{"id":443,"date":"2015-07-21T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=443"},"modified":"2018-12-07T14:55:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:25:33","slug":"juno-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"Juno Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1134-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1134-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1134-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1134-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Juno Beach was just like any Canadian would imagine it to be &#8211; very powerful.\u00a0 This was Canada&#8217;s great contribution to the D-Day invasion, and the beginning of what became a very successful campaign of liberation, salvation and sacrifice throughout Western Europe by brave Canadians.\u00a0 We marked our arrival with a formal ceremony &#8211; our first of many in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YStoq8ATxgw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl was beginning to figure us out and made sure we had some free time BEFORE touring the museum \ud83d\ude09\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1448-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"445\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=445\" class=\"wp-image-445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1448-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1448-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1448-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1469-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"446\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=446\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1469-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1469-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1469-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150721_150938-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"447\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=447\" class=\"wp-image-447\" 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src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/095-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"450\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=450\" class=\"wp-image-450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/095-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/095-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/095-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/096-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"451\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=451\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/096-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/096-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/096-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/099-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"452\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=452\" class=\"wp-image-452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/099-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/099-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/099-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1237-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"453\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=453\" class=\"wp-image-453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1237-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1237-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1237-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1240-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"454\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=454\" class=\"wp-image-454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1240-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1240-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1240-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After a chance to burn off some energy, the Canadian volunteers at the Juno Beach Centre split us in to two groups for a guided tour of the beach and the bunkers as well as of the Centre itself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2015-07-21-15.50.48-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2015-07-21-15.50.48-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2015-07-21-15.50.48-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/2015-07-21-15.50.48-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The big take away I had from the bunker tour is that the guide was saying that there was a basically a bunker every 300m stretching from Spain to Norway.\u00a0 It truly was &#8220;impossible&#8221; to invade Europe, which really made the success of D-Day all the more incredible<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150721_154015-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"456\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=456\" class=\"wp-image-456\" 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1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Juno Beach Centre was also amazing.\u00a0 What I remember best is a video we watched at the end that talked about the battle and the legacy it left on the people of France.\u00a0 At the end of the video it showed the spirits of the soldiers playing on the beach with the kids and walking with them through the sand.\u00a0 It was really powerful considering we were literally just there, doing exactly that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150721_163035-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"470\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=470\" class=\"wp-image-470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150721_163035-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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