The Airdrie LAV III monument commermorates those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. It recognizes all the men and woman whose lives have been changed forever by their dedicated service, both to there country and to many other places arond the world that they have been deployed to as part of there service. The Royal Canadian Legion Airdrie, Branch 288 and its many sponsors, have combined there efforts to provide the citizens of Airdrie with and important monument that recognizes the service and the sacrafices made by our members of the Canadian Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
In recognition and memory of the efforts approximatley 40,000 Canadian Armed Forces personnel who served and the 162 Canadians who died in the cause of bringing peace and freedom to the people of Afghanistan.
