This Remembrance Day, November 11, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In 2016, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force and his family visited the site of a First World War battle of which most Canadians are probably unaware. They also visited the graves of his ancestors.
“At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.”
By Captain Milovan Krgusic
During my summer holidays, I took my…
So much courage, so little remembered.
By David Yates, For the Signal Star
Published on: November 6, 2018
Three brothers from Goderich, Ontario fought in the First World War - two as infantrymen and two as sappers. Only one returned home. A fourth brother had emigrated to Australian and survived Gallipoli and the Somme.
Read the complete story in the Sarnia Observer at https://www.theobserver.ca/opinion/columnists/the-fighting-redfern-brot….
MWO Ryan Vincent (vice-President Edmonton Chapter CMEA) and Ralph Gienow (Secretary/Treasurer Edmonton Chapter CMEA) present MWO Marshall Dumont, of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, with a plaque from the CMEA Edmonton Chapter at his Depart With Dignity Ceremony on 19 Oct 2018. Marshall served as the President of the Edmonton Chapter from 2014 to 2018 and he retired after 29 years of service.
By Captain Nicola LaMarre, Operation CALUMET Public Affairs Officer
Approaching the remote site, you can’t help but be struck by the rock, sand and lack of anything green on the island. For the past seven months, Corporal Colton Larade has worked tirelessly to improve the living and working conditions for personnel of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) who live at the remote observation post.
Deployed on Operation CALUMET since the end of March 2018, Corporal…
The following article is about a former Engineer Officer, Major Nicholas Vlachopoulos, PhD, CD, P.Eng. His retirement biography can be read at https://cmea-agmc.ca/nicholas-vlachopoulos.
Reprinted from the Kingston Whig-Standard by Steph Crosier 16 Oct 18
A civil engineering professor will be awarded an award of excellence in teaching after being nominated by his students.
Nicholas Vlachopoulos, a professor of civil engineering at Royal Military College…
The International Historical and Military Film Festival is a public weal of the Polish culture which serves the non-commercial promotion of the cinema dedicated to the past and defense traditions of the countries from which films were submitted and accepted to the Festival.
IH&MFF’s mission has its origin in the civil initiative of people of culture who, after the changes of 1989, saw a great force in the new documentary and historical films made behind the “iron curtain…
5 October 2018
Dear Fellow Engineers,
All members of the Canadian Military Engineer Family are invited to the National Capital Region Canadian Military Engineers’ Mess Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, 29 November 2018, at the Sala San Marco Banquet and Conference Centre, 215 Preston Street, Ottawa.
The Guest of Honour for this event will be the Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant- General P.F. Wynnyk, CMM, MSM, CD 999 The timings for this function are 1800…
The series of Allied offences all along the Western Front beginning on 5 August 1918 and ending on 11 November 1918 is known as the Last Hundred Days. It defeated Germany and ended the First World War.
The Canadian Corps played a pivotal role in these actions, and although much has been written about the campaign, too little credit has been given to the Canadians and most especially to the Canadian Engineers. In two articles published in McLean’s’…
When your United Way campaigner asks for a donation, you can direct your donation to the Charity of your choice by completing the proper section of the donation form. To make a United Way Campaign donation to the CME Museum through MEMAC (Military Engineers Museum Association of Canada), provide the name and address below and this Revenue Canada registration no: 119245231 RR0001
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