80th Anniversary of VE Day
The Second World War was fought in Europe from September, 1939, (if you don’t count…
80th Anniversary of VE Day
The Second World War was fought in Europe from September, 1939, (if you don’t count the incursions of Germany on Austria and Czechoslovakia) until May 8th, 1945. The actual document of surrender was signed on May 7th, but the Soviet Union’s representative was deemed by Stalin to not have the authority to sign such a…
Panamerican Day 2025
The third Panamerican Day was held at the Sacred Space of Beechwood Cemetery on April 16th, 2025, where the Embassy of the Republic of Guatemala, in conjunction with the Latin American Soldiers Committee (LASC), hosted an event to celebrate the contributions of Latin Americans to Canada’s defence and security. To see pictures, CLICK HERE: Since…
CDAI 2025: Ambassador of Ukraine
On February 24th, 2022, Russia, illegally, without reason or provocation, invaded the sovereign country of Ukraine without warning. I say without warning but Russia had been amassing troops along the border for months (ostensibly for military exercises) and President Biden did publically warn the world that this was going to happen days before. Notwithstanding, Russia…
CDAI 2025: Protecting NATO’s Northern Flank
For those who insist that climate change is not real, they should talk to NATO to see if they feel the same way. In the past, the northern flank of NATO was not given much attention as the main threat, so it was felt, was a land/air threat as Russia came through central Europe. NATO…
Conference on Security & Defence
Last week the Canadian Defence Association Institute (CDAI) hosted the 93rd edition of the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which I attended on behalf of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine. The conference consists of keynote addresses and panel discussions centering round the spectrum of global security and defence matters, through keynote speaker addresses, presentations,…
Ducks vs GOFOs Hockey
Followers will notice that in this gallery of hockey pictures there are no pictures of the American players. It’s not that I didn’t take any or they didn’t play well but rather a personal decision taken by me to not display any images with Americans as the primary subjects given the threats, policies and disrespect…
Kuwait National Day
Today was the celebration of the 64th Anniversary of the National Day and the 34th Anniversary of the Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait. To honour the day, a reception was held at the Westin Hotel hosted by Chargé d’Affairs a.i. of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait, Mr. Abdulrahman Alothaina, with the…
VAC Winterlude Ice Sculpture
Winterlude 2025 starts today, January 31st, or so you would think. In fact, the first part of Winterlude started at 1700 hours on the 30th when Veterans Affairs Canada unveiled their 2025 Ice Sculpture Installation entitled “CAF in the Americas”. To see all the pictures, CLICK HERE According to the media release, the sculpture serves…
Ambassador’s Challenge Cup
Well, hockey was the name of the game on January 19th at the Canadian Tire Centre as the U.S. Embassy hosted the Ambassador’s Challenge Cup where three hockey games were played in three hours. Teams represented in the first game had the Capital City Condors against the Ottawa Service Attachés Association (OSAA) Lame Ducks –…
Imjin Classic Hockey – 2024
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…
