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HEROES

OF THEIR DAY

UCCLF hallows the sacrifices and service of the thousands of Ukrainian Canadian men and women who enlisted in the armed forces of our country.

HEROES OF THEIR DAY IN THE NEWS

UCC Saskatoon Honours Ukrainian Canadians Who Served in WWII, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, November 23, 2023

Ukrainian Canadian Congress Saskatoon Honours Ukrainian Canadians Who Served in WWII, UCC Saskatchewan Visnyk, Winter 2023

Lest We Forget. Ukrainian Canadians Have Played A Major Role in Defending Democracy Throughout Canada's History, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, November 15, 2023

Ukrainian Canadian veterans to be honoured at first-of-its-kind ceremony, CJWW 600, November 12, 2023

Sacrifice of Second World War Ukrainian-Canadians honored in Saskatoon, Radio-Canada, November 12, 2023

A Remembrance Day program honours Ukrainian Canadians who fought in the Second World War in a unique way, CBC Saskatoon Morning, November 10, 2023

ЦІНУЄМО ПОСВЯТУ ВІЙСЬКОВИХ У ДАВНІХ І НОВІТНІХ БОЯХ, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, May 11, 2023

UCCLF Honours Ukrainian Canadians Who Served in WWII at Edmonton Commemoration, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, April 6, 2023

We Remember by Halyna Kravtchouk, March 2023

Ми Пам'ятаємо, Галина Кравчук, березень 2023

Unbreakable Ukraine: United We Stand, Edmonton Rally, February 24, 2023

'A special tribute': Winnipeg's Ukrainian community marks Remembrance Day amid ongoing Russian invasion, CTV News, Winnipeg, November 11, 2022

Documentary highlights high Ukrainian Canadian enlistment during World War II, The Ukrainian Weekly, November 26, 2020

New documentary tells the story of Ukrainians' role in Canada's war effort, National Post, November 10, 2020

As a story of racist exclusion giving way to acceptance, the film also offers a chance to reflect on the ethnic diversity of military service.

Ukrainian Canadians punched way above their weight in World War II, Marco Levytsky, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, November 10, 2020

У St James's Church, Sussex Gardens у Лондоні з’явився новий вітраж, присвячений канадським українцям, які воювали у війську Британської імперії під час Другої світової війни. August 1, 2020

How Canadian Ukrainian Military Personnel Prevented Ukrainians Repartriation by Fr. Jeffrey Stephaniuk, UCC Saskatchewan Visnyk, Summer 2020

Sir Spike: how a humble Ukrainian boy from Saskatoon became a French Knight, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, June 8, 2020

Heroes Of Their Day. by Rev. Fr. Jeffrey Stephaniuk, May 15, 2020

Honouring Canada’s Ukrainian Veterans on V-E Day, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, May 12, 2020

This VE-Day, remember the sacrifices of Ukrainian-Canadians, New Pathway - Ukrainian News, May 12, 2020

Europe marks victory 75 years later, P. Waldie, The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2020

Celebrations, such as on in London recognizing Ukrainian Canadian's role in Second World War, moved online, postponed due to pandemic.

Veteran who helped bring 30,000 Ukrainian refugees to Canada to be honoured in the U.K., Paul Waldie, The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2020

Remembering the sacrifices of Ukrainian Canadian veterans, Lubomyr Luciuk, The Toronto Star, May 7, 2020

Opinion: This VE-Day, remember the sacrifices of Ukrainian-Canadians, Lubomyr Luciuk, Edmonton Journal, May 8, 2020

Opinion: This VE-Day, remember the sacrifices of Ukrainian-Canadians, Lubomyr Luciuk, The Province, May 8, 2020

‘The heroes of their day’, by Lubomyr Luciuk, Medicine Hat News, May 8, 2020

Remembering Ukrainian Canadians who served on the 75th anniversary of V-E Day

Window to honour the fallen, by Lubomyr Luciuk, North Bay Nugget, May 8, 2020

Recalling March 18, 1945, by Lubomyr Luciuk, The Ukrainian Weekly, March 27, 2020

Project seeks to honor “Heroes of Their Day”, Ukrainian Weekly, June 14, 2019

The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation (www.ucclf.ca), in association with the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, is raising funds to install a commemorative stained glass window in a church in London to honor the men and women who volunteered for overseas service during the second world war. Some of these veterans remained in Europe afterwards and helped rescue thousands of Ukrainian political refugees and displaced persons.

Ukrainian Canadians and the Two Great Wars, New Pathway, June 11, 2019

Ukrainian Canadians played a major role in D-Day, New Pathway, June 11, 2019

Meeting a Ukrainian-Canadian WW II war hero in Kyiv, Kingdom of the Netherlands, May 24, 2017

Honoring a champion of liberty by Lubomyr Luciuk, Kingston Whig Standard, September 21, 1995

Ottawa snubs Ukrainian-Canadian vets. The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1995.

A bilingual plaque is being unveiling today in London commemorating the wartime accomplishments of Ukrainian Canadians. But only one veteran is attending the ceremony. The rest could not afford to on their veterans' pensions.

Remembering Ukrainians' role. The Kingston Whig Standard. September 15, 1995

Remembering the forgotten. The Ukrainian Weekly, August 27, 1995

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