Tonight, in Holten, Netherlands, as they have done for decades, citizens will lay candles at graves of Canadian soldiers who liberated this town in April 1945. It will be a scaled-down event due to COVID but these people have never forgotten the sacrifices made for their freedom
Bob Weeks
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Bob Weeks, Senior Reporter and Golf Analyst for TSN
- Once again on Christmas Eve in Holten, Netherlands, children placed candles at the graves of the 1,393 Canadian soldiers resting in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. These brave men who helped liberate the country in WW2 are not forgotten. Merry Christmas!
- Every Christmas Eve, children in the Netherlands light a candle and place it on the grave of a Canadian soldier in cemeteries in Holten and Groesbeek. It’s a tribute to those who gave their lives for freedom. Never forget.
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- Once again on Christmas Eve in the Netherlands, school children laid candles at the graves of fallen Canadian soldiers in the Holten Canadian War Cemetery. Those soldiers gave their lives to help free the country in WWII and will never be forgotten.
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- This is the Holten Canadian War Cemetery in the Netherlands. Tonight, on Christmas Eve, school children from the area laid candles at the 1,355 graves of Canadian soldiers who were killed liberating the village and area in WW2. Let us remember them as they do.
- Every Christmas Eve, children in the Netherlands light a candle and place it on the grave of a Canadian soldier in cemeteries in Holten and Groesbeek. It’s a tribute to those who gave their lives for freedom in WWII. Never forget.
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