They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted;
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
6 June 1944. A total of 21,400 Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach. They met with stiff resistance, but as 30 per cent of the invaders were skilled marksmen they were able to fight their way off the beach, and then linked up with the British troops who had landed on Gold Beach. pic.twitter.com/UKAgtJl1nj
— Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) June 6, 2025