Remembrance | Richard Lawrence Photography

10th Anniversary of the End
of the Afghan Combat Mission

Richard Lawrence9 months ago06 mins

In 2001 Canada embarked on one of its longest combat missions when it joined a coalition of countries to invade Afghanistan. They would stay until 2014 when the mission ended having deployed over 40,000 people to the conflict and having lost 158 killed and countless others wounded physically and mentally. To view the pictures, CLICK…

24th Senate Remembrance Ceremony

Richard Lawrence1 year ago08 mins

The week of Remembrance ceremonies got underway on Friday at the Senate Chambers in Ottawa with guests and representatives of Peacekeepers, Korean Veterans, Indigenous veterans, Royal Military College, RCMP, cadet groups, and various politicians and civilian reps. The entire Senate Chamber was filled with the area between the two sides filled with extra seating for…

Imjin Classic Hockey Game – 2023

Richard Lawrence1 year ago010 mins

The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula from 1950-1953 between North and South Korea and their allies (China and USSR for the North, and the USA and allies with the South). Along with the infantry, the RCN, and RCAF over 26,000 Canadians served in the war of which 516 lost their lives. The…

Latin American Remembrance Day

Richard Lawrence1 year ago06 mins

On Sunday, 15th October, 2023, the 2nd Annual Latin American Remembrance Day Ceremony was held at the National Military Cemetery within Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. The day was coolish, but not unpleasantly so, and overcast with the threat of rain. Notwithstanding, the ceremony took place outside and was co-hosted by the Embassy of the Argentine…

National Peacekeepers’ Day – 2023

Richard Lawrence1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

To see all the pictures from this event, CLICK HERE On the 9th August, 1974, a United Nations Buffalo aircraft flying over Egypt was shot out of the sky by a Syrian air defence missile. On that plane were nine Canadian Armed Forces personnel involved in a peacekeeping mission who were killed on what was…

107th Beaumont-Hamel

Richard Lawrence1 year ago08 mins

The 107th ceremony of remembrance for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (RNR) and the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel was held on July 1st, 2023, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on a somewhat overcast and smoky morning that threatened rain. Just as the ceremony completed, however, the sun came out for about 10 minutes so everyone…

International Peacekeepers’ Day

Richard Lawrence1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

To see all the pictures from this event, CLICK HERE It gets confusing when you have two events celebrating what appears to be the same thing. This is how it was for me as International Peacekeepers’ Day was celebrated by a remembrance ceremony at the National War Memorial (NWM) on the 29th May, 2023, and…

RCMP Veterans Memorial

Richard Lawrence1 year ago1 year ago06 mins

To see all the pictures from this event, CLICK HERE: This year the RCMP Veterans Association held their annual memorial service in the bright sunshine at the RCMP National Memorial Cemetery on the 28th May, 2023. In attendance was a small cadre of RCMP veterans along with the RCMP Pipes and Drums and the RCMP…

150th Anniversary of the RCMP

Richard Lawrence1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

On the 23rd of May, 1873, the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) was formed to maintain order in the new North West Territories following the transfer of lands from the Hudson’s Bay Company to Canada with the purpose of “the preservation of peace and the prevention of crime”. In 1920, they were superseded by the Royal…

Ukrainian Remembrance Day

Richard Lawrence2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

To see all the images from the ceremony, CLICK HERE. On Monday the 8th of May, 2023, the Ukrainian community came together under sunny skies and moderate temperatures at the National Military Cemetery within Beechwood Cemetery to celebrate and remember those who have died in ensuring the freedom and sovereignty of the Ukrainian nation. Since…