A trip to Sicily is a reminder of our sacrifice

As our world becomes more and more dangerous, do those that followed the ‘greatest generation’ have the strength to endure a terrible conflict like the Second World War?

Soldiers, like Philip Caddell and his fellow Royal Canadian Artillery members, were not exceptional people, but they volunteered for war in the first wave to go to the United Kingdom because their allies needed them, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

February 21, 2024

PALERMO, SICILY—The last time a member of my family came to Sicily was July 10, 1943. My father, Philip "Pip" Caddell, and several thousand Canadians arrived on the shores of Pachino to liberate Italy. It was the greatest wartime assault on a coast ever, even greater than ...

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