Peacekeepers Day 2018
images from the 2018 Peacekeepers Day Ceremony at the Reconciliation Monument in Ottawa
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65th Anniversary of
the Korean Armistice
With the U.S.A. and North Korea in the news the last few weeks, it is fitting to remember the Korean War and its outcome, which led to the current political positions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (a.k.a. DPRK or North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (a.k.a. ROK or South Korea) and the…
ANZAC Day 2018
The 103rd remembrance of the Gallipoli campaign was marked at the Canadian War Museum as ANZAC Day was commemorated on the 25th April, 2018. There was a huge turnout, from the High Commissioners from Australia and New Zealand, the Ambassador of Turkey, delegations from several other countries (UK, France, India, Greece, etc.), and from several…
101st Vimy Ridge
The Battle for Vimy Ridge, arguably an event that helped define Canada as a nation, was fought 101 years ago from April 9th to 12th, 1917. It is commemorated with all the ceremony of any event that causes so much death and destruction (10,600 casualties plus for Canadians) and also is the first indication of…
War Amps 100 Years
Images from the unveiling of the commemorative envelope of the 100th Anniversary of the War Amps
CF Artists Program (7)
From 2nd February, 2018, until 2nd April, 2018, the Canadian War Museum (CWM) will be hosting an exhibition of war art created by the Canadian Forces Artists Program (CFAP) – Group 7. The Directorate of History and Heritage of DND, which sits under the Commander Military Personnel Command and is commanded by LGen. Lemarre, is…
Calian Contracts for
Health Care Services
The Canadian Forces Health Service Centre, housed within the Monfort Hospital in Ottawa, was the scene today for an announcement by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, of the awarding of three contracts totalling $310.9 million for the provision of health care services to Calian Ltd. Also present at the…
Wreaths Across Canada
Wreaths Across Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to remembering all those who have fallen in the service of Canada. They do this by placing a balsam wreath on the headstones of soldiers on the first Sunday in December and this year that ceremony took place at the National Military Cemetery, part of Beechwood Cemetery,…
Imjin Hockey 2017
For the first time in its history, the Imjin Classic Commemorative Hockey Game was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of South Korea at the TD Place Arena, home of the Ottawa 67s. The game commemorates the game played between the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) and the Royal 22e Régiment (R22eR) in…
Remembrance Day 2017
Remembrance Day ceremonies run the gauntlet from huge national affairs (such as the National Ceremony in Ottawa at the National War Memorial) to private remembrances at ones’ home. However, the Remembrance Day Ceremony held at National Military Cemetery (part of Beechwood Cemetery) is different in that it takes place amongst the fallen dead whose sacrifices…