A St. George teacher with a passion for history is leading a tour of Europe with 17 students and 5 adults called VIMY 2017: Beaches and Battlefields.
Anthony Carey says it was one of the more foundational events in our history either because it’s viewed by many as the birth of our nation or the historical question of what does it actually mean today.
We remember the some 3,600 Canadian soldiers who died and 7,000+ wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge #Vimy100 https://t.co/zQa0KXae23 pic.twitter.com/C1Dvy7mVrt
— Veterans Affairs CA (@VeteransENG_CA) April 4, 2017
Carey says when he was younger he was very interested in the Battle of Vimy Ridge and it’s success but more recently he had a German student give him a new perspective on it.
He says when we talk of Vimy Ridge being the birth of a nation, he hears a massacre of his people and Carey said this a real shock to his system making him re-evaluate how much glory and how much greatness you can attribute to a battle.
Carey says they will visit Amsterdam, Paris and London including the Vimy Ridge Centennial ceremony this weekend plus a visit to Normandy and the Juno Beach Centre.
Vimy 100 in the Classroom learning tools from the @vimyfoundation are available on our education portal: https://t.co/PttyO52b9V #Vimy100 pic.twitter.com/MfPqAH010O
— Historica Canada (@HistoricaCanada) April 4, 2017
