Black History Month 2017
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Black History Month 2017
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Black military serviceperson behind a large weapon.
We remember the contributionsBlack peacekeeping officer in lineup.
achievementsCanadian black military member helping a person.
and sacrificesModern black soldier wearing helmet and sunglasses.
Black naval officer on a ship with another officer.
Soldiers handing out supplies to those in need.
of Black Canadians in Canada’s military history.Painting of a Company of Coloured Men soldier.
We remember the Company of Coloured Men and the defense of Queenston Heights (War of 1812).Old, grainy picture of the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps.
We remember the Victoria Pioneer Rifle Corps, the first official militia unit in the Western Colony of British Columbia.Picture of William Hall.
We remember the achievements of William Hall, the first Black Canadian to receive a Victoria Cross medal.Picture featuring five members of the No. 2 Construction Battalion.
We remember the No. 2 Construction Battalion, the first official Black Canadian battalion.Pictures of black Canadian soldiers from the past.
Black soldiers in the trenches.
Five separate pictures of black military officers.
A black military band.
A black pilot.
A black woman fixing something.
Two pictures of modern day black Canadian soldiers.
Canadian soldiers in modern day training, crawling through the mud.
A black Canadian soldier saluting on the tarmac during a repatriation ceremony.
Soldiers surround an empty stretcher.
A black sled dog driver.
The Canadian Armed Forces today is even more diverse and multicultural. A true reflection of Canada and its people.A modern day black soldier marches with other soldiers, guns drawn.
Diversity. A source of strength for Canada. #BlackHistoryMonth Canada.ca/RememberThem CanadaDescription
February is Black History Month.
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- February 1, 2017
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