A commemorative service is being held in Conception Bay South tomorrow to mark the Battle of the Atlantic and a number of other important military events.
Normally held at the National War Memorial, ongoing refurbishment of the site means that this year’s service will move to the Monument of Honour in CBS.
Woodrow French says HMCS Cabot will host the memorial tomorrow morning at 10:30.
He told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly the ceremony will mark a number of important events, and sacrifices including the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the Battle of Normandy / D-Day, and seven fallen paratroopers—remembered every year—who were lost during a training exercise near Ottawa.
Another tragic event, which French calls “near and dear” to the people of Conception Bay South, is the crash of Tusker Flight 27.
Kelligrews native Darryl Cronin was among six crew members who died in the crash of a Search and Rescue helicopter on the Gaspé Peninsula in October of 1998.