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Old 11-13-2005, 10:08 PM
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Originally posted by Tom Earp
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The Only WW I Memorial in The World is Kansas City, Mo. It is very Impressive for the Men Who Died then and now.
The only memorial in the world? okaaaaaay....


Menin Gate Memorial - commemorating the 54,869 British soldiers burried in unkown graves (the Tyne Cot Memorial lists another 35000 or so)


Vimy Ridge Memorial - commemortating both the battle of Vimy Ridge and the 66000 Canadians who lost there lives in the Great War.

Personally I find in one of the more moving memorials because of the context that the surrounding terrain places the memorial in - and because of the beautiful sculptures adorning the memorial:

This is the image of Canada the Mother mourning her loss.
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