DAVIDSON—Two Canadian soldiers who were killed by extremists in one week in October will be remembered at Davidson’s Remembrance Day Service Nov. 11.
A tribute to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent is planned as part the local service. Cirillo was gunned down Oct. 22 as he stood guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Two days earlier Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was struck by a car and killed at a strip mall parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
Their deaths, which took place on home soil, has Canadians grieving and acknowledging the sacrifices veterans and current military members make for our freedom.
The service begins at 10:45 a.m. with the marching in of the flags by members of the air cadet squadron says Gord McRae, president of the Davidson branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
He said the service will be similar to those held in past years. Davidson Inter Church Association and the Legion are involved in the service. As well, McRae said it would feature a PowerPoint presentation by Davidson School students.
He said the community’s surviving Second World War veterans Alf Stulberg, Meryl Warren and Frank Taylor, Korean War veteran Bob Booker and war brides Jean Fells, Thelma Edwards and Gladys Camber will be recognized.
This year’s guest speaker is Ron Sarich, who served in the Canadian Air Force from 1970 to 1993.