Valiants Memorial

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Unveiled 5 November 2006 Location Ottawa Genre Monumental sculpture		Opened 5 November 2006 Province Ontario Designer John McEwen

Designed by Marlene Hilton Moore, John McEwen Similar Confederation Square, Peacekeeping Monument, National War Memorial, Canadian Tomb of the Unkn, Royal Canadian Navy Mo

The Valiants Memorial (French: Monument aux Valeureux) is a military monument located in Ottawa, Canada's capital, commemorating fourteen key figures from the military history of the country. Dedicated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on 5 November 2006, the work consists of nine busts and five statues, all life-sized, by artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen.

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The monument was installed around the Sappers Staircase, an underpass on the northeastern corner of Confederation Square, adjacent to the National War Memorial. The wall of the staircase is decorated with a quotation from the Aeneid by Virgil:

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"Nulla dies umquam memori vos eximet aevo"

which translates to "No day will ever erase you from the memory of time".

The heroes commemorated in the monument are:

From the French Regime (1534-1763):

From the American Revolution (1775-1783):

From the War of 1812 (1812-1815):

From the First World War (1914-1918):

From the Second World War (1938-1945):

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References

Valiants Memorial Wikipedia

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