Two Valleys, 80 Years Later
July 3, 2025
History and memory are tied to people and places. In May 2025, òòò½ÎÑ History professor Jim Wood was preparing to lead a historical battlefield tour in Italy to retrace the path of the British Columbia Dragoons (BCD) in the Second World War, including visits to Naples, Rome, Ortona, Ravenna, and the Liri Valley. Today, the British Columbia Dragoons are the "Okanagan's Own" regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve, whose serving members include both faculty and students from òòò½ÎÑ. In the Second World War the unit went overseas a...
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