Service NL
May 8, 2014

Media Advisory: Minister to Speak at National Day of Honour Ceremony

The Honourable Dan Crummell, Minister of Service NL, will speak at the ceremony to commemorate the inaugural National Day of Honour tomorrow (Friday, May 9) at the Surgeon Lieutenant Commander W. Anthony Paddon Building, 115 The Boulevard, St. John’s. The event starts at 2:00 p.m.

The Government of Canada has officially proclaimed May 9 as the National Day of Honour in commemoration of Canada’s 12-year military mission in Afghanistan. Out of 158 casualties suffered by the Canadian Armed Forces, 13 were Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.

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Media contact:
Vanessa Colman-Sadd
Director of Communications
Service NL
709-729-4860, 682-6593
vanessacolmansadd@gov.nl.ca

2014 05 08         3:35 p.m.