Juno Beach Preserves History

COURSEULLESSUR-MER, FRANCE (GaeaTimes.com)- Courseullessur-Mer which happens to be a small village situated at the French coast holds an important place in history as this is the very spot where thousands of Canadians were slayed during the 1944 Normandy invasion. As time passed on, the village went ahead to donate a beach front land measuring 1.5 hectares to Juno Beach Association. Since then Juno Beach Association Center has preserved the memory of the Canadians who had taken part in the war.

The Juno Beach Association Center was designed by native architect Brian Chamberlain and came into existence in the year of 2003. The Juno Beach Centre have collected the remains of the war participants and their belongings which are now put up for display. These includes their letters which they wrote to their families, their tattered war uniforms, and photos which have faded due to discoloration. The biggest attraction of the Juno Beach Association Center is it’s mock up living room where one can get to hear the voice of MacKenzie King; the Canadian Prime Minister who was the first one to have announced Canada’s entry in the war way back in the year of 1939. Beside the Canadian Minister, the Marconi radio also plays the voice of King George VI and Adolf Hitler speaking to their troops.

June 6 which falls on Sunday happens to be the 66th anniversary of Normandy Invasion. Juno Beach which was listed as one of the five assault target points has still preserved the memories of the dead through their used articles and belongings. On Sunday, Juno Beach Association Center shall recall the involvement of Canada in the bloody invasion of 1944 and it’s stand amongst all other countries in the second world war.