Nijmegen Vierdaagse | From A Marcher's Eye | Four Days Marches
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2017
- Canadian Nijmegen team 2017 from 22 Wing North Bay. This video shows the journey from a marcher's eye walking 160 km in four days. Locations include France, Germany, Belgium and Netherlands. This experience and training was unforgettable and well worth the effort and commitment. Would recommend the Four Day Walk to anyone thinking of participating, a lifetime experience!
I was there in the mid-90s, twice as a Danish soldier, great experience, it was like in the video a huge party - going back to Nijmegen this summer with my wife, and I'm really looking forward to experiencing the city again.
2017 was my last year (so far). Have completed 12 Nijmegen marches with the military, and your video gives a very good impression on how the experience is. Hard, but also in so many ways rewarding and fun.
And kudos to the canadians! They have always been well trained for the 4daagse, and always bringen a very positive attitude to the event. It seems like you know the secret to marching, if you have fun doing it, it does not hurt so much :)
Totally agree!! Wow, congrats on the 12, that’s very impressive :)
Really enjoyed this walking video, thanks Canada liberating the Netherlands and remembering this while joining the Nijmeegse 4-daagse. greetz from Indonesia, from this Dutch guy!
Thank you so much for the comment. We all enjoyed walking in the Netherlands and had so much fun during this event. I can’t wait to go back one day.
The war memorial made me tear up. Great that you all went there to pay hommage 👍❤️🌷🌷
Lovely experience, we were all blessed to be able to be a part of it all and visit the historic sites.
I was at the 101st Nijmegen, too!! Day three is definitely the hardest with all of those hills!! Can’t wait to go back for another one!!
Sergio Forty5 that’s awesome! Yes, the hills make it very tough, hope you enjoy your next adventure!!
Job well done! Nice to have you all as guests in my area!!
Was there in 1987, still remember the super atmosphere in the large beer tent at camp Heumensoord.
I would also love to go back!!
Well done guys, great video. I did 2 years in a row back in 1988, amazing experience also you get the medal with the crown for your 2nd year 😊
Very cool!
I never walked, but I have been part of the party many a times! It's such a great event. Great atmosphere . Getting to greet visiting servicemen, tourist participants, it's all great
Thank you for the comment :)
Indeed a very good presentation of the "package". I also was there in the 2017 Norwegian contingent, completed with the standard souverniers - medal and 18 blisters.
Now we are planning the 2019 event.
Thank you for the comment :)
Jan Petter Mathisen I was also there as an American Soldier! One of the Norwegian artillery men gave me some whiskey near the end of day three to help me get three because I was HURTING!!! Haha awesome that you all are going back!
thank you Canada
Our pleasure :)
Great video !
Glad you enjoyed it
There's probably no nationality more popular in the Netherlands than Canadians. They liberated most of the country. Not Nijmegen though, that was part of the Market Garden Plan. If you've heard of A Bridge Too Far, this was the bridge before that. The one they didn't get is in Arnhem to the North. So British paratroopers and American ground troops here. Americans crossed the river with small boats and captured the bridges (one railway and one car bridge) from the other side.
Completed #13 in 2023.. 🚶♂️
Wow!! Thats impressive!
Nice video bro!
Appreciate it!
Ja!...Gotta look out for those Dutch hills!
Yea!!!
What was going on with your foot?
What music is this from around 6 minutes onwards?
Colors by Tobu
Are all four days of marching in the same city but just different routes?
Good day, the 4 days are all in and around Nijmegen. Each day participants start and end in the same location however each day is a different route. Hope this helps ;)
Hi Phil!! Great Video
I am PO2 Brunelle from the Donnacona team in montreal. We are doing a video from the trip as well and i was wondering lf you would mind if i use some of your footage for our video. I would use the more generic stuff. Like Ceremonie at the beginning and footage during the march! Its great footage and of very good quality.
Thank you for letting me know
Marc-Andre Brunelle
No worries at all! Glad you enjoyed the video, hope your feet have recovered!
Let me know if you post your video on UA-cam, I'd love to see it!
Great! Thanks a lot! And for sure ill send you a link when its done
in 2 weeks its nijmegen again and i will be at the first resting point for the german army in the medic tent, best part of german medic tents we got AC xD
1995 aged 16 i completed this with not one drop out we got team medal. Proud, we lost someone that year a 18 year old UK Air Cadet 0n day 4. Seen 2 ppl fall from flag tagging and break their backs. Want to do it again.
Such an awesome experience! That’s amazing doing at 16, wow!! Must of been eye opening at that age :)
Yay Rich !! , keeping those feet working :D
Thank you for the comment :)
@@philg My son Rich is the one Canadian medic working on taping and fixing feet in this video.
@@johnready630 No way! Was great doing the training and getting to know Rich, lucky we had him as a medic on our team!
@@philg Rich is a good guy , bit of a morbid sense of humor like me . He will be completing his PA course in the coming weeks and become an officer like his big brother...hahaha . His grandfather fought in and around Nijmegen during WW2 , he would have been proud of you fellows out there for the Canadian team :D
@@johnready630 That's great news!! I'm sure he will do great, and we all enjoy morbid sense of humour :)
It always feels like the canadians are marsching 7.5KM/H
Is that fast or slow?
@@philg fast