VE Day 65th anniversary in Netherlands

[M38CDNBill]

Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

Bill:
There was a good newpaper article in the Otawa Sun on Tuesday, May 04, 2010 on "Brothers in arms reunited" Memory of friend in war never died for Canadian veteran....

It describes your project to place the ashes of Jean-Marie Leroy at the grave of his fallen friend Joseph Conrad Montcalm at the Groesbeck Canadian War Cemetary. I will send you a copy of the newpaper of the article.

I thank you for this final act on behalf of Jean-Marie Leroy.

Stuart

Hello Stuart,

The ceremony was very emotional and I let the younger brother of the Pfc Montcalm to pour the ashes of Jean-Marie Leroy in the hole where his brother Conrad is buried. For me, this ceremony was very hard because I left in this place the last link I had with the veteran friend Jean-Marie Leroy.

I want to thank Lcol John Roeterink who works as Canadian Defence Attaché to The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden & Finland in the Embassy of Canada in the Netherlands, as well as Dr Ian Hussein who has served as director of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission, for making this project happen.

Lest we forget