Jean-Pierre Legault was born on August 20, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on March 23, 1982, and graduated from technical school as a Communications Technician on August 11, 1983. He was killed while serving as an E-3 Sentry Communications Technician with the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron […]
Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown was a reservist from The Lincoln and Welland Regiment in St. Catharines, Ontario. WO Brown served with the “Lincs and Winks” for 20 years and was on leave from his civilian job of 8 years as a special constable with the Niagara Regional Police. He was described as a leader […]
Master Warrant Officer Raoul (Ray) Fournier – Royal Canadian Army Service Corps In response to Canada’s call for men to enrol in the Canadian Armed Forces to support the UK in their war efforts, Raoul (Ray) Fournier, enrolled on the 28th of August 1941. By April of 1942, he had arrived in the UK, leaving […]
Sergeant Laura Stuart Patterson – Canadian Women’s Army Corps Laura “Stuart” Patterson (née Lydiard) joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) during the Second World War. She was stationed at the Colonel Belcher Hospital and Curry Barracks in Calgary; Suffield, Alberta; and St. Anne de Bellevue in Quebec, working as a Laboratory Technician. She attained […]
This is a photo of my grandfather, Leonard Forkes, and his brothers Frank and Bert Forkes. My grandfather started in the Canadian Army in April 1933, as a Private in the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment in Kingston. He became a Sergeant, a Warrant Officer, Lieutenant and so on, and when he retired, his Acting […]
Let me introduce you to my father. My Hero!WO Aimé Michaud (Ret), R22R, Korean War Veteran, Instructor in Physical Fitness (PERI Staff). 21 February 1930 – 12 April 2024. My father was the most caring, loving and patient man. He and my mother raised 2 daughters. We lived mostly in Quebec City, where my Dad […]
Mom left her home of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and travelled to London, England, to join the WAAFs as a teenager. She survived both the bombing of Belfast and the blitz in London. She spent her Air Force career as a decoder at Bletchly Park and, true to her war time promise, never spoke of her […]
MWO St-Pierre, Mom, Mamie or Mémé was the embodiment of a proud soldier and an independent, strong woman. Having devoted her life to serving her country, she was a member of the RCAF Reg F for 20 years and in the Army PRes for an additional 20. She deployed to Afghanistan at the ripe old […]
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, […]
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 […]
