Remembrance Day

Canadians have fought in wars since 1899, when troops were sent to South Africa to fight in the second Boer War on behalf of the British.  More than 1.7 million of our country's soldiers served in World War I, World War II and the Korean War.  At least 13,500 served in the war in Afghanistan.

Many others have also been deployed to peacekeeping operations or deployments in countries such as Cambodia, Egypt, Cyprus, Syria, The Persian Gulf, The Balkans, Somalia, Rwanda, Haiti, East Timor, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.

On November 11, we remember the soldiers who died for us in these wars and peacekeeping missions.