Thread: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador [DAILY PHOTO THREAD]
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Old Posted Jul 1, 2013, 4:23 PM
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July 1, 2013

July 1 is Canada Day - but, in Newfoundland and Labrador, it is also Memorial Day.

It is the anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel, in which the Royal Newfoundland Regiment was all but completely wiped out. It was Newfoundland and Labrador's most devastating wartime loss in its history, dwarfing everything before and since.

For us, the day begins with a solemn Memorial Day Parade and ceremony at the National War Memorial.

It starts - as everything does here, even the rock concert below - with the singing of the Ode to Newfoundland, our national anthem prior to joining Canada in 1949.

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And here is what this year's Memorial Day was like...





I love the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary's uniforms.



























And a few more:

















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