– Marcel Ouimet from Radio Canada here. I am with men from the Régiment de La Chaudière before a small seaside resort called Bernières-sur-Mer.
Shellfire from the German artillery batteries is intensifying all around us! The order is finally given to attack!
I can imagine the emotion felt by our troops during these historic moments, for many of them have French blood in them.
From Montreal to Juno Beach, the incredible Canadian odyssey which, on the 6th of June 1944, contributed towards our newfound freedom...