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. Article content

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. Article content

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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 facilitated a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday June 6, 2025, in Cornwall, Ont. Lt. David Barkley played trumpet for the Lament and Revalee at the ceremony. Photo by Marc Benoit / Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

“I know the ceremony is small, but the meaning is not,” said Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 president Marvin Pl

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