The Canadian National War Memorial is located in Ottawa, Ontario.

Although it was originally designed to honour the 60 000 Canadians who gave their lives in the first World War, it also carries the dates 1939-1945 and 1950-1953, written in bronze, in memory of those lost to World War II and Korea, respectively.  These were added in 1982, to join the 1914-1918 of World War I.

The design, called "the Great Response of Canada" by Vernon March of Farnborough, Kent, England, was supposed "to perpetuate in this bronze group the people of Canada who went Overseas to the Great War, and to represent them, as we of today saw them, as a record for future generations..." without glorifying war.

The monument depicts 22 bronze people marching through an arch.  All branches of service were represented, including infantry, cavalry, navy, air force, and medical.

Figures of peace and freedom stand on top of the arch, showing what the soldiers were fighting for.

The memorial was originally dedicated in 1939, and was later rededicated as a memorial for all wars.

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