On 11th of November, 2005, the Seventh Book of Remembrance,
entitled "In the Service of Canada", will be dedicated in a special
ceremony on Parliament Hill.
The new book—says Julie Daoust, a Media Relations
Officer for Veterans Affairs Canada—already has 1,300 names of those
who have died in times of conflict or during peacetime training
exercises, peacekeeping deployments abroad, or other military duty
since October 1, 1947.
The ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. in the Hall of
Honour in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Dignitaries,
representatives of the Government of Canada, the 2005 Silver Cross
Mother—Ms. Claire Leger—and other families of those commemorated in the
book will attend. The Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable Paul
Martin, and the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency, the Right
Honourable Michaëlle Jean, will attend.
If you wish to have a name considered, collect as
much formation as possible, such as the person's name, the
person's service number, and when the person died. You can then contact
Veterans Affairs to find out how and where to submit your information.
Details of the book are available at <http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers> under "Canada Remembers".
Veterans Affairs Canada can be contacted at <commmoration@vac-acc.gc.ca>,
or by writing to Veterans Affairs Canada, Canada Remembers, Seventh
Book of Remembrance Project, 12th Floor, Room 1208, 66 Slater Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0P4.
