Originally posted by DrGonzo:
Yes, we cannot forget the sacrafice of our Canadian brothers.

58,990 lives given in WWI.

37,476 lives given in WWII.

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I was not aware that Canada also recognized Nov. 11, our Veteran's day, as a day of remembrance.



Yes ... and for those interested in a statistical comparison, multiply the above numbers by 10, and that gives you what the comparable number of American deaths would be, on a per capita basis. They were huge sacrifices from what is, population wise, a relatively small country.

Don't want to hijack this thread, but i wonder if the origins are the same

Remembrance Day is on the 11th day of the 11th month and the actual remembrance is at the 11th hour - which was the time in 1918 that the armistice was signed ending WWI - same for Veteran's Day?