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These Canadian soldiers set off on a mission of mercy at the close of WW II — they never returned

These Canadian soldiers set off on a mission of mercy at the close of WW II — they never returned

A little more than 12 hours before the end of the Second World War in Europe, a young Canadian padre, accompanied by an equally young tank commander, set off into the cool, rainy countryside of northern Germany on an errand of mercy.Or so they thought.Honorary Capt. Albert McCreery and Lt. Norman Goldie had only been with […]

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