Open this photo in gallery: Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Jennie Carignan greets 102-year-old WWII veteran Roland Lalonde after a commemorative ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on May 8, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe Day.Ashley Fraser/The Globe and Mail Roland Lalonde, 102, vividly recalls the fierce fighting 80 years ago, as Canadian forces battled their way across Europe to liberate the Netherlands from German rule. “The Germans were retreating. It wasn’t easy. It was hardship,” said the frail but spry former soldier, his blazer glittering with medals....