加拿大三位部长发表阵亡将士纪念日声明：第95个纪念日缅怀军人与皇家骑警，特别悼念 Wainwright 基地罹难者
加拿大首都渥太华消息，加拿大退伍军人事务部长兼国防部副部长 Jill McKnight、国防部长 David J. McGuinty 与公共安全部长 Gary Anandasangaree 11 月 11 日发表联合声明，纪念加拿大的阵亡将士纪念日（Remembrance Day）。
声明说，在加拿大阵亡将士纪念日第 95 周年之际，三位部长向加拿大武装部队与加拿大皇家骑警的退伍军人与现役人员致敬，缅怀他们的服务、牺牲，以及对捍卫自由与民主价值的坚守。声明特别提到，今年也要悼念在 Alberta 省 Wainwright 加拿大武装部队基地悲剧事件中丧生的人们：全国都在哀悼，缅怀逝者也包括铭记他们的贡献与他们所捍卫的价值。
声明回顾加拿大的军人服务传统跨越数代人：从 20 世纪之交的南非战争，到第一次与第二次世界大战中加拿大人与纽芬兰人同盟国并肩对抗暴政与压迫，再到朝鲜战争、海湾战争与阿富汗，以及和平支援行动与国内任务，加拿大人一次次响应号召。
声明说，在集体安全的基础正受考验的今天，缅怀也要求人们把军人服务与牺牲的教训传承下去，守住他们捍卫的和平、安全与民主价值。三位部长在声明结尾说，在这个阵亡将士纪念日，「我们缅怀服役者，致敬他们的牺牲，并重申我们有责任把他们的精神遗产 传承下去。永志不忘（Lest we forget）」。
（来源：加拿大退伍军人事务部）
Three Canadian Ministers Mark Remembrance Day: 95th Anniversary Statement Honours Armed Forces and RCMP, Remembers the Fallen at CFB Wainwright
Ottawa, Canada — The Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, issued a joint statement on November 11 to mark Remembrance Day in Canada.
"On the 95th anniversary of Remembrance Day in Canada, we honour Veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for their service, sacrifice and commitment to defending the freedoms and democratic values we hold dear," the statement said. "This year, we also remember those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. Our thoughts remain with their families, loved ones and all those affected. All of Canada is in mourning. Honouring the fallen includes remembering their contributions and the values they stood for."
The statement recalled that Canada's tradition of military service spans generations: from the South African War at the turn of the 20th century, to the First and Second World Wars, when Canadians and Newfoundlanders stood with allies against tyranny and oppression, to the Korean War, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, to peace support operations and domestic missions, Canadians have answered the call.
"As the foundations of collective security are put to the test, remembrance also calls on us to carry forward the lessons of their service and sacrifice, and uphold the peace, security and democratic values they defended," the ministers said. "This Remembrance Day, we remember those who served, honour the sacrifices they made and reaffirm our responsibility to carry forward their legacy. Lest we forget."
(Source: Veterans Affairs Canada)
来源：加拿大退伍军人事务部
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图片来源：图：加拿大渥太华国家战争纪念碑前的阵亡将士纪念日仪式（2017 年资料图）。照片：Amqui 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Canada (2017 file photo). Photo by Amqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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