Veterans’ parade returns to national Remembrance Day after two-year hiatus
The Royal Canadian Legion is welcoming back one of the most iconic aspects of Canada’s national Remembrance Day ceremony following a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: the veterans’ parade.
“This allows people to see in person or by television, our veterans, see their faces, thank them, and remember them for their service and their sacrifices,” Legion spokeswoman Nujma Bond said. “It is really an important element of the national Remembrance Day ceremony.” “We will be able to have a full, grand veterans’ parade,” Bond said. “And that means we will have veterans gathering and marching in at the beginning of the Remembrance Day ceremony. And they will also be part of a march off at the end of the ceremony.”
Many of those who march in the parade each year come from different parts of the country, said McDavid. The return of the veterans’ parade won’t be the only noticeable difference between this year’s national Remembrance Day ceremony and recent iterations. The Legion also plans to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth and the 80th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe.
The ceremony will also feature a special Red Ensign flag that was reportedly carried by one of the nearly 5,000 Canadian soldiers who participated in the ill-fated raid on the French port of Dieppe on Aug. 19, 1942 and later donated to the Legion.
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