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Canadian Forces
Change of Command Ceremony
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General Rick Hillier
Passes His Title of Chief of Defence Staff
to
General Walter Natynczyk
July 2, 2008
Canadian Reception Centre in Uplands
with
The
SkyHawks: Canadian Forces Parachute Team
a 21-Gun salute
and a Tank that carried Hillier off to retirement
General Rick Hillier |
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Photo of Lois by Bill Blackstone
Event Photos
©Photos
by Lois Siegel |
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The Governor General's Foot Guards |
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General Rick Hillier and his wife Joyce |
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Defence Minister Peter MacKay |
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean
General Walt Natynczyk |
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Susan Wilkins, wife of U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins, British
High Commissioner Anthony Cary, Afghan Ambassador
Omar Samad, German Ambassador Matthias Höpfner, French Ambassador François
Delattre, Australian Ambassador William Fisher, Polish Ambassador Piotr Ogrodzinski,
Romanian Ambassador Elena Stefoi, Israeli Ambassador Alan Baker |
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Master Warrant
Officer Steve
Duhamel |
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Inspection of Parade by Her Excellency the Governor General of
Canada
and Commander-in-Chief of Canada |
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The Colour Party
in the role of Flag Party
Royal Military College of Canada
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Slovenian Ambassador Tomaz Kunstelj,
Swiss Ambassador Werner Baumann, Kenyan High Commissioner Judith
Bahemuka, Algerian Ambassador
Smail Benamara;
Ukraine Embassy Chargé d'Affairs,
Ihor Kyzym;
Zimbabwe Ambassador Florence Zano Chideya
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean
Governor General of Canada
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Stephen Thorne, Canadian Press |
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General Rick Hillier
General Walt Natynczyk |
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General Walt Natynczyk |
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A Member of the Governor General's Foot Guards |
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Front Row: Australian Ambassador William Fisher;
Polish Ambassador Piotr Ogrodzinski;
Romanian Ambassador Elena Stefoi; Israeli Ambassador Alan Baker
Back Row:
Norwegian Ambassador Tor Berntin
Naess; Tomáš Vacek, Counsellor and
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Czech Republic; Slovakia Ambassador
Stanislav Opiela |
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Three Cheers
for General Hillier |
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Pipers
Chief Warrant Officer Ian Ferguson (left)
Captain John Richel (back row centre)
Mike
Gilles,
Pipe Major for the
Calgary Highlanders (center)
General Walt Natynczyk
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Defense Minister Peter MacKay |
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General Walt Natynczyk |
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