Military
Canada’s principal war memorial stands in Confederation Square in downtown Ottawa as a granite arch with bronze figures, officially titled The Response. First dedicated by King George VI in 1939 to Canadians who died in the First World War, it was later rededicated to include the Second World War, the Korean War, the Second Boer War, the War in Afghanistan, and all Canadians killed in conflicts past and future. Designed by Vernon March, it symbolizes Canadians answering a call to service. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, installed in 2000, deepened that meaning, and since 1940 the site has hosted Canada’s national Remembrance Day ceremony.
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