‘I can never imagine myself doing that’: Calgary students honour Alberta’s war dead
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Field of Crosses: Calgary Cold War vet calls latest nuclear war threat ‘ludicrous’
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Field of Crosses honours fallen southern Alberta soldiers
Thousands of fallen soldiers from southern Alberta are once again being honoured in the Field of Crosses in Calgary. Click to watch the video. Volunteers began work Saturday on the field, which sees the name of each southern Alberta soldier killed in action — dating...
Hundreds of new crosses join solemn field honouring fallen soldiers
On a calm, fall morning along the Bow River, Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Dan McLean looked on as the annual commemoration of his fallen comrades began. Click to watch the video. McLean spent Saturday morning looking over the Field of Crosses, which from Nov....
Students attend sunrise ceremony in honour of fallen Canadians
The Field of Crosses along Memorial Drive honours soldiers from southern Alberta who lost their lives fighting for Canada and on Thursday a number of students from Sunnyside Elementary attended the sunrise ceremony to learn more about the initiative. Click to watch...
On November 12th, the crosses were taken down with the same care and respect as they were installed. A massive thank you to our volunteers, whose tireless efforts make this annual tribute to our fallen heroes possible.
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What a sight. An event that astounds me more every year as it evolves to be even better than the last one. I really appreciate the attention to honour the different services each day.
Thank you to all those volunteers
Perfect weather for all this this year, thanks to everyone!
As the snow falls, we’re sharing the second gallery from this year’s Remembrance Day Ceremony.
We hope this reflection on the warmer November weather and the moments that united us brings some brightness to your day.
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Happy Sunday!
We started this week by coming together to honour the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Today, we're sharing the first photo gallery from this year's Remembrance Day Ceremony.
Stay tuned for more photos to come from this event, along with even more reflections from the 2024 Eleven Days of Remembrance.
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Even though the Eleven Days of Remembrance have come and gone, we are grateful to continue sharing moments from this year’s ceremonies. Thanks to the incredible photographers who worked tirelessly to capture these meaningful moments, we still have many beautiful photos to share with you.
Here is a new gallery of moments captured from this year's Night of Lights!
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Beautiful pictures.
keep posting please.. some services were not posted at all
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Thank you, Blakes, for your enduring support of The Field of Crosses.
Your ongoing generosity helps keep the tradition of remembrance alive for future generations.
