Golden Oldies – A Tribute to Silver Cross Mothers
This edition of the Golden Oldies will pay tribute to the Silver Cross Mothers. The National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother is chosen annually by the Royal Canadian Legion to represent the mothers of Canada at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa on November 11. The Memorial Cross (more often referred to as the Silver Cross) is…
Golden Oldies – CDS Edition
This issue of the Golden Oldies pays tribute to former Chiefs of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre, CMM, MSC, CD RRMC RMC 1988, Acting CDS: February 24, 2021 – November 25, 2021 CDS: November 25, 2021 – July 18, 2024 Admiral Art McDonald, CMM, MSM, CD RMC 1990 January 14, 2021 – February…
Golden Oldies
Paying Tribute to our Military and Academic Staff Members CMR 1965 RMC 1989 RMC 1993 RRMC 1995 RMC 1999 RMC 2015
Golden Oldies – Celebrating the outstanding contributions of women in the Canadian Armed Forces
Women have served in the Canadian military since 1885. They were initially restricted to nursing, but over time, they have taken on a variety of non-combat and combat roles. With the unification and modernization of the Canadian military in the late 1960s, the doors finally began to open for good for women to enlist and…