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By Nick Seebruch Members of Cornwall Legion Branch 297 salute the heroes of D-Day on Sunday, June 6, 2021 (Nick Seebruch/ Seaway News).
CORNWALL, Ontario – Cornwall Legion Branch 297 held a small ceremony on Sunday, June 6 at the Cornwall Cenotaph in remembrance of the heroes of D-Day.
On June 6, 1944, Canadian, American, and British troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, marking a turning point in World War II and a step on the road to the end of Nazism in Europe.
The SD&G Highlanders served in the First Battalion, of the Third Canadian Infantry Division. The First Battalion Division Association held reunions after the war on the nearest weekend to D-Day, a tradition that was carried on by the Glens Association.