I am running in memory of my big brother Ray.August 31, 1938 – November 28, 2013Ray dedicated his life to public service. He joined the Canadian military at the age of 16, which included peacekeeping duties in the Middle East and on the military staff at Canada’s Embassy in Moscow. He retired from his military […]
Warrant Officer Eric L. Hutt served in the Canadian Army for over 30 years. He dedicated is life to protecting and serving fellow Canadians. In his community, he was always called upon to play the Last Post for the fallen soldiers. “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, […]
In memory of my grandfather Nicholas Mangione and my great-uncle John Mangione. They were bombardier and air gunner respectively.
Lieutenant Stanley Bliss Tallman served with the Royal Canadian Dragoons Regiment of the Canadian Army from August 1914 to November 1918. He died six days before the end of the First World War. His personal effects are now displayed in a shadow box at the Merrickville Legion. Uncle of Guy and Harold Tallman, originally of […]
Michael J. Paupst was born on January 3, 1966. He attended Royal Roads Military College and graduated in Physics and Computer Science in British Columbia. He participated in various sports such as wrestling and volleyball, and won third place in track and field as a javelin thrower. After graduating, he trained as a pilot officer […]
My father’s name was Lyn (Lynwood) H. Buffam and was a soldier in the Perth Regiment during the Second World War. My father, like many others during the Second World War, was a miner when he joined the army. He was only 17 when he enlisted, but he felt so compelled to fight for our […]
I do this race every year in memory of my father, Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Copeland, who proudly served his country for 30 years. I started doing the army run in 2014 as a way of honouring my parents, both who were RCAF. In 2017, I signed up for the Vimy challenge. My Dad became very ill […]
Glenn was born to the army. He spent time in Germany, Bosnia, Petewawa, YellowKnife and Trenton. A warrant officer, he loved winter warfare and was an expert at it. After leaving Yellowknife and moving to Trenton, he returned to Yellowknife from January to March. He is survived by his wife Tracey and two daughters, Danielle […]
My husband joined the army in 1972 and served his country for 15 years. He was a military policeman and served during the Cold War and in peacetime. He retired from the armed forces with an honorable discharge in 1987.
My father served overseas during the Second World War. He began his service in May 1943 and served until the end of the war in 1945. He belonged to the 3rd Régiment de la Chaudière. My father fought in France, Belgium and Germany. He was slightly wounded in the hand when a bullet knocked the […]
