CANFORGEN 123/19 KANDAHAR CENOTAPH REDEDICATION CEREMONY AND PUBLIC VIEWING 17-18 AUGUST 2019

  1. THE KANDAHAR CENOTAPH IS A PERMANENT REMINDER OF THE BRAVERY, DEDICATION, AND SACRIFICE MADE BY ALL CANADIAN ARMED FORCES AND UNITED STATES FORCES MEMBERS SERVING UNDER CANADIAN COMMAND, ALONG WITH CANADIAN AND AMERICAN CIVILIANS AND DIPLOMATS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE AFGHANISTAN MISSION. IT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIERS, AVIATORS, SAILORS, SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS AND CIVILIANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE MISSION. IT ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THOSE WHO RETURNED HOME WITH PHYSICAL AND INVISIBLE WOUNDS.
  2. THE CAF WILL REDEDICATE THE KANDAHAR CENOTAPH IN THE AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL HALL AT NDHQ CARLING DURING A CEREMONY ON SATURDAY, 17 AUGUST 2019. THE CEREMONY WILL BE ATTENDED BY FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN, DIGNITARIES FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE DEFENCE COMMUNITY, AND MEDIA. THOSE INVITED TO ATTEND HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED FOR THEIR RSVP. THE CEREMONY WILL BE BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK FROM 1100HRS TO 1200HRS ON SATURDAY, 17 AUGUST.
  3. IN ADDITION TO THE CEREMONY ON SATURDAY, 17 AUGUST, A PUBLIC VIEWING OF THE KANDAHAR CENOTAPH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, 18 AUGUST 2019 FROM 1000HRS TO 1900HRS AT THE AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL HALL, NDHQ CARLING, 60 MOODIE DRIVE, OTTAWA, ONTARIO. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE GIVEN GUIDED ACCESS TO THE AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL HALL WITHOUT HAVING TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE. MEMBERS OF THE DEFENCE TEAM ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE KANDAHAR CENOTAPH THEMSELVES ON SUNDAY, 18 AUGUST, AND TO SPREAD THE WORD TO THOSE THEY KNOW MAY BE INTERESTED IN VISITING AS WELL. PARKING AT NDHQ CARLING WILL BE FREE ON SUNDAY, 18 AUGUST.
  4. FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE KANDAHAR CENOTAPH AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL HALL CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/EN/DEPARTMENT-NATIONAL-DEFENCE/SERVICES/BASES-SUPPORT-UNITS/CANADIAN-FORCES-SUPPORT-UNIT-OTTAWA/AFGHANISTAN-MEMORIAL.HTML

 

  1. LE CENOTAPHE DE KANDAHAR EST UN RAPPEL PERMANENT DE LA BRAVOURE, DU DEVOUEMENT ET DU SACRIFICE DE TOUS LES MEMBRES DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES, DES FORCES AMERICAINES QUI SERVAIENT SOUS LE COMMANDEMENT CANADIEN ET LES CIVILS CANADIENS QUI ONT CONTRIBUE A LA MISSION EN AFGHANISTAN. IL REND HOMMAGE AUX SOLDATS, AVIATEURS, MARINS ET CIVILS QUI SONT DECEDES PENDANT CETTE MISSION. IL SERT EGALEMENT DE RAPPEL POUR CEUX QUI SONT REVENUS A LA MAISON AVEC DES BLESSURES PHYSIQUES ET INVISIBLES.
  2. LES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES RECONSACRERONT LE CENOTAPHE DE KANDAHAR DANS LA SALLE COMMEMORATIVE DE L AFGHANISTAN LORS D’UNE CEREMONIE LE SAMEDI 17 AOUT 2019. SERONT PRESENTS A LA CEREMONIE LES FAMILLES DES DISPARUS, DES DIGNITAIRES DU GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA ET DE GOUVERNEMENTS ETRANGERS, DES REPRESENTANTS DE L’ENSEMBLE DE LA COMMUNAUTE DE LA DEFENSE ET LES MEDIAS. ON A DEJA ENVOYE LES INVITATIONS AUX PERSONNES INVITEES POUR QU ELLES CONFIRMENT LEUR PRESENCE. LA CEREMONIE SERA DIFFUSEE SUR FACEBOOK, LE SAMEDI 17 AOUT DE 11 H A 12 H.
  3. EN PLUS DE LA CEREMONIE DU SAMEDI 17 AOUT, UNE VISITE PUBLIQUE DU CENOTAPHE DE KANDAHAR AURA LIEU LE DIMANCHE 18 AOUT 2019, DE 10 H A 19 H, A LA SALLE COMMEMORATIVE DE L AFGHANISTAN, SITUEE AU QGDN (CARLING), 60, PROMENADE MOODIE, A OTTAWA (ONTARIO). LE PUBLIC AURA L OCCASION D’AVOIR UN ACCES GUIDE A LA SALLE COMMEMORATIVE DE L AFGHANISTAN SANS AVOIR A S INSCRIRE A L AVANCE. ON ENCOURAGE EGALEMENT LES MEMBRES DE L EQUIPE DE LA DEFENSE A VISITER LE CENOTAPHE DE KANDAHAR LE DIMANCHE 18 AOUT ET A PASSER LE MOT A CEUX QUI POURRAIENT EGALEMENT ETRE INTERESSES PAR LA VISITE. LE STATIONNEMENT AU QGDC CARLING SERA GRATUIT LE DIMANCHE 18 AOUT.
  4. POUR DE PLUS AMPLES RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LE CENOTAPHE DE KANDAHAR ET LA SALLE COMMEMORATIVE DE L AFGHANISTAN, VISITEZ LE HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/FR/MINISTERE-DEFENSE-NATIONALE/SERVICES/BASES-UNITES-DE-SOUTIEN/UNITE-SOUTIEN-FORCES-CANADIENNES-OTTAWA/MEMORIAL-AFGHANISTAN.HTML

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