Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day Sentry Program
Nov. 05, 2024
Global Korean Post
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The theme for Veterans’ Week 2024 is “CAF around the world,” recognizing the service of Canadians here at home and abroad.
Veterans’ Week runs from November 5 to 11, 2024, when there will be a number of events, meetings and activities across the country.
Throughout the week, Minister Petitpas Taylor will meet with Veterans and their families, stakeholders and partner organizations across the country to commemorate and recognize the service and sacrifice of Canada’s Veterans. She will also make a series of announcements aimed at honouring and supporting Veterans.
After visiting the Region of Waterloo, Sunday, for a Sikh Veterans’ Ceremony of Remembrance, she will begin the week in Moncton, before returning to Ottawa to officially mark the beginning of Veterans’ Week. She will spend time with Veterans, serving members and their families in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and Montreal before returning to Ottawa to attend the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial.
The ceremony of Remembrance Day will be held at the National War Memorial on Monday, November 11, 2024.
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Jennie Carignan, announced the members selected for this year’s Remembrance Day Sentry Program.
Eleven Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and one officer from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have received the distinction of being chosen from all those nominated across the country to play an important ceremonial role during this year’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa.
Representative of the duty, commitment and diversity of our military and security personnel, these exceptional program participants have been honoured with this distinction based on criteria such as deployment experience, community involvement, physical fitness, and their record of conduct.
The Remembrance Day Sentry Program was created in 1998 to publicly recognize outstanding CAF members from both the Regular and the Reserve Force, and members of the RCMP, for their dedication, professionalism and performance in service to Canada.
