ACTUALITÉ / NEWS Vimy Ridge Memorial
Cadets stand watch in honour of Canada’s “Stormtroopers”
Photos 2804 Casselman Army Cadets Members of 2804 Casselman Army Cadets march past the review stand at the War Memorial in Ottawa Sunday evening before taking their place (below) with other youth armed forces cadet units in a Vimy Ridge Memorial By Youth For Youth service and overnight watch to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the WorldWar I battle that marked the start of Canada's reputation in military history records for success against impossible odds.
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"It was a 'By Youth For Youth' memorial," said Gil. "We started on time and everything was well in order ahead of schedule." The Battle of Vimy Ridge is often described as one of the turning points in Canadian history, a period in time when Canadians proved themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the world. "I think that Vimy Ridge has grown into a legend," Gil said. "A real hero story." In 1917, one year before anyone knew that the "War to End All Wars" would at last be over, the German forces were dug into Vimy Ridge, considered a key terrain point overlooking No-Man's Land. First the French, and then the British, attempted, and failed to take the ridge from the Germans. The task was then handed over to the Canadians who, under General Arthur Currie, devised a primary that seemed both revolutionary and suicidal. The day of the attack, allied guns began a "creeping barrage" of shellfire that drove the Germans deep in hiding in their trenches. When they emerged, they were staring at the bayonets of the Canadian soldiers who had marched in the shadow of that thundering barrage to surprise the enemy. Vimy Ridge earned Canadian soldiers their first nickname: The Stormtroopers.
For a dozen members of the Casselman Army Cadets corps it was an honour they would never forget. One by one they took their turns at half- hour watches at the War Memorial in Ottawa, standing guard through the blustery April weather Sunday night until Mondaymorning, to honour thememory of themembersoftheCanadianExpeditionary Force who fought, died, or survived the Battle for Vimy Ridge almost a century ago. "All the attention was on the youth of the area," said Robert Gil, a civilian member of the Cadet League of Canada, and the coordinator for the past two years of the National Capital Region Vimy Memorial event. The St-Isidore resident also is one of the regular contacts for the Casselman army cadet corps, and expressed pride and satis- factionwiththebehaviourandperformance of those members chosen to represent the unit during the 95th Anniversary Vimy Memorial in Ottawa over the Easter weekend. Close to 360 youth from a variety of groups, including 270 armed forces cadets from units all over the Ottawa area and also fromCornwall and Arnprior, converged on downtown Ottawa on Easter Sunday.
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