/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Merchant Navy Veterans to Be Honoured at National War Memorial/

OTTAWA, Sept. 6, 2013 /CNW/ - On behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Orléans, will join Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans to mark Merchant Navy Veterans Day.

The memorial service will include a wreath-laying ceremony and a tolling of HMCS Carleton's naval bell for the Merchant Navy ships lost during the First and Second World Wars.

Location:	National War Memorial
	Confederation Square
	Ottawa, Ontario
Date:	Sunday, September 8, 2013
Time:	11:00 a.m.

Merchant Navy Veterans Day is marked each year on September 3. This year's ceremony will take place on September 8 to coincide with the Canadian Merchant Navy Veterans Association's Annual General Meeting held in Ottawa.

 

SOURCE: Veterans Affairs Canada

Media inquiries:

Janice Summerby
Media Relations Advisor
Veterans Affairs Canada
613-992-7468

Joshua Zanin
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
613-996-4649