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…
The Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony held at the Canadian War Museum, 2018
Esprit de Corps magazine, in conjunction with the Commissionaires organization, hosted the second annual “Breaking Down the Barricades” Awards Reception for the fourth year of award recipients recognizing women of excellence in the military and defence industries fields. It was held in the Jean Piggott Hall of the Ottawa City Hall on Monday, 9th April,…
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…