LAV III Afghanistan Memorial
Municipality/Province: Fort McMurray, AB
Memorial number: 48001-017
Type: Canada Company LAV III Monument
Address: 9317 Huggard Street T9H 1C4
Location: The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 165
GPS coordinates: Lat: 56.698528 Long: -111.337553
Submitted by: Patrick Duggan
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 165 complemented their Cenotaph Memorial Garden with the addition of a LAV III Monument to commemorate the more recent Canadian Armed Forces veterans who served and sacrificed, in Afghanistan, from 2001-2014.
Inscription found on memorial
In recognition and memory of the efforts of approximately 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.
En mémoire et en reconnaissance des efforts des quelque 40 000 membres des Forces armées canadiennes qui ont servi en Afghanistan et des 162 Canadiens qui sont morts pour la cause de la paix et de la liberté du peuple afghan.
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