Tag: Normandy

Rows of headsstones in a Canadian soldier cemetary

Remembering our Veterans and Those Lost Soldiers in War

 mywinepal  November 5, 2015

Every year there are fewer and fewer soldiers from the Great Wars alive in Canada and around the world to remember their hardships, their family’s hardships, and those of their comrades who passed away in service overseas.  As I’ve mentioned in previous years, I think it is very worthwhile for everyone, if they can to go to Europe and visit…

A field of poppies in Belgium

Looking Back at the World Wars – 3 Cheers

 mywinepal  November 6, 2012

Looking back at the World Wars, I think about how many of our veterans are left.  So many sacrificed their lives for us.  And there are so few now.  I hope we can keep carrying our torch for them. The wineries in France helped in the World Wars.  The tunnels beneath the cities of Reims and Epernay in the Champagne region…