Juno

In the early afternoon the focus turned to Juno and the service in front of the Canadian Juno Beach Centre. This year children were involved in all the events, reading poems, and giving veterans flowers. Here the school children had adopted a grave in the Canadian Cemetery at Beny and told us the history of the battle for the beach on D-day. They had made crosses and decorated them in school and later that afternoon would visit the cemetery and place them of their chosen graves.
Four in the afternoon and Gold beach was next. This year many of the events seem to have been organised by the local French Mayors with the help of the French Military. I think this will be the case in future years as the veteran associations members become less able.