job of commemoratin...Canada always does such a nice job of commemorating the soldiers who lost their lives at Vimy Ridge. That should be a lesson to any country who wishes to go to war....<br />I have seen the graveyard before, but never the area where the actual pockmarked ground was.<br />Thanks for posting this.....for their memory....<br /><br />XXOO~~<br />AnneAnne Huskey-Lockardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642632328404951486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-66670870945003353342011-04-07T06:55:02.862-06:002011-04-07T06:55:02.862-06:00Very interesting, I have read about it before. The...Very interesting, I have read about it before. The photo with all the green hills almost makes you feel as if one were there. take care.Cindy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552572705763406197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666990364305390259.post-30998673383568007752011-04-07T06:40:23.463-06:002011-04-07T06:40:23.463-06:00Oh Debra, how beautiful. I had never seen these ph...Oh Debra, how beautiful. I had never seen these photos. My grandmother's only brother died there, age 19. His body was never found.<br /><br />Thanks for such a moving tribute.The Dancing Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661825713234722591noreply@blogger.com