Kandahar Cenotaph Rededication Ceremony

August 18, 2019

The Governor General delivered remarks at the Kandahar Cenotaph Rededication Ceremony. The ceremony recognized and paid tribute to the sacrifices of Canada’s fallen serving in Afghanistan.

  • The Governor General delivers remarks at a podium, two ceremonial guards standing solemnly on either side.
  • A photo of the roughly 1,200 guests in attendance from behind, as the Governor General delivers remarks.
  • The Chief of the Defence Staff delivers remarks at a podium, two ceremonial guards standing solemnly on either side.
  • A photo of the Kandahar Cenotaph inside the Afghanistan Memorial Hall, while the rededication takes place.
  • Brigadier-General Guy Chapdelaine reads from a prayer book during the rededication ceremony.
  • The Governor General, the Chief of the Defence Staff and guests in attendance stand and salute during the ceremony.
  • The Governor General prepares to lay a wreath at the Kandahar Cenotaph Rededication Ceremony.
  • Inside the cenotaph.
  • The Governor General and the Chief of the Defence Staff examine the Kandahar Cenotaph and read from an archival book.