Canadian veterans, family members, senior politicians and officials will gather in Ottawa on Monday morning to mark Remembrance Day during a year that includes several important anniversaries.
It’s been 80 years since D-Day, which marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War. It has also been 10 years since the end of the mission in Afghanistan, 60 years of peacekeeping operations in Cyprus, and the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The ceremony, organized by the Royal Canadian Legion, begins at 10:30 a.m. ET at the National War Memorial. There will be two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. ET to honour people who lost their lives serving in the armed forces.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will attend the ceremony. She will be joined by this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Maureen Anderson, who lost both her sons to their overseas service in the Canadian army.
Anderson will be laying a wreath on behalf of all Canadian families who have lost a child in military service in Canada.
At 11:30 a.m., a special flypast of vintage military aircraft will mark the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Each aircraft will be painted to honour the memory of a veteran, according to the Legion’s website.
