DEDICATION CEREMONY
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	1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in full dress garb attend the formal presentation.
	2. Gerard Pas talks speaks on what inspired his design of the Canadian Veterans Memorial
	3. Four WW2 vintage Harvard aircraft flown by the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association fly over the ceremony in a diamond formation returning a few minutes later in the “Missing Man” formation. cf. 25-28 < to learn more about the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association please click here >
	4. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Colour Guard provide Flag Standards for the Memorial presentation.
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	5. Art Stenning and Bob Walsh assisted this project from its inception they are present as WWII veterans to receive the Memorial gift.
	6. Her Worship Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Mayor of London, talks to some of the WWII veterans in attendance.
	7. Concept originator Piet Teunissen and builder Jan Maarshalkerweerd, President of Abuma Manufacturing watch the proceedings.
	8. Municipal politicians Bernie Macdonald, Ward 3 Councilor, and City Controller W. Russ Monteith are in attendance for this event.
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	9. Netherlands Consul in Toronto Astrid de Vries, Head of Economic and Cultural Affairs, and Honorary Consul Irene Bakker in Calgary remove the shroud for the unveiling of the Memorial.
	10. Netherlands Defence Attaché Lieutenant-Colonel Henri Schevers removes the shroud unveiling the brass plaque acknowledging Committee Members and special donors to this project.
	11. The Reverend F. Mantz dedicates the invocation and blesses the Memorial.
	12. Similar to the “Silver Mother” Jeanne Valkenier places a wreath at the Memorial.
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	13. Three generations of the Togtema family place a wreath at the memorial. All generations of Dutch do and will remember.
	14. Art Stenning, Pat Reidy and Legion Commander David Diggs, lay a wreath at the Memorial.
	15. Netherlands Defence Attaché Lieutenant-Colonel Henri Schevers representing the Netherlands Government watches the wreath laying.
	16. Federal Conservative member Bev Shipley, Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, stands next to City Controller Russ Monteith and Committee Chairperson Dutch Consul Sir Richard Ter Vrugt, before making a speech on behave of the Canadian Government.
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	17. Members of the Dutch Klompen Dancers hand out boutonnieres to the veterans present.
	18. Charlie Fox, , a Spitfire pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, who on July 17th, 1944, was the flyer responsible for knocking out Erwin Rommel's, the "Desert Fox", staff car, wounding the German Field Marshall and landing him in the hospital. This incident ended up giving a significant advantage to the Allies in the ensuing Battle of Normandy. Here he recollects some of his thoughts on WWII.
	19. Her Worship Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Mayor of London, addresses the public after taking controls of the carillon for the City of London. She was provide a symbolic key by WWII Veterans Charlie Fox, Pat Reidy and Art Stenning.
	20. Chris Bentley, Minister for Training, Colleges and Universities in Ontario, thanks the crowd on behave of the Provincial Government.
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	21. Her Worship Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Mayor of London speaks with Project Co-coordinator Peter Twynstra of the Veterans memorial Committee.
	22. London City Controller Gord Hume stands by and watches the Memorial dedication.
	23. Many young people born to Baby Boomer adults are also in attendance for this formal event. Here Gerard's children Joshua and Nicole Pas observe the dedication events.
	24. The artist’s wife Maria Abusow-Pas stands to the sidelines while Gerard Pas speaks to the public.
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	25. These four images were kindly provided by Julie Ter Vrugt ©. Julie was a passengers aboard one of the four WW2 vintage Harvard aircraft flown by the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association. These aircraft flew over the ceremony in a diamond formation, returning a few minutes later in the “Missing Man” formation. These wonderful images show what it was like from inside the cockpit of the aircraft, as they flew over London's Victoria Park for the official dedication of the Canadian Veterans Memorial. Thanks Julie. < to learn more about the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association please click here >
	26. see above comment - photo by Julie Ter Vrugt
	27. see above comment - photo by Julie Ter Vrugt
	28. The "Missing Man" aircraft can be seen flying off at the top of this image. Photo by Julie Ter Vrugt
all photographs were taken by and remain the copyright of Gerard Pas © unless otherwise stated
"Canadian Veterans Memorial" | Liberation Sculpture - Carillon Memorial (2006)