I have taken four trips to the Western Front (Vimy), Dieppe, and Juno Beach, and marched with the Vets in Holland.  Each and every time, I come away so very proud to be Canadian.  In Holland, we were greeted like rock stars.  After seventy years, the Dutch have not forgotten the sacrifices made by young Canadians who came from far away to liberate and feed them.  The hundreds of war cemeteries are cared for as though the grass had just been cut, and flowers just planted.  You leave on a spiritual high, and a tear in your eye.  I recommend every Canadian make the pilgrimage.  Sometimes it is hard to be a proud Canadian, but a trip to these war sites, and seeing the thousands of graves of young Canadians will be and experience you will never forget. 
 I have also visited several death camps- and that again is an experience one never forgets.
Every day I thank God my children, and Grandchildren live in Canada.