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Next Friday —November 11–– is Remembrance Day. There are a number of links below to Remembrance Day resources, including wav files for the music used at a Remembrance Day Ceremony.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/courage/splash.html This site brings to life the role Canadian soldiers played in the First and Second World Wars. There are personal memoirs, photography and art work included
Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday.
Site Map - Veterans Affairs Canada This site is the Table of Contents for the Canadian Veterans Affairs web site. You will find Books of Remembrance here, songs that were popular during war time, information on WWI and WWII and so much more on the history of war and Remembrance Day.
In Flanders Fields-The Movie This is a short movie to watch online based on John McCrae’s famous poem, In Flanders Fields. It has some powerful graphics and is well worth the look.
Veterans Affairs/Anciens Combattants Canada At this site you can find real time audio recollections from war vets, listen to war time songs, and learn about the war years.
Remembrance and Poppy This site has downloadable material for students and teachers to find out about Remembrance Day. Topics are: Story of Remembrance, All About Poppies, Activity Guides for teachers and speakers and student info.
Remembrance Day - November 11 Learn about John McCrae, the author of the poem In Flanders Fields and get the words to Bryan Adams song, Remembrance Day.
The Story of Remembrance Learn the importance of Remembrance Day and why we wear a poppy.
The War Amps - Les Amput .s de guerre This site gives history of the War Amps of Canada. It can be viewed in English or French. [Debbie’s Unit Factory]

Remembrance Day Music (Downloadable .WAV files)

Some of the above was originally posted November 2003.