FIFI Has Come to Town
images from the visit of FIFI, the B-29 bomber from the Commemorative Air Force in Texas
2018
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Fortissimo 2018
Fortissimo has completed another year of performances on Parliament Hill to the applause of thousands of each of the three shows from the 19th-21st July, 2018. Fortissimo is a free show of martial music, precision marching, and historical re-enactments sponsored by the Department of National Defence and highlights two military functions: the Retreat and the…
Canadian Army
Change of Command
On the front grounds of Parliament Hill, the regular Changing of the Guard ceremony was co-opted by the Canadian Army as they carried out their Change of Command (CoC) Ceremony which would see LGen. Paul Wynnyk step away from the position of Commander of the Canadian Army and LGen. Jean-Marc Lanthier take over command. The…
Theatre in the Cemetery
The Company of Fools performed The 12th Night from its Torchlight Shakespeare Series on Friday night behind the Mausoleum at Beechwood Cemetery. The weather was lovely and warm without the humidity that we’ve been experiencing and a gentle wind to keep the mosquitoes away. And, although it was heavily overcast with clouds, the rain stayed…
Nijmegen Marches Departure Parade
Today was the 21st time the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Nijmegen Task Force has held their official departure parade at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The Nijmegen Marches consists of teams from over 50 countries totally over 51,000 personnel marching 160 km in four days through the Dutch countryside carrying rucksacks with a minimum…
Russian Federation vs
Esprit de Corps Hockey
The Russian Federation once more girded it loins to field the Red Machine hockey teams to do battle with the Esprit de Corps Commandos in a pre-Canada Day celebration on the 29th June. Each side put together two teams with the first game of the Red Machine “B” squad against the Commando Lites and the…
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…
CANSEC 2018
CANSEC 2018, Canada’s largest defence and security exhibition, is finished for this year, having been open the 30th/31st May at the EY Centre in Ottawa. All the usual suspects were in attendance from the military industrial complex from shipbuilders such as Davie, Irving, Seaspan, Lockheed Martin and BAE, all showing their wares for the billions…
Butterfly Release and
Walk to Remember
The Bereaved Families of Ontario (Ottawa Region) held their annual Butterfly Release Fundraiser and Walk to Remember at Beechwood Cemetery this past Sunday on what was, contrary to the weather forecast, an ideal day with temperatures moderate and bright skies with only a slight overcast. People come to this service to remember loved ones passed,…