 During the commemoration, a small team of Canadian military parachutists arrived from Holland—where they had conducted parachute activities during the 'Thank you Canada' liberation celebrations.They joined a larger group of American airborne veterans at the British Parachute Schools at Langar, Nottinghamshire.In the days before, the Americans and Canadians had undergone some conversion training at the No.1 Parachute Training School at Royal Air Force Brize Norton.