Field of Crosses to return to Calgary on Nov. 1 with more than 3,000 memorials

More than 3,000 achromatic crosses will soon return to a parkland successful northwest Calgary successful honour of section fallen soldiers.

On Saturday, dozens of volunteers began cleaning nan crosses that will dress up this year’s Field of Crosses memorial project, which will beryllium connected show starting Nov. 1.

The Field of Crosses memorial project, a contented successful Calgary since 2009, was started by philanthropist and businessman Murray McCann pursuing a travel southbound of nan border.

“Murray saw it down successful Rome, Georgia,” said George Brookman, Field of Crosses director. Brookman explained really McCann learned that small crosses had been erected to retrieve group from nan municipality who had died successful action. Brookman said That led McCann to declare: “We tin do thing for illustration this successful Calgary.”

This year’s show will spot 3,602 full crosses, aliases 100 much than past year’s display, pinch each successful honour of men and women who paid nan eventual sacrifice while defending our country.

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This year’s Eleven Days of Remembrance ceremonies will see regular tribute themes including:

• Nov. 1 – Royal Canadian Air Force Day
• Nov. 2 – Youth Day
• Nov. 3 – Memorial Cross Families Day
• Nov. 4 – Royal Canadian Navy Day
• Nov. 5 – Canadian Army Day
• Nov. 6 – Honouring Women of War
• Nov. 7 – First Responders Day
• Nov. 8 – Indigenous Veterans Day
• Nov. 9 –  USA Tribute (Sunrise) / Honouring Jewish Fallen (Sunset)
• Nov. 10 – UN Peacekeeper (Sunrise) / Night of Lights (Sunset)
• Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day Ceremony

Crosses will beryllium installed on Memorial Drive astatine nan extremity of October and will beryllium unfastened to nan nationalist from Nov. 1 done to Remembrance Day.