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| I approached the memorial from the southeast. The helmet party had already arrived to practice. |
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| The firefighter has been given a second coat of whatever the material is that gives him that nice rich dark patina. |
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| Ladder trucks from the Ottawa Fire Service and the Mississippi Mills Fire Department would support the large Canadian Flag. |
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| It bothers me that this is out of focus. |
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| The rehearsal of the helmet party was rained out the day before so it was done very early on the day of the ceremony. |
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| The cadets have done a tremendous job helping with the ceremony every year since it started. In my opinion they are very much appreciated. |
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| An urban firefighter with an axe and a wildland firefighter with a Pulaski did silent sentry duty. A Pulaski is a combination axe and mattock used by wildland firefighters on the ground. |
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| In the Canadian Armed Forces it is the Air Force that has the firefighting trade. That's why you see most of the military personnel involved in the ceremony wearing the Air Force uniform. |
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| These are medallions presented to each of the families of a fallen firefighter. Each medallion has the name of the firefighter engraved on the back. |
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| The Canadian Armed Forces provide sound equipment and members of the military to operate it. |
