Remembrance Day 2018
The Regiment fired the 21 Gun salute from Portside Park starting at 1100 hours on 11 November 2018.
Salute Troop Commander - Lieutenant Chris Purdon
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Sergeant Donato Calogero CD
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Conrad Skuce CD
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Sergeant Dan Scott CD
#1 Gun Detachment Commander - Sergeant Jayson Wong
#2 Gun Detachment Commander - Master Bombardier Stephan Hilbich
#3 Gun Detachment Commander - Master Bombardier Bulgak
The old guard was formed up with Major (ret'd) Robert Mugford as OC with Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) Brian Cormier as the Sergeant Major. There was a large group of former members in attendance as can be seen in the photos. At the Victory Square Cenotaph, Lieutenant-Colonel (ret'd) Leon Jensen, with the assistance of Gunner Jiyeon Lee, placed the wreath for the Canadian Army Veterans. Also at the Cenotaph were Honorary Colonel Al DeGenova and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Don Foster placing wreaths on behalf of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Juno Beach and Honour House.
Salute Troop Commander - Lieutenant Chris Purdon
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Sergeant Donato Calogero CD
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Warrant Officer Conrad Skuce CD
Salute Troop Sergeant Major - Sergeant Dan Scott CD
#1 Gun Detachment Commander - Sergeant Jayson Wong
#2 Gun Detachment Commander - Master Bombardier Stephan Hilbich
#3 Gun Detachment Commander - Master Bombardier Bulgak
The old guard was formed up with Major (ret'd) Robert Mugford as OC with Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) Brian Cormier as the Sergeant Major. There was a large group of former members in attendance as can be seen in the photos. At the Victory Square Cenotaph, Lieutenant-Colonel (ret'd) Leon Jensen, with the assistance of Gunner Jiyeon Lee, placed the wreath for the Canadian Army Veterans. Also at the Cenotaph were Honorary Colonel Al DeGenova and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Don Foster placing wreaths on behalf of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Juno Beach and Honour House.
Our trumpeter Bombardier Ross Bligh is in Belgium and France to play Last Post in ceremonies commemorating 100 years since the signing of the armistice. The remainder of the Band was equally busy as they performed their "With Glowing Hearts" concert on November 10th with the Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir in Tsawwassen and on November 11th at the Massey Theatre in New Westminster.
In the east, Lieutenant (ret'd) George Lenis was placing the Air Canada wreath at the the National War Memorial in Ottawa while in North Vancouver, proud father, Sergeant Colin Parkinson looks on as his daughter gives a one minute speech by memory to a crowd of over 600 people at the Cenotaph Remembrance Day ceremony.
Further west, Brenden and Rich from the 85VICS laid a wreath for Yorke Island at the Sayward memorial.
There's also an Artillery presence in Aldergrove with Major (ret'd) Ian Newby leading the parade with his vehicles from the Western Museum of the Armed Forces in the parade. That's Warrant Officer (ret'd) Ian Smith in the TLAV commander's hatch with Bombardier Darren Kostinuk driving.
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