Nominations are accepted from across the country, and members are chosen based on criteria such as deployment experience, community involvement, physical fitness and record of conduct
A sailor posted to HMCS Calgary at CFB Esquimalt has been chosen as one of six Canadian Armed Forces members and one RCMP officer who will stand vigil at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day.
While he only has been in the Canadian Armed Forces for six years — the last two in the navy — Black is the fifth-generation in his family to serve in the military. The Remembrance Day Sentry Program has been a part of the annual Remembrance Day ceremony since 1998. .
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