Today the Korean Embassy and the Korean Veterans Association, Chapter #7, held a ceremony to remember the Battle of Kapyong in Korea on April 23-25, 1951. The battle was pivotal in that it allowed the retreating South Korean forces to orderly move through the Kapyong Valley and it stemmed the Chinese advance when an Australian…
Once again the Defence Attachés’ Hockey team, a.k.a. the Lameducks, girded their loins for battle with the DFL hockey team at the University of Ottawa Arena. Although the DFL team was vastly outnumbered, it was a closely contested match, the score being 4-4 at the end of regulation time. The match was decided in an…
Today opened to cold weather and cloudy skies with the threat of rain/snow. It was -6 degrees with the windchill and more reminiscent of Remembrance Day in November than early April (although Remembrance Day last year was lovely – +13 degrees). Notwithstanding, today was the 98th anniversary of the Canadian attack on Vimy Ridge in…
For those in the Smiths Falls area, and have Cogeco as a tv provider, the video that we produced for the Smiths Falls Flying Club entilted “The Russ Beach Airport Story” is being aired at the following times: 10 Feb – 08:00 pm 15 Feb – 10:30 pm 18 Feb – 09:00 pm If you…
On the afternoon of 17 December, 2014, the General Officers and Flag Officers (GOFO) of DND, led by the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Tom Lawson, met a team of defence attachés from various embassies in Ottawa in a spirited hockey game at the University of Ottawa hockey arena. Although closely contested, the GOFOs emerged…
On Sunday, 07 December, 2014, the Wreaths Across Canada organization had their ceremony at Beechwood Cemetery with the stated goal to place a wreath of the grave of every veteran. It was a cold and bright day, a nice change from last year which was miserable, and the event was well attended. Cadets placed the…
Today marked the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong where “C” Force (1,975 personnel of The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada) were the first Canadian soldiers to see action in WWII. They were undergoing training and not yet fully equipped when the Japanese attacked without a declaration of War. After…
On Saturday, a hockey game was hosted by the Korean Embassy which pitted the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) against the Royal 22e Regiment (Vandoos) in a commemoration of hockey games played by Canadian troops on the frozen Imjin River in Korea during the Korean War. It also celebrated the special friendship that now…
I was on my way back from a shoot this morning at the Press Gallery on Parliament Hill and decided to walk by the National War Memorial to see what was left on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as well as to check out the additions to the Memorial itself. The memorial now sports…
Today was the day to remember those who served and sacrificed on our behalf and the ceremony I attended was at the National Military Cemetery, part of Beechwood Cemetery. The day was sunny and warmish (for November in Canada) and the ceremony went off well. Normally I would post the entire event of pictures and…
