Canadian Veterans: The Streets

Town Of Dieppe Dept: Thousands of people lined the streets to greet the seven veterans, now all in their 90s, who are in northwest France to attend the commemorative ceremonies, according to The Star. Nearly 2,500 others were either wounded or taken prisoner and dIEPPE, FRANCE A handful of Canadian veterans were treated to a heroes welcome Sunday when they returned to the French coastal town of Dieppe to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most disastrous raids of the Second World War. The veterans, many who are now using wheelchairs or walking canes, proudly wore red poppies to pay their respects to the 900 fallen comrades killed within hours after 5,000 Canadian troops stormed the pebbled beaches of German-occupied Dieppe on Aug. 19, 1942. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.