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the embers of fires drawing down on a day recalling loss, bravery and accomplishment. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in hampshire. there were 14,000 canadians who landed atjuno beach on june 6th, 1944. of those, 359 died in the initial assault. the prime minister, justin trudeau, was there today to listen to the stories of those who survive, but it is a dwindling band of heroes. that fact was underscored painfully by the passing of navy veteran bill cameron, who was due to travel this weekend with the canada delegation. he died on friday, the day before he was set to board a plane in vancouver. he was 100 years old. bill was an anti—aircraft gunner on a corvette that escorted the american barges during the d—day landings and the battle of normandy.