Lest We Forget.

Words can't describe how moving yesterdays Remembrance Day ceremony was.  I have personally marched down Dunlop St for this ceremony 15 or so times and I have never seen a bigger turnout.  The weather was warm and sunny with barely a cloud in the sky.  Our band had a busy day following the ceremony as we had 2 other performances at both The Legion and the A.N.A.F.

With the recent unfortunate deaths of two of our soldiers on Canadian ground, our city came together and showed their respect.  I would like to thank The Grey & Simcoe Foresters for joining us on parade yesterday.

Great job band, very proud of you all.

Cheers

P/M Matt

Below is a gallery of a few pictures taken by both Ange Soule (Band Manager) and Mark Wanzel (Barrie Examiner).  Please click on the photo to move on to the next one!

Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, 2014

Next Tuesday, Nov. 11th, we will be leading the parade down Dunlop St. for our annual Remembrance Day ceremony held at our local Cenotaph.  With Barrie being so close to Base Borden and our cities rich military history, the turn out for this ceremony is always amazing.  It is important we reflect on the past and honour those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Here is a quick itinerary outlining times for the ceremony and our performances after.

10:45am - March on The Colours

10:50am - March on the Veterans/Parade

11:00am - Ceremony at the Cenotaph officially begins.

After the ceremony downtown, The Barrie Pipes and Drums will be heading to the Legion for lunch and another performance at around 12:30pm.  After our visit to the Legion, we will head to the Army Navy Air Force (ANAF) for our final performance of the day (approx. 2pm).

We hope to see everyone out supporting our veterans and what we stand for as Canadians.

LEST WE FORGET.

P/M Matt

Honouring Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent

On Saturday, we attended the vigil held at our local cenotaph to honour both Nathan Cirillo and Patrice Vincent, who were both killed recently on Canadian soil.  Local war veterans and civilians attended this ceremony which was organized just a few days before.

We had only 48hrs notice however we were able to field 6 pipers for this special ceremony.

Lest we forget.

Photography - Zach MacPherson