Gladys Copeland(Carlson)
Gladys Carlson was a F/O in the RCAF from 1956-1960. She was a dietician. She met her husband Colin Copeland in staff college in Aylmer Ontario.
Colin Copeland
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 […]
Alfred George Edward Jordan
Sergent Alfred George Edward Jordan (1929 – 2008)Service number 153781Active service from February 21, 1949 to April 16, 1955Reserve service from 1957 to 1983 In 1949, Alfred Jordan enlisted in the 32nd Field Regiment (Reserve) in Toronto. In February 1949, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Artillery. His first posting was to the Artillery School […]
Glenn Whitten
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 […]
Harold James Lasky
Private Harold James Lasky was a member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, the “Loyal Eddies”. He took part in Operation Husky, in which Canadian troops fought alongside British, French and American forces in the invasion of Sicily, Italy, in 1943. The campaign was successful, but Harold was killed in action on July 17, 1943, at […]
Jocelyn (Josh) Ouellette
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.
Corporal Leon O’Keefe
Corporal Leon O’Keefe (1972-2023) joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2002 as an Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2006 in support of OP ATHENA. Leon left the RCAF to join NAV CANADA in 2011. Cpl O’Keefe enjoyed playing guitar, was an avid Beatles fan and placed a high value […]
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Benjamin Conrad
I remember my grandfather, “Poppa”, when we spent our summers in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where he lived. He would take me fishing at “Wisner’s Pond” early in the morning, teaching me how to bait hooks and land a fish. The fresh pan-fried trout remains a delicious memory to this day. He and my grandmother […]
Captain Linden Mason
Captain Linden Mason, 2RCRJuly 6, 1975 to January 25, 2012May he rest in peace
Michael Stoker
Master Corporal Michael Stoker served with the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders and the Governor General’s Foot Guards from 1981 to 1988. Mike also served in the Ceremonial Guard with Band and 1 Company (GGFG). Mike passed away on August 6, 2023. In-person participants Alex Gauthier, Byron Gilmore and Paul Schulte (all ex-GGFGs) would like to […]