Ali Zuccato 8/31/22 Ali Zuccato 8/31/22

Corporal Michael Lesmeister - Lost at Juno Beach 1944

Michael Lesmeister was born on September 29th, 1923 to Michael and Theresa Lesmeister in the small village of Leipzig, Saskatchewan. By the end of 1942, Canada’s growing participation in the Second World War required more and more young men to join the armed forces. Michael was therefore conscripted into the Canadian Army in November 1942.

Mike Hurley 5/26/22 Mike Hurley 5/26/22

Stories of Honour: Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough

Friday, April 29th, marked the second anniversary of the CH-148 helicopter crash that took the life of Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough and five of her colleagues.

Mike Hurley 3/30/22 Mike Hurley 3/30/22

Hero Trees

A Note from Mark Cullen • April 2022

Mike Hurley 3/30/22 Mike Hurley 3/30/22

Hero Tribute: Norman Miller

Originally Posted 12/15/2020 Stories of Honour • Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign
Born on a farm in Jacquet River, N.B. in 1924, Norm was building Spitfires, before joining the Army in 1942.

Rebecca Harrison 11/30/21 Rebecca Harrison 11/30/21

Corporal James Hayward Arnal - The Christmas Card Soldier

One of James (Jim) Arnal’s favorite mottos was Carpe Diem, Latin for ‘seize the day.’ He had a natural zest for life and had done more and seen more than most people in his 25 years.

Rebecca Harrison 9/20/21 Rebecca Harrison 9/20/21

Cpl Nathan Cirillo and WO Patrice Vance

In October 2014, both Cpl Cirillo and WO Vance were killed in targeted domestic terrorist attacks.

WO Vance was killed in a lone wolf terror hit and run attack in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec on Monday, 20 Oct 2014.

2 days later, Cpl Nathan Cirillo was attacked and killed in Ottawa at the National War Memorial by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau before entering Centre Block on Parliament Hill and engaging in a shoot out with police and security.

Rebecca Harrison 8/24/21 Rebecca Harrison 8/24/21

Sgt. John Peter Heinig – The Story of a Lost Aircraft that Kept His Story Alive

On November 15, 2018, a WWII-crash site research team in Germany reached out to the Edmonton Journal to find the families of Halifax Mk.II bomber of 10 Squadron Royal Air Force, after having recently found their crash site.

Rebecca Harrison 11/30/20 Rebecca Harrison 11/30/20

Private Clyde Gladwin Kent

Originally from Lacombe, Alberta, Private Clyde Gladwin Kent was the uncle of current Canadian M.P., the Honourable Peter Kent. Clyde died on the last day of the Passchendaele battle, November 10th, 1917, just one year and a day before the armistice.