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

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

On Saturday, dozens of volunteers began cleaning the crosses that volition marque up this year’s Field of Crosses memorial project, which volition 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 the border.

“Murray saw it down successful Rome, Georgia,” said George Brookman, Field of Crosses director. Brookman explained however McCann learned that small crosses had been erected to retrieve radical from the municipality who had died successful action. Brookman said That led McCann to declare: “We tin bash thing similar this successful Calgary.”

This year’s show volition spot 3,602 full crosses, oregon 100 much than past year’s display, with each successful honour of men and women who paid the eventual sacrifice portion defending our country.

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This year’s Eleven Days of Remembrance ceremonies volition 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 volition beryllium installed on Memorial Drive astatine the extremity of October and volition beryllium unfastened to the nationalist from Nov. 1 done to Remembrance Day.