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	Legion Magazine : The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
		The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a visible reminder of the young soldiers, sailors and airmen who died for Canada in pursuit of peace and freedom.
		In honouring this unknown soldier today, through this funeral and this burial, we are embracing the fact of the anonymity and saying that because we do not know him and we do not know what he could have become, he has become more than one body, more than one grave.
		The wars fought by Canadians in the 20th century were not fought for the purpose of uniting Canada, but the country that emerged was forged in the smithy of sacrifice.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/special/00-09.asp (13351 words)

	Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At the request of the Canadian government, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission selected one of the 1,603 graves of unknown Canadians buried in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge.
		The remains of the soldier were exhumed on the morning of May 16, 2000 and the casket was flown in a Canadian Forces aircraft to Ottawa on May 25, accompanied by an honour guard which included a chaplain, Royal Canadian Legion veterans and representatives of Canadian youth.
		On the afternoon of May 28, the body of the unknown soldier was transported from Parliament Hill to the National War Memorial on a horse-drawn gun carriage provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier_%28Canada%29 (462 words)

	Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The body of the soldier was formerly near the memorial at Vimy Ridge Pas-de-calais France the site of the first major where Canadian troops fought as a combined More specifically the soldier was at the British Cemetery in Souchez in Plot 8 Row E Grave only a couple of kilometers from the Ridge memorial.
		The remains of the soldier were exhumed the morning of May 16 2000 and the casket was flown in Canadian Forces aircraft to Ottawa on May 25 accompanied by an honour guard which a chaplain Royal Canadian Legion veterans and representatives of Canadian youth.
		Then with appropriate the body of the unknown soldier was in a sarcophagus in front of the War Memorial.
	www.freeglossary.com /Canadian_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier (432 words)

	Encyclopedia: War Memorial
		Arlington National Cemetery has a Canadian Cross of Sacrifice with the names of all the citizens of the USA who lost their lives fighting in the Canadian forces during the Korean War and two World Wars.
		The British tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during World War I. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on November 11, 1920, the earliest such tomb honoring the unknown dead of World War I. Even the battlefield the Warrior came...
		The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, although it has never been officially named) is a monument in Arlington National Cemetery dedicated to the American soldiers who have died without their remains being identified.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/War-Memorial (2079 words)

	Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		More specifically, the soldier was at the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery in Souchez, in Plot 8, Row E, Grave 7, only a couple of kilometers from the Vimy Memorial.
		In Ottawa, the unknown soldier lay in state for three days.
		Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and His Excellency John Ralston Saul, the Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, veterans, Canadian Forces personnel, and members of the RCMP were in the funeral procession.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier (465 words)

	Unknown Soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Unknown_Soldier.html (280 words)

	Canada's Air Force, History
		On Sunday, May 28th, BGen Farwell led the procession of the Unknown Soldier from the Hall of Honour through the Peace Tower before the remains were placed on a 19th- century gun carriage provided by the RCMP.
		As the remains of the Unknown Soldier were lowered into the sacrophagus, representatives from the army fired three rifle volleys which symbolized the army's farewell to a fallen comrade.
		After 437 Squadron arrived in Ottawa with the Unknown Soldier, the remains were brought first to the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill to lie in state before being ceremoniously laid to rest at the National War Memorial on May 28.
	www.airforce.dnd.ca /hist/hist_tomb_e.asp (891 words)

	remembers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Every country has one; an Unknown Soldier who represents all the men and women who sacrificed their lives during war, but few countries have the chance to bring home a fallen soldier at a time when the youth of that country have never experienced the effects of armed conflict.
		selected the soldier from the section of unidentified bodies in the Cabaret-Rouge cemetery outside of Vimy Ridge which was one of the most important battles in Canadian history during WWI where 3,598 Canadians died in 1917.
		May 25th marked a solemn ceremony in which the War Graves Commission released custody of the soldier's remains to Canada and the Canadian Forces contingent accepted responsibility of ensuring the remains arrive in Canada in one piece and with suitable respects and honours paid to their fallen comrade.
	www2.kpr.edu.on.ca /cfps/unknown.htm (788 words)

	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The unknown patriot was honoured in a nationally televised ceremony on May 28, 2000, when he was laid to rest in the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier, instigated as a millennium project by the Royal Canadian Legion.
		The tomb is Canada's version of the Tomb of The Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey in London, England, which contains the remains of an unknown soldier, sailor or airman who died in the First World War for one of the countries or colonies of the British Commonwealth.
		After the remains were lowered into the tomb, veterans scattered soil from Vimy and every Canadian province and territory onto the coffin, to allow the Unknown Soldier to lie under the soil of his homeland and that of the land where he died.
	142.206.72.67 /04/04a/04a_supp/04a_supp_003_e.htm (475 words)

	The War Amps: Canada's Military Heritage - Memorials: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In May 2000, the remains of an unidentified soldier, who died in the First World War were repatriated from France and, with a great ceremony, were buried in a special tomb in front of the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
		The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier was created to honour the more than 116,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace and freedom.
		The Unknown Soldier represents all Canadians, whether they be navy, army, air force or merchant marine, who died or may die for their country in all conflicts - past, present and future.
	www.waramps.ca /military/memorials/tomb.html (316 words)

	Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Canadian Tomb of The Unknown Soldier is currently located at the National War Memorial in, Ottawa, built in 1939.
		More specifically, the soldier was at the in Souchez, in Plot 8, Row E, Grave 7, only a couple of kilometers from the Vimy Memorial.
		It is built of Caledonia granite originally quarried in, Québec and it has a bronze relief sculpture and four bronze corner pieces.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Canadian_Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier (494 words)

	Unknown Soldier now at Peace Tower
		The soldier's remains were handed over to a Canadian delegation during a solemn ceremony under a grey sky in France early Thursday morning.
		The Canadian Cancer Society is moving away from advising women to perform a regimented, monthly breast exam and instead encouraging them to examine their breasts for lumps any way they see fit.
		Canadian car buyers have been the victims of a plot by automakers to inflate the price of cars in Canada and discourage cross-border buying, according to a $2-billion class-action lawsuit.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/story/2000/05/25/unknown000525.html (1419 words)

	Florida Cracker: Tomb Of The Unknown Desecrated -- In Canada
		The nameless soldier symbolizing all the unknowns who fought and died at places like Ypres and Juno Beach -- was left all alone and unprotected for hooligans to get at.
		A lone, unemployed Canadian donned a Maple Leaf-red sweater Tuesday and stood guard under a blistering midday sun by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the National War Memorial.
		It's odd to think that even most Canadians nowadays are surprised to learn that we had the third largest navy in the world by the end of WWII, or that we designed and built the Avro Arrow interceptor jet in the late 50's.
	www.florida-cracker.org /archives/003289.html (936 words)

	Tomb of the Canadian Unknown Soldier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		More than 27,000 Canadian servicemen and women who gave their lives in the wars of the 20th century rest unknown in graves or beneath the seas around the world.
		Many nations have a ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ in which the remains of one of their unknown fallen have been repatriated for public commemoration.
		In 1997, the Royal Canadian Legion proposed that Canada establish a ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’ to commemorate in a special way the thousands of nameless soldiers, sailors and airmen who fell in battle and remain unknown to this day.
	www.peacekeeper.ca /tomb.html (633 words)

	National War Memorial (Canada) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Canada's National War Memorial is located in Confederation Square in Ottawa, the nation's capital, Dedicated in 1939 in commemmoration of the First World War, the memorial consists of a tall stone arch adorned with metal sculptures.
		It also features the Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, placed in 2000 in front of the memorial.
		The original model upon which the memorial was based can be viewed at the Canadian War Museum.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/National_War_Memorial_(Canada) (154 words)

	unknown-soldier
		Selection of the soldier (or perhaps sailor or airman) destined for burial in the Nave at Westminster Abbey began in France, where the remains of four unknown British war casualties were exhumed from Aisne, the Somme, Arras and Ypres.
		On the morning of November 8 a service was held to commemorate the sacrifice of the Unknown Soldier, officiated by chaplains from the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Non-Conformist Churches.
		At the west end of the Nave in Westminster Abbey the Unknown Soldier was laid to rest after passing through an honor guard that consisted of 100 recipients of the Victoria Cross (both British and Canadian).
	users.telenet.be /sbt-ypers/unknown-soldier.html (684 words)

	Canada's Air Force, History
		An unknown Canadian soldier, buried in a grave near Vimy, France for more than 80 years, has been brought to Canada.
		As the remains of the Unknown Soldier were lowered into the sacrophagus, representatives from the army fired three rifle volleys which symbolized the army's farewell to a fallen comrade.
		After 437 Squadron arrived in Ottawa with the Unknown Soldier, the remains were brought first to the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill to lie in state before being ceremoniously laid to rest at the National War Memorial on May 28.
	www.airforce.forces.ca /hist/hist_tomb_e.asp (891 words)

	KELLY Funeral Homes and Chapels : Canada's Unknown Soldier
		The body of the Unknown Soldier was exhumed from an anonymous grave in a cemetery near Vimy, where it had lain for 83 years, and brought back to Canada.
		The casket and remains of the Unknown Soldier were transferred to Canadian possession at a ceremony held at the Canadian war memorial at Vimy Ridge on the morning of May 25th, 2000.
		There, in front of the Peace Tower, the Central Band of the Canadian Forces and the funeral guard composed of members of all three environments (sea, land and air) extended full military honours to the Unknown Soldier as his casket was carried into the Hall of Honour for public visitation.
	www.kellyfh.ca /soldier.html (873 words)

	the unknown soldier's
		The Unknown Soldier of the United States was one of four war dead taken from American cemeteries in France.
		The Unknown Australian Soldier laid in state at King’s Hall in Parliament house and was then interred in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial on 11 Nov 1993.
		In a ceremony which aired on national television, the Unknown Soldier was laid to rest in a specially-designed sarcophagus directly in front of the War Memorial.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~rasigsau/unknown_soldier_background.HTM (655 words)

	Canadian Unknown Soldier Comes Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A casket, draped in a Canadian flag, bearing the remains was carried in a ceremonial parade on a gun carriage to the "hall of honor" on Parliament Hill.
		There "Bob," as the unknown soldier is being fondly referred to, will lie in state until Sunday, when final interment ceremonies will be at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, now part of the War Memorial.
		The soldier is believed to have been a young man from rural Canada, thousands of whom signed on to fight in Europe, but no DNA tests will be carried out to find out who he was, officials said.
	www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/5/26/112430 (346 words)

	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Ottawa Attractions
		While it is patterned after the stone altar of the Vimy Memorial, the sever Ottawa climate, as well as the bronze and stone makeup of the National War Memorial, led to the decision to produce the relief work in bronze.
		In the afternoon of May 28, 2000 the Unknown Soldier will be transported from Parliament Hill to the National War Memorial on a horse-drawn gun carriage provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
		To be located on the upper plaza of the National War Memorial, in Ottawa, in front of the existing monument, the Tomb will consist of a granite sarcophagus enclosing a casket containing the remains of the unknown soldier.
	www.ottawakiosk.com /unknown_soldier.html (905 words)

	Commemoration
		The original unknown soldier was entombed in Westminster Abbey in London on 11 November 1920.
		An unknown French soldier was buried under the Arc de Triomphe on the same day and several other allied nations soon entombed unknown soldiers of their own.
		The unknown Australian soldier was buried in a Tasmanian flwood coffin with a slouch hat and a sprig of wattle, and soil from the Pozieres battlefield was scattered in his tomb.
	www.awm.gov.au /commemoration/customs/soldier.htm (240 words)

	Canada and its History - All about Canada (A Canadian History Lesson)
		Canada now has its own "Tomb of The Unknown Soldier," after the remains of a soldier killed in the battle of Vimy Ridge in France during the First World War were returned to Canada.
		The soldier was one of 27,000 Canadian soldiers killed in conflicts abroad whose remains could not be identified or were lost at sea.
		On November 19, 2001, Prime Minister Jean Chretien conferred an honourary Canadian citizenship on Nelson Mandela, in accordance with motions by the Commons and Senate, in recognition of Mandela's leadership in defeating apartheid in South Africa.
	members.shaw.ca /kcic1/canada2.html (2207 words)

	Tomb of the Unknown Soldier — Infoplease.com
		On Memorial Day, 1958, the bodies of two other unknown soldiers—one of whom had died in World War II, the other during the Korean War—were buried in the tomb, which was renamed the Tomb of the Unknowns.
		Remains of an unknown soldier from the Vietnam War were interred here in 1984, but later investigations revealed the soldier's identity, and they were removed.
		Canada's tomb of the unknown soldier (remains to be returned to Canada).
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0850115.html (412 words)

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