Dozens gather for sunset service at Field of Crosses
A small crowd gathered along Memorial Drive to remember the men and women who fought for our freedom Tuesday night. At the first of a series of sunset ceremonies held at the Field of Crosses, flags were slowly lowered as a horn played. This year, there are 3,200...
In its eighth year, Calgary’s Field of Crosses keeps growing.
When Diane Dallaire walks among hundreds of crosses along Memorial Dr. that include one for her son slain in Afghanistan, she feels an enduring presence. “Especially when the sun is going down and those crosses give shadows, it’s like the soldiers are still there and...
Effort to install field of crosses along Memorial Drive underway
Volunteers have started building the annual tribute recognizing the sacrifices of those who died while serving their country. Each of the symbolic markers in the field of crosses, located in a grassy area along Memorial Drive west of the Centre Street Bridge, will...
Calgary students help prepare Remembrance Day tribute
Remembrance Day may be weeks away, but a lot of people are already busy preparing for one of our city’s most powerful salutes to the fallen. And as Gil Tucker shows us, they’re getting a helping hand from some young Calgarians eager to show their respect. Watch...
Students get heartfelt history lesson with Field of Crosses
What began with a few hundred white crosses in 2009 has grown to more than 3,200, all paying tribute to those who died serving their country. “We’ve made it bigger and organized more and gotten more crosses. (My dad) was so...
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