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iyeh

Great place to visit. Highly recommended, every Canadian should try and make a pilgrimage if they can. These Canadians sacrificed themselves for us 70 years ago. Surreal... better than the textbooks. Very tranquil. On the beautiful Caen countryside. Wish I could have stayed longer. Only had about 1 hour of time to be there... would go back for sure.

963kathym

After visiting the wonderful Juno Beach museum, my 15-year old daughter and I stopped for dinner in town. We had planned all along to visit the Beny-sur-Mer cemetery to seek out the grave of David Hazzard, whose touching letters to his wife during the war were published as a series in the Globe and Mail several years ago. I felt I had come to know this letter-writer, and my daughter devoted a history project to David Hazzard. When we arrived the sun was setting and no one was there. I expected to find a directory to lead us to David's grave, but there was none. There are over 2000 gravestones in that cemetery. I took one half and my daughter took the other half. As the time went on and it became darker and darker, there was a calm that fell over that place. The soft breeze, the trees silhouetted against the dim sky, and the feeling that you were entirely alone. We finally found David Hazzard's place in one of the few last remaining rows to be checked. Out of respect, we finished reading the names in the remaining two rows. David Hazzard's grave was situated in such a place that the two of us read the names of every soldier in that cemetery. I noted the Browns (my mother's maiden name), Sweeny, Braden, and I stopped every time I saw a name beginning with H. But, we read each name. Throughout the time, I kept looking back at my daughter, marvelling at how brave she was. It was only as we walked away did she realize that the gravestones were not mere markers, but actual soldiers were buried there! But, we will never forget that time at this beautiful cemetery. Sombre and meaningful. And to make one feel even more Canadian, there is a giant Canadian flag painted on the ground of the parking lot.

8960

As a Canadian, visiting this cemetary was truly touching.This place is so peaceful...it brings you chills.

Tigerfan85

We were searching for a friend's relative, who turned out not to be at this cemetery, but we were still glad we visited. In the portico, there is a book where you can look up by name the person for whom you are searching. There was only one other car here when we visited, so it is a very quiet, peaceful cemetery.

DavidL41

My uncle was buried here after having been a casualty during the battles that surrounded Caen. His wife - my aunt, never remarried but raised 2 young children on her own. She was a pillar of both strength and endurance yet had a compassion for every living thing and person. When she died, many inquiries were made, some strings were pulled and eventually a portion of her ashes were interned in Beny-sur-Mer. God bless you both.

Sunriseonthebeach

After visiting the American cemetary and all the crowds there it was nice to enjoy the peaceful serenity that this cemetary extrudes. The grounds are set up very nicely and as with all commonwealth cemetary's the care is to an exact standard. There are two porticos a little ways in that allow you to climb to their second story if you want to view the area or take photo's. I did find that there were a large number of graves from the North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the New Brunswick Regiment as both battalion's are from my area. There is ample parking next to the cemetery and it has a large Canadian Flag embossed in the middle of it.

PackedandReady52

So many young men, gone too soon but never forgotten. Hopefully mankind has learned and another world war will never happen again.

PhillipABukowski

Having grown up in metro Detroit and having a cottage in Canada makes me biased towards this memorial... However, I believe this is very important stop for anyone visiting Normandy. The cemetery is deeply emotional because of the individual statements from the families of the deceased which are written on each head stone. The cemetery is located in the beautiful rolling Normandy countryside. It's easily accessed to and from the Normandy beaches. I strongly encourage my American country men to visit this fine memorial and pay tribute to our Canadian brothers who began the fight two years before we did.

TravellerKitchener

I was on a Canadian battlefields tour of World War I & World War II. A very beautiful resting place for our Canadian soldiers who died in and around Jun 6th, 1944.There are about 2,048 soldiers buried: four from Britain, one from France and the rest Canadian.You'll see most gravestones contain the ages of the soldiers. so young and yet so much to live for. The ages range from about 17 to 47. There are 7 sets of brothers, and one set of three brothers.The area surrounding the cemetery is peaceful, quiet and beautiful.Every Canadian should visit this at least once to pay their respects and give thanks to those who put their lives on the line for our freedom today.I can't recommend how long you stay here. It's up to you. I think our group was about 45 minutes to an hour.There is a book of remembrance you can sign before you leave.

kimsegypt2010

The cemetery is in one corner of a farmers field. Not a sound can be heard and it is the perfect setting for paying our respects. The grounds are meticulous and there is a registry in one of the side viewing areas, in a little niche with a cross on it.

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