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What does Remembrance Day mean to millennials?

Ninety-eight years ago, the “war to end all wars” came to an end. In this global conflict, Canada mobilized 620,000 soldiers. Of these soldiers, 20,000 were under the age of 18 when they volunteered. So many of these brave souls didn’t come home. Roughly one third of the mobilized soldiers did not come home. This is often considered the “lost generation,” as even those who returned home were affected for the rest of their lives. Just over two decades after the end of WW1, the world was once again at war. This conflict would go on to claim 60 million…

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