{"id":7,"date":"2007-07-30T01:07:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-30T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dov-gadol.ca\/blog\/bosn\/2007\/07\/30\/groesbeek-canadian-war-cemetery\/"},"modified":"2012-05-25T16:45:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T20:45:32","slug":"groesbeek-canadian-war-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dov-gadol.ca\/blog\/boasn\/2007\/07\/30\/groesbeek-canadian-war-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“…is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing the largest number of Canadian war dead in the Netherlands. There are 2,338 graves…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The cemetery is located near Nijmegen<\/p>\n

The area is famous (or infamous) for a critical battle in WW II, Operation Market Garden as told in the book and film A Bridge Too Far<\/a> The allies tried but couldn’t break through the German lines in Arnhem. It was a defeat for the allies.<\/p>\n

I have no first hand knowledge or memories of the war, and besides my great uncle Syd, no other family members saw any active duty (I may need to be corrected)<\/p>\n

I have no one to thank for their duty to MY (our) country.<\/p>\n

This would be my chance to pay my respects.
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Below this the inscription reads (in dutch on this gatepost):<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe land on which this cemetery stands is the gift of the Dutch people for the perpetual resting place of the sailors soldiers and airmen who are honoured here<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Walking through and between the head stones I thanked the men here. I left small stones on the headstones of the Jewish members of the forces, and asked G-D to look after them.<\/p>\n

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I left small Canadian flags on their graves and on other random graves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.
\nAge shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
\nAt the going down of the sun and in the morning,
\nWE WILL REMEMBER THEM<\/span><\/big><\/div>\n
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This is a Google satellite image of the cemetery