November 11, 2022
Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, attended the National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Their Excellencies were joined by this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Mrs. Candy Greff, of Lacombe, Alberta. Mrs. Greff’s son, Master Corporal Byron Greff, died in Afghanistan on October 29, 2011. He was riding inside an armoured NATO bus when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-filled car, which impacted the bus. MCpl Greff was the last Canadian soldier to lose his life in Afghanistan. Mrs. Greff placed a wreath on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.
![Governor General Mary Simon is saluting after placing a wreath on a stand at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Several people are standing behind her.](https://gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_gallery_image/public/media/galleries/2022/11_11_Remembrance_Day/gg09-2022-0287-052.jpg?itok=WwLpoD0O)
History has shown that the members of our Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are devoted to serving this country and protecting the values we hold dear. They do so with professionalism and an unmatched sense of duty.
- Message from Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
- Credit: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG09-2022-0287-052
![Mrs. Candy Greff is standing in front of two wreaths at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. A man is standing beside her, saluting. Several people are standing behind them.](https://gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_gallery_image/public/media/galleries/2022/11_11_Remembrance_Day/gg09-2022-0287-054.jpg?itok=uUTgZTz9)
Their Excellencies were joined by this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Mrs. Candy Greff, of Lacombe, Alberta. Mrs. Greff’s son, Master Corporal Byron Greff, died in Afghanistan on October 29, 2011. Mrs. Greff placed a wreath on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost a child in military service to Canada.
- Credit: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG09-2022-0287-054
![Governor General Mary Simon is shaking hands with a veteran. She is wearing the Canadian Army uniform.](https://gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_gallery_image/public/media/galleries/2022/11_11_Remembrance_Day/gg09-2022-0287-081.jpg?itok=2dTUrMaV)
As commander-in-chief, whenever there has been the opportunity to meet with serving members of the CAF or with veterans, I have seen first-hand their commitment and dedication to community and country. We can do no less than support them and their families for all that they do.
- Message from Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
- Credit: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG09-2022-0287-081
![View of the crowd assembled for the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.](https://gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_gallery_image/public/media/galleries/2022/11_11_Remembrance_Day/gg09-2022-0287-090.jpg?itok=g6i04Tcf)
I urge young people in particular to take on the mantle of remembrance and to learn how the sacrifice of veterans has changed the world. In this way, we honour the memories of the fallen and embrace the change that needs to happen to create the peaceful world we all deserve.
- Message from Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
- Credit: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG09-2022-0287-090
![Governor General Mary Simon is saluting. She is wearing the Canadian Army uniform.](https://gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/embedded_gallery_image/public/media/galleries/2022/11_11_Remembrance_Day/gg09-2022-0287-091.jpg?itok=Ukk5UWTD)
As commander-in-chief, whenever there has been the opportunity to meet with serving members of the CAF or with veterans, I have seen first-hand their commitment and dedication to community and country. We can do no less than support them and their families for all that they do.
- Message from Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
- Credit: Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG09-2022-0287-091