22 Kilometer Ruck Marching | A Tribute to those lost in the Canadian Armed Forces
633This was a dedicated 22km ruck march in honor and tribute to those lost in the recent 431 Squadron Snowbirds crash and the crash that involved 6 members of the Canadian Armed Forces in a helicopter accident earlier in the year.
One member of the Canadian Armed Forces had died and another injured after a Snowbird plane crashed in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday May 17th 2020 while on a cross-country tour meant to impart hope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Forces, died in the incident.
Capt. Richard MacDougall, the pilot of the aircraft, was treated for his injuries that the Snowbirds said are not life-threatening.
On April 29, a CH-148 Cyclone crashed in the Ionian Sea while taking part in NATO exercises. Defence officials have said it was returning to HMCS Fredericton at the end of a NATO training mission.
The remains of Cowbrough, who was a naval officer, were subsequently recovered. The other five service members on board are missing and presumed dead.
The other five service members are Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald, a pilot originally from New Glasgow, N.S.; Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke, a naval warfare officer originally from Truro, N.S.; Capt. Kevin Hagen, a pilot originally from Nanaimo, B.C.; Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, an air combat systems officer originally from Trois-Riviรจres, Que.; and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, an airborne electronic sensor operator originally from Guelph, Ont.
We Will Remember Them.
Matt James
Matsimus