As a former student and History Major, I always mark April 9th as a special day of remembering Canada’s contribution and sacrifice of the Canadian troops who gave their lives during the second world war and therefore allowed the people like myself and my sibling to have the freedoms and luxuries to enjoy almost 100 years later! This day should never go by unacknowledged by the hard-fought war of these soldiers, on the Battle of Vimy Ridge; I just wanted to recognized their sacrifice for our freedoms!