Today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day when allied forces in World War Two began the effort to defeat the Nazis.
Thunder Bay’s Roy Lamore is a war vet who believes it’s important to keep this date etched in everyone’s memory for all time.
He says “this is something should be embedded in the schools” so the day is “never forgotten.”
The World War Two veteran says memories of D-Day make him sad knowing so many young men lost their lives in the name of freedom.
Lamore is proud many local soldiers who died in the war are still remembered at Superior Collegiate with their photos on digital display.
According to the Canadian Ecyclopedia, “total Allied casualties on D-Day reached more than 10,000, including 1,074 Canadians, of whom 359 were killed.”
