Kingston LAV III Monument

Kingston, Ontario

Type

Other

On Remembrance Day 2019, the Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada unveiled this LAV III Monument in recognition of the over 40,000 soldiers who served in Afghanistan. The ceremony was supported by the Royal Military College with a guard, choir and bugler, sentries from the Prince of Wales Own Regiment, and members of Canadian Forces Base Kingston. The monument was donated by the Royal Military College of Canada Class of 1980 on the occasion of their 35th Reunion.

Light Armoured Vehicles (LAV) III were originally manufactured by Canadians at General Dynamics Land Systems Canada in London, Ontario and were instrumental to troops in carrying out their missions while in Afghanistan. The monuments were created from decommissioned LAV III hulls, donated by the Government of Canada and built by Militex Coating Inc. and Fanshawe College students in London, Ontario.

On November 5, 2014, the Canada Company Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) lll Monument Program was launched to recognize the 40,000 Canadians Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan and to commemorate the 162 Canadians who lost their lives. The program closed after awarding 33 monuments to communities across Canada.

Inscription

[plaque]

Canada Company • La Compagnie Canada

In recognition and memory of the efforts of approximately
40,000 Canadian Armed Forces personnel who served and
the 162 Canadians who died in the cause of bringing peace
and freedom to the people of Afghanistan.

2001 2014

En mémoire et en reconnaissance des efforts des quelque
40 000 membres des Forces armées canadiennes qui ont
servi en Afghanistan et des 162 Canadiens qui sont morts
pour la cause de la paix et de la liberté du peuple afghan.

[slab/dalle]

From 2001 to 2014, over 40,000 soldiers
served in Afghanistan, a large number
coming from the Kingston Garrison and
the Royal Military College; 159 Canadian
Armed Forces members gave their lives.
The “LAV” was the most ubiquitous
Canadian combat system of that conflict,
known to ordinary Canadians by its
acronym and praised by soldiers for its
mobility, protection and firepower.
Donated by the Royal Military College of
Canada Class of 1980 on the occasion of
their 35th Reunion.
De 2001 à 2014, plus de 40 000 soldats
serviant en Afghanistan, un grand
nombre provenant de la Garnison
Kingston et du Collège militaire royal;
159 membres des Forces armées
canadiennes y donnérant leur vie.
Le « VIIL » était le système de combat
canadien le plus répandu de ce conflit,
connu des Canadiens ordinaires par son
acronyme et louangé des soldats
pour son mobilité, se protection
et se puissance de feu.
Don de la classe de 1980 du College
militaire Royal du Canada à l'occasion de
leur 35e réunion.