A husband-and-wife team of WW I researchers in Belgium have helped identify the location of a WW I Sapper Officer attached to the Royal Flying Corps whose final resting place, until recently, was only “Known unto God”.
Details of the 2017 Support Our Troops Scholarship Program available to families of currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and veterans for the 17/18 academic year have been distributed across the normal channels. This program is made possible through Support Our Troops, the official charity of the CAF Community.
2 May 2017, CFB Esquimalt
Certificate No 035 – Presented to LCol D.J. Foreman, OMM, CD (Ret'd)
On this date in 2006, Cpl Clinton John Orr put himself at great risk to rescue soldiers trapped by enemy fire. He was awarded the Medal of Military Valour.
Since the end of the regimental winter exercise, EX SAPEUR BLANC 2017, troops from 5 CER have switched gears in preparation for the upcoming high readiness period which begins in the fall of 2017.
As a way to recognise the victory and sacrifice at Vimy Ridge, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) has published a series of Profiles in Courage listing a number of soldiers, including one Sapper.
From 15-17 February, ADM(IE)’s Chief of Staff, MGen Sylvain Sirois, and the Commander of the Real Property Operations Group, Col Kevin Horgan, attended Exercise UBIQUE at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME) at CFB Gagetown. This year’s theme was Mission Ready.
