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Old 13-04-25, 02:06
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Default Dutch soccer club honours Canadian military...

Hi

https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/arti...-new-uniforms/

Sharp looking jersey.

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Very interesting. Thanks Darrell
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Default De Graafschap

De Graafschap, another Dutch soccer club, commemorated eleven Canadian soldiers who died during the liberation of Doetinchem by having the football team wear their names and badges on their shirts.

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/12HZTD2gqgo/ and https://www.degraafschap.nl/nieuws/d...-jaar-vrijheid
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Default Why the Dutch still honour Canadians, 80 years after their liberation from Germany

Another link on this subject, forwarded by Robert Morrison:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/dutch-honou...ians-1.7512126
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