by K-J | 16 Dec 2022 | Community
Soldiers from 2PPCLI, 1RCHA participated in Brandon’s No Stone Left Alone event in November. They mingled with students, helping them place poppies at each grave in the military section of the municipal cemetery. Photos Jules Xavier/Shilo Stag Stag Special The...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
3 Cdn Div imaging tech MCpl Brandon Liddy covered his first CFB Shilo Remembrance Day ceremony held at the MPTF. This event also marked the first time in a few years since the COVID-19 pandemic where an in-person ceremony — plus no masks — could be held. Lest We...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
Shilo Stag Why was the poppy chosen as the symbol of remembrance for Canada’s war dead?The poppy, an international symbol for those who died in war, also had international origins.A writer first made the connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the...
by K-J | 7 Nov 2022 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag The acting Commanding Officer (CO) with 2PPCLI knows all about sacrifices when he looks out on the military section at the Brandon cemetery. Speaking during the eighth annual No Stone Left Alone event, Maj Chris Hartwick acknowledged his...
