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The NORTH WALL is the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
The NORTH WALL is the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument is erected in Assumption Park, directly across from Detroit, Michigan under the Ambassador Bridge that spans from Detroit to Windsor. |
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What is most notable is how this monument |
What is most notable is how this monument plays a part in history. |
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On July 2, 1995, three men from Michigan, Ed Johnson, Ric Gidner and Chris Reynolds, formed the M.A.C.V. (Michigan Association of Concerned Veterans)and financed the project with their own money and obtained the land from the City of Windsor (after trying many other venues) to erect the monument. |
On July 2, 1995, three men from Michigan, Ed Johnson, Ric Gidner and Chris Reynolds, formed the M.A.C.V. (Michigan Association of Concerned Veterans)and financed the project with their own money and obtained the land from the City of Windsor (after trying many other venues) to erect the monument. |
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This monument depicts the very essence of honor and military loyalty blatantly displayed for all to see, even though the Canadian Foreign Enlistment Act (1937) states - Any person, who being a Canadian national, whether within or residing outside Canada voluntarily accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the armed forces of any foreign state at war with any friendly state,is guilty of an offense of this act. This act was in effect at the time of the Vietanm War. |
This monument depicts the very essence of honor and military loyalty and is blatantly displayed for all to see, even though the Canadian Foreign Enlistment Act (1937) states - Any person, who being a Canadian national, whether within or residing outside Canada voluntarily accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the armed forces of any foreign state at war with any friendly state,is guilty of an offense of this act. This act was in effect at the time of the Vietanm War. |
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As of June 2007 and every year since the opening dedication, a ceremony and laying of wreaths is officiated and attended by noted Canadian and U.S officials. |
As of June 2007 and every year since the opening dedication, a ceremony and laying of wreaths is officiated and attended by noted Canadian and U.S officials, Veterans on both sides of the border,living family members of those engraved in stone, and supporters of the project. |
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http://www.glanmore.org/cdncas/memorialair.html |
http://www.glanmore.org/cdncas/memorialair.html |
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http://www.northwallridersassociation.com |
http://www.northwallridersassociation.com |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_in_the_city_of_Windsor%2C_Ontario |
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Revision as of 15:09, 17 July 2007
The NORTH WALL is the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial and is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The monument is erected in Assumption Park, directly across from Detroit, Michigan under the Ambassador Bridge that spans from Detroit to Windsor. What is most notable is how this monument plays a part in history.
On July 2, 1995, three men from Michigan, Ed Johnson, Ric Gidner and Chris Reynolds, formed the M.A.C.V. (Michigan Association of Concerned Veterans)and financed the project with their own money and obtained the land from the City of Windsor (after trying many other venues) to erect the monument.
This monument depicts the very essence of honor and military loyalty and is blatantly displayed for all to see, even though the Canadian Foreign Enlistment Act (1937) states - Any person, who being a Canadian national, whether within or residing outside Canada voluntarily accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the armed forces of any foreign state at war with any friendly state,is guilty of an offense of this act. This act was in effect at the time of the Vietanm War.
As of June 2007 and every year since the opening dedication, a ceremony and laying of wreaths is officiated and attended by noted Canadian and U.S officials, Veterans on both sides of the border,living family members of those engraved in stone, and supporters of the project. http://www.glanmore.org/cdncas/memorialair.html http://www.northwallridersassociation.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_in_the_city_of_Windsor%2C_Ontario