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As part of the Government of Canada’s commemoration of the 35th anniversary of Operation Friction and the end of the Persian Gulf War, Veterans Affairs Canada will host a short wreath laying ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Read more about Gulf War Commemoration Ceremony – 35th Anniversary of the end of the conflict

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - 11:00 AM (Please arrive by 10:45 AM)

National Military Cemetery

“To Honour. To Remember. To Never Forget.”

Join us for a solemn and significant Commemoration Ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the end of the Gulf War, a pivotal international conflict that shaped modern Canadian military history. On March 3, 1991, the Gulf War officially ended following a United Nations-sanctioned coalition effort to liberate Kuwait.