Governor General David Johnston participated in the re-dedication ceremony today that was part of the National Remembrance Ceremony at the National War Memorial (above). He delivered what I thought was one of the finest speeches I’ve heard a G-G deliver. Click below to listen to the audio file as it was delivered. I’ve re-printed the English-only text below that that was distributed by his office. Continue reading AUDIO: Among the finest speeches a Governor General has delivered
Canada suffered 172,000 casualties in the First World War, the last being the death by sniper of George Price, shot at 10:58 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 — two minutes before the the end of the war. But who was the first? Researchers at Library and Archives Canada have an answer. It was a Canadian serving with a British unit in the first days of the Great War: Continue reading Canada's first WWI combat death: Cpl Raymond of Windsor, Ont.
The Silver Cross is presented to the mothers of all members of the Canadian military killed in the service of their country and, each year, the Royal Canadian Legion asks one of those mothers to be the “Silver Cross Mother” for the National Remembrance Day service held in Ottawa. This year, the Legion has announced that Mrs. Roxanne Marie Priede of Hamilton, Ontario will represent all the mothers who have lost sons or daughters in action. Mrs. Priede is the mother of Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede, who died in a Chinook helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2007.
Here is the background on the Priedes provided by the Legion: Continue reading This year's Silver Cross Mother: Mrs. Roxanne Marie Priede
