Fellow CAV members,
Today Cambrai unit attended the National Merchant Marine Veterans Day here in the city of Ottawa.
During the Second World War, the Merchant Navy took massive losses during the Battle of the Atlantic while supplying Allied Europe. Canada honoured today the superb service and significant sacrifices of those members of the Merchant Navy at our National War Memorial here in Ottawa.
Vice-Admiral Maddison was represented the Canadian Forces and the Royal Canadian Navy and laid a wreath during the ceremony. along with our Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, a representative of Foreign Affairs Canada, varies Military attache representing Australia, Chile, the USA, the UK, Norway to name a few and many other countries including Japan. There were many of our sailors and officers on parade along with the Air Force band.
Cambrai Unit attended the ceremonies to pay respects to our Merchant Navy veterans who served our nation with honour, and their shipmates who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
We were greeted by the Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada, and Vice Admiral Maddison and after the ceremonies at the National War Memorial , the Minister invited us to attend a special luncheon. The CAV walked across the busy National Capital streets accompanying the Minister and the Vice Admiral to the luncheon being held across from the Chateau Laurier.
At the luncheon, speeches were given by the Minister, the Vice Admiral, and other foreign military attache , dignitaries and diplomats to commemorate Canada's Merchant Marine veterans. It was a heart warming experience to meet, see and hear these proud merchant Marine veterans tell their stories from WWII.
I must say, I was proud to have attended this function with my fellow Cambrai members and even prouder to be a member of this great organization, The Canadian Army Veterans Motorcycle Units.....as the Minister and the Admiral both said to me " You guys definitely have the best uniforms, and we are proud and honoured to have had you join us today!"
Thank you CAV.
Submitted for your info.
Kind Regards,
_________________
Popeye
M.S.M.
President-Cambrai Unit
1st CAV HQ VicePresident
Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The Blog is back
For those who followed the blog I apologize for no posts in such a long time. No excuses but I'm just not a born blogger. But good news !!! I have asked for help from the Units, to send in small updates on what they are doing. I'm hoping this will make the blog an even better read than ever before. I plan on cutting and pasting from emails I receive and will try to minimize any editing.
I would like to thank in advance all those that put in the effort to send me a couple lines every couple of weeks. With so many Units it doesn't take much to have a good read.
The first Blog Honour goes to Assoro, I look forward to reading many more.
Our Assoro unit has had a hard time getting out together for rides as all members are busy with their jobs, even we retired people are busy with our "retired jobs" and family events...BUT one of our members took a trip up to the Yukon by himself and I am hoping Jeff Syer will do a write up of his trip and let all CAV read his experiences on his five week trip.
Our unit does plan to be at Canton Municipal Offices area for their November 11th Remembrance Service...a special cenotaph is there and since Assoro took it on our unit to take care of Sgt. Dodds' (a Civil War veteran) grave...he is one of of 29 Canadians who fought in the Civil War but is the only one buried in Canada...and he won the Congressional Medal of Honour. Sgt. Dodds is buried at Canton Cemetery and our unit went down, wire brushed his gravestone and cleaned up his grave site completely. Also we donated a new American flag to the Canton Cenotaph, located at the Canton Municipal offices property. Canton is straight north of Port Hope on the Welcome road. We are hoping CAV members from the nearby towns will make an attempt to show up and share in the Nov. 11th Remembrance Service.
I know we will get out for a great colour ride or two but this year different members took part in quite a few charity CAV rides, etc,. not too much together as a unit, but wherever we went with our CAV vests, we did wear them proudly.
Cecile Bowers
Assoro Co-ordinator
I would like to thank in advance all those that put in the effort to send me a couple lines every couple of weeks. With so many Units it doesn't take much to have a good read.
The first Blog Honour goes to Assoro, I look forward to reading many more.
Our Assoro unit has had a hard time getting out together for rides as all members are busy with their jobs, even we retired people are busy with our "retired jobs" and family events...BUT one of our members took a trip up to the Yukon by himself and I am hoping Jeff Syer will do a write up of his trip and let all CAV read his experiences on his five week trip.
Our unit does plan to be at Canton Municipal Offices area for their November 11th Remembrance Service...a special cenotaph is there and since Assoro took it on our unit to take care of Sgt. Dodds' (a Civil War veteran) grave...he is one of of 29 Canadians who fought in the Civil War but is the only one buried in Canada...and he won the Congressional Medal of Honour. Sgt. Dodds is buried at Canton Cemetery and our unit went down, wire brushed his gravestone and cleaned up his grave site completely. Also we donated a new American flag to the Canton Cenotaph, located at the Canton Municipal offices property. Canton is straight north of Port Hope on the Welcome road. We are hoping CAV members from the nearby towns will make an attempt to show up and share in the Nov. 11th Remembrance Service.
I know we will get out for a great colour ride or two but this year different members took part in quite a few charity CAV rides, etc,. not too much together as a unit, but wherever we went with our CAV vests, we did wear them proudly.
Cecile Bowers
Assoro Co-ordinator
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