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…
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…
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…
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…
To see all the pictures from the game, CLICK HERE: I was recently asked to attend the Atlético Ottawa football game (re:soccer), on the 28th June, 2024, to provide photographs for the Coding for Veterans (C4V) organization which helps veterans achieve certifications in cybersecurity, data analysis, computer coding, and a host of other cyber disciplines….
To see all the pictures from this event, CLICK HERE: For 35 years Korea had been a Japanese colony and had suffered at the hands of the Japanese all that time and especially during WWII. After WWII, a line was drawn at the 38th parallel making two occupation zones: the North controlled by Russia and…
To see all the pictures from this event, CLICK HERE: When one mentions “D-Day”, no further explanation is required as the day and its meaning is ubiquitous and requires no explanation. Everyone knows that on June 6th, 1944, the Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, opening up the second front of the war…
Today (23rd April, 2024) the Korean Embassy and the Korean Veterans Association, Chapter #7, held a ceremony to remember the 73rd anniversary of 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…
Thirty years ago, the genocide of between 800,000 to 1,000,000 Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsis with moderate Hutus, were massacred by the Hutu-based government. Today (7th April, 2024) a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of that event was held at the Reconciliation Monument in Ottawa to remember those killed so that it hopefully never occurs again….
To see all the pictures from today’s ceremony, CLICK HERE: Sixty years ago today (13 March, 2024) the longest standing commitment of United Nations Peacekeeping started for Canada on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus (operation known as UNFICYP). The day before, Prime Minister Lester Pearson committed Canada as one of four contributing nations to help…