Hamilton - Mt. Hope LAV

 

Location:  City of Hamilton     N 43 09.605   W 79 55.567
Off of Airport Road, at the Hamilton International Airport.
 

This memorial is a tribute to the mission in Afghanistan, and also to local soldiers who have lost their lives in the face of duty.  The LAV is decorated with a plaque to acknowledge the details of the mission.  A granite stone beside the vehicle list those who are responsible for this memorial, including local military regiments, a motorcycle club, and the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum.  The memorial is found on the grounds of the Warplane museum, so it is a great place to visit to honour those who served in Afghanistan and also to view the great museum and wonderful aircraft on display, including the highly-prized Lancaster Bomber.
At the front of the LAV vehicle are smaller individual stone dedicated to Canadian Forces personnel who lost their lives in the course of duty.
There are plans to have several of these displays at various towns across Canada, this is the first one I have seen and I was impressed with the display.

 
Marker text:
Plaque on LAV:
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.

2001     2014
 




Stones in front:
REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN
FROM ALL CONFLICTS
LEST WE FORGET
NWRA STEEL CITY

SGT. SHAWN A  EADES  CD
1 COMBAT ENG. REG.
KIA 8/20/2008 AFGHANISTAN
NWRA STEEL CITY

PRIVATE
MARK A. GRAHAM
NEVER FORGOTTEN
NWRA STEEL CITY

MAJOR
RAYMOND RUCKPAUL
LEST WE FORGET
NWRA STEEL CITY

CPL. JUSTIN M. STARK
CANADIAN FORCES
LEST WE FORGET
NWRA STEEL CITY

CPL. NATHAN F. CIRILLO
IN SERVICE TO CANADA
KOD  10/22/2014 OTTAWA
NWRA STEEL CITY