In Our Fathers' Footsteps 🇨🇦🇳🇱

"In Our Fathers’ Footsteps" is a Camino-inspired pilgrimage coinciding with the 75th+2 anniversary (in September 2022) of The Netherlands’ liberation.

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Thinking about registering for IOFF? Make sure to do it by June 28th. This unique Dutch pilgrimage is filling up very fast so register soon!

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Great news! New dates...The #IOFF website has been updated with the new 2022 #itinerary and two route maps. Two? Yes! We added a brand new map of the #Scheldt area. Go check it out...➡️ https://t.co/7D2ngvp3g5

More info about prices will be available by Aug. 31st.

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Liberation Day in the Netherlands! 🇳🇱❤🇨🇦
WWII veteran Gil Hunter’s picture is shown as a part of the Canadian Walk tour in Apeldoorn. As you may know, he is the father of IOFF’s founder Karen Hunter.
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“This is unbelievable,” said SWW veteran, Wally Simpson, watching the Hercules flyover on his recent 100th birthday. From Gainsborough, SK, he was an RCAF Lancaster bomber pilot who flew 33 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. https://t.co/OeCOOkIyjw

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Today is #RemembranceDay in The Netherlands. 🇳🇱
In preperation, @faces_to put 1500 pictures by the graves and walls of remembrance at the Canadian War Cemetery in #Groesbeek. What an amazing gesture!
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Meet SWW veteran Andy Carswell, 97. In 1941, he joined the RCAF at age 18. Before long, he was piloting Lancaster bombers. Having escaped school exams in Toronto, he ended up a POW in Germany. Today, Veterans House in Ottawa is named after him. https://t.co/JZN6irblFp

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Did you know? During WWI, some German soldiers interned at Fort Henry in Kingston, ON were talented artisans who created handicrafts featuring Canada’s indigenous people, like this one... https://t.co/R3YgXHnn2i
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Did you love “Come From Away”? Then you’ll be drawn to the story of the late US WWII veteran, Lanier Phillips, and the people of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland who saved him in 1942. https://t.co/ZKqLwMqMvN

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Canadian Jaye Edwards is now one of two remaining “Spitfire Women” following the recent passing of Britain’s Eleanor Wadsworth. Known as “Attagirls” these 160+ women flew war planes from factories to the front lines. Read CBC’s interview with Jaye in 2018. https://t.co/vPhRwfwHex

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At 99, Austin Fuller is the last surviving WWII vet of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte. He served with “The Hasty P’s” (Hastings Prince Edward Rgt) who liberated the Dutch town of Amersfoort. The PM recently presented him (virtually) with the Victory Pin. Thank you, Mr. Fuller.

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100 years young! Willie Glaser is a Jewish vet of the Second World War. For his recent birthday, the students of the Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard-des-Ormeaux (Montreal) organized an “extra special” surprise birthday celebration. https://t.co/6B1WZHaPRR

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Fred’s back! With a special 101st birthday wish. Last year, he asked for 100 birthday cards--and received 90,000! This year, he wants vaccinations for all Canadians. Happy birthday, Fred! We hope you get your wish! https://t.co/BUm01qKXxy
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Can you help find a photo? Private Paul Sklut, a Jewish soldier from Vancouver, BC helped liberate Wommelgem during the Battle of the Scheldt. Pte Sklut served with the Calgary Highlanders and is buried in Bergen Op Zoom.
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Let's celebrate the new year with happiness, love, health, peace and wonderful new experiences yet to come! Our best wishes to you and yours.
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IOFF participant Gail decided to research her father who was injured near there, in Oostburg.

Gail asked if Peter (our Dutch coordinator) might be able to send her some info about the Battle. He sent her info/photos, and even bought this book!
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@ericbruntmedia Happy birthday Noel! Turning a 100 years old is really something else. We hope you have a wonderful day.

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@ericbruntmedia Happy birthday Noel! Turning a 100 years old is really something else. We hope you have a wonderful day.

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Every day is a remembrance day! Listen to CBC's Craig Norris talk with Karen about The Canadian Remembrance Torch's events, "The Torch; be yours!" and "Faces to Names." https://t.co/e9zVg170Df
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"Dying for freedom isn't the worst that could happen. Being forgotten is." Faces to Names helps us remember the fallen.
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