This story was initially featured in the Maple Leaf –
Six Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), all selected from across the country, were in Ottawa this past week to play important roles during this year’s national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, as part of the annual Remembrance Day Sentry Program.
The CAF and the RCMP selected these program participants for this honour based on criteria such as deployment experience, community involvement, physical fitness, and their record of conduct.
In addition to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial on November 11, the seven members participated in various other activities, including visits to Parliament Hill, National Defence Headquarters, the Canadian War Museum, the National Military Cemetery, and the RCMP Musical Ride Stables.
Created in 1998, the Remembrance Day Sentry Program recognizes outstanding CAF members, both Regular and Reserve Force, and one member of the RCMP, for their dedication, professionalism, and performance.
This years’s program participants are:
- Lieutenant(N) Derek Charles Carter
Nursing Officer
Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Pacific – Esquimalt, British Columbia
Hometown : Port aux Basques, Newfoundland - Leading Seaman Harveer S. Gill
Royal Canadian Navy Sentry
HMCS Fredericton – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Hometown : Toronto, Ontario - Corporal Dany Lessard
Canadian Army Sentry
Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre – Wainwright, Alberta
Hometown : St-Ludger, Quebec - Sergeant Isabelle Leclerc
Sentry Commander
8 Air Maintenance Squadron – Trenton, Ontario
Hometown : Trois-Rivières, Quebec - Master Corporal Simon C. Hughes
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Sentry
Canadian Special Operations Regiment – Petawawa, Ontario
Hometown : White Rock, British Columbia - Constable Steven A.W. Monkley
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sentry
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, West Prince Detachment “L” Division – Rosebank, Prince Edward Island
Hometown : Summerside, Prince Edward Island - Sergeant Jeremy Leblanc
Special Guest of the Chief of the Defence Staff
1st Batallion, The Royal Canadian Regiment – Petawawa, Ontario
Hometown : Coalhurst, Alberta
From 6-11 November, 2018, six Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and one member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) visited Ottawa to participate in the 2018 Remembrance Day Sentry Program. These outstanding men and womentook on an important role in the national Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11. Each participant in the Sentry Program was nominated by their respective services, with selections based on several factors, including deployment experience, community involvement, physical fitness, and deportment.
The Sentry Program attends the Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer, CWO Alain Guimond, Dinner, on 10 November, 2018, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Photo Credit: Able Seaman Anne-Marie Brisson
Canadian Forces Support Unit (Ottawa) Imaging Services
© 2018 DND-MDN Canada
Photo: CFSU(O) IMAGING SERVICES/Able Seaman Anne-Marie Brisson
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