Introduction: Site Goals

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment dedicates this Web site to the men and women who have served, and who continue to serve, in the Canadian military. Their sacrifices ensure that we continue to live in a free and democratic country.

The goal of this Web site is to educate Canadians

• to understand the sacrifices that the men and women of the Canadian military have made throughout our nation's history;
• to recognize that, through these sacrifices, the military has helped to preserve and shape the rights and freedoms that we possess today;
• to be aware of the larger influence that war has had on the Canadian nation; and, ultimately,
• to appreciate the cost of our freedom.

The Cost of Freedom Web site is divided into two main sections. Rights & Freedoms explains the choices and responsibilities that we enjoy as citizens of Canada and reminds us of just how fortunate we are in this chaotic world. sacrifice celebrates the contributions that the Canadian military has made to keep our country free and explores the history of those contributions.

The Cost of Freedom Web site is new. In the coming months, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum will be adding

• new media,
• stories about individual soldiers;
• stories about individual regiments;
• new interactivity;
• curriculum aids for teachers; and
• more links to related Web sites.

We hope that you will send us your comments and suggestions. If you have family treasures such as photos, letters, or diaries that you want to share with other Canadians, or if you want to see the story of your service unit told on this Web site, please contact The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum.

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