As June 6 marks 81 years since the Allied D-Day landing at Normandy, France, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 facilitated a remembrance ceremony at the Cornwall cenotaph.

The ceremony included placing wreaths at the cenotaph to honour the fallen, as well as a brief act of remembrance, the singing of O Canada, and a moment of silence.

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“I know the ceremony is small, but the meaning is not,” said Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 president Marvin Plumadore, at the end of the ceremony.

D-Day, or the Allied invasion of Normandy , was a significant event during the Second World War. It is remembered as the largest seaborne invasion in human history. Canada contributed heavily to the operation, particularly in the landings at Juno beach .

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