2006 Annual Wegner Point Memorial Ceremony To honour 7 paratroopers who drowned in the Ottawa river during a night drop, 8 May 1968
Memorial Cairn and wreaths
ARAC flag and 3 RCR Cadet
Memorial Cairn, wreaths, frame with pictures of the 7 paratroopers
3 RCR Cadet Corps
The RCR, Canada and RCSigs flags
Parade
Gen Maurice Baril, Ray Clowes, Steven Fields, son of D.H. Fields who drowned on 8 May 1968
Parade Commander, Col. Mike Barr
Gen Maurice Baril, inspecting Airborne veterans on parade
Gen Maurice Baril, Col Mike Barr inspecting parade
Airborne Veterans on parade
Padre Gerry Peddle and Master of Ceremonies, Major Claude Villeneuve
Survivors of the 8 May 1968, jump and the son of D. H. Fields (L to R) Mike Barr, Steven Fields, Ray Clowes, Gen Maurice Baril, David Jannison, Bob Fraser
Lowering the flags to half staff
Yvan Teasdale, Gen Maurice Baril, Joe Drouin, John Power
John Clark, Cheryl Gallant, Padre Gerry Peddle, Col Mike Barr, Gen Maurice Baril
The monument with the names of the honoured paratroopers
Mike Lapierre giving a donation to the Petawawa Legion for the excellent lunch prepared
Signing of the Charter for the new Branch 5 of ARAC, Petawawa, Ontario
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