Field of Crosses Memorial Project – Wire Source
The McCann Family Foundation, the Calgary Poppy Fund and the Field of Crosses Memorial Project's volunteer board of directors wishes to welcome Calgarians to the annual Field of Crosses Memorial Project. "A yearly tribute to Southern Alberta's fallen soldiers" In...
Sunrise ceremonies to honour Albertans killed in war
The crosses are back on Memorial Drive. There are thousands of them, each white marker a stark reminder of the many southern Alberta soldiers to die in combat. Murray McCann, whose McCann Family Foundation funds the project to erect crosses along Memorial Drive in...
Congratulations to Major (Ret’d) Kent Griffiths, MMM, CD, on being named the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services Volunteer of the Year.
This is a wonderful and well-deserved honour recognizing years of service, commitment, and care for Canada’s military and veteran communities. Your continued efforts to help preserve and share our military history have left a meaningful mark and continue to inspire those around you.
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🇨🇦 Operation Gratitude 🇨🇦
As we reflect on another successful day on the golf course at the 2nd Annual Valour on the Green Veteran Golf Tournament, we would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the sponsors whose generosity and support helped make this event possible.
This event exists because of organizations and individuals who believe in bringing Veterans together through connection, camaraderie, and community. Your support helped create a meaningful experience for those who have served our country, and we are truly grateful for your commitment to this mission.
Because of your support, Veterans across Southern Alberta and beyond were able to come together, share stories, build new friendships, reconnect with one another, and enjoy a day dedicated to recognizing their service and sacrifice.
We would like to extend a special thank you to our two title sponsors whose support and presence at the tournament played a significant role in making this day possible.
We are proud to recognize and thank our sponsors:
❤️ Platinum Sponsors:
CannaConnect Edmonton
❤️ Silver Sponsors:
Medicine Hat Toyota
Southern Gas & Safety
MOLLY MAID Canada
❤️ Team Sponsors:
3 CAV Ypres
USW District 3 - Veterans of Steel Committee
Veterans and Everyday Heroes
TRAD Worm Industries Ltd
B&L Lawn and Home Maintenance Ltd.
Colleen and Marty Vredegoor
We would also like to acknowledge the individuals and anonymous donors who quietly supported this event. Your generosity, kindness, and belief in our mission helped make a meaningful difference, and we are deeply grateful for your support.
Your generosity and commitment helped bring Veterans together for a day of connection, camaraderie, and community, helping make this event possible while also giving back to initiatives that support Veterans and their families. Proceeds from Valour on the Green directly support Field of Crosses and Paws 4 Resiliency, organizations dedicated to remembrance, healing, and meaningful support for Veterans.
From all of us at Valour on the Green, we thank you for helping us make this day possible. ❤️❤️
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𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐃, 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐒𝐌 𝐒𝐌
Age: 26– Capt RCHA
Date of Death: 17/05/2006
Captain Nichola Goddard was the first female Canadian combat soldier killed in action while on Canadian operations in Afghanistan.
Born to British and Canadian school teachers in Madang, Papua New Guinea, Goddard spent most of her childhood in various locations before the family returned to Canada. She attended junior high in Edmonton, Alberta, and high school in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. She completed four years at the Royal Military Collage in Kinston, Ontario, graduating as a trained artillery officer and posted to the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
Captain Goddard was deployed to Afghanistan in January 2006 as a Forward Observation Officer. She was the first woman to lead Canadian soldiers into combat, and the first Canadian to order artillery fire on an enemy since the Korean war.
During a two-day joint operation between Candain and Afghan National Army troops in the Panjwai District of Afghanistan, to secure Kandahar’s outskirts, intelligence reports indicted a Taliban assault on the city. Captain Goddard, 26, was killed on May 17, 2006. As a crew commander, she was partially exposed in her LAV III, which was hit by 2 rocket-propelled grenades early in the battle.
Captain Nichola Goddard was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) and the Sacrifice Medal (SM).
A school was named after her, ‘Captain Nichola Goddard School’ in Calgary, Alberta and a patrol vessel ‘Canadian Coast Guard Ship Captain Goddard M.S.M.’
Each November during the Eleven Days of Remembrance in Calgary, Alberta, the Field of Crosses commemorates Captain Nichola Goddard.
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Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Field of Crosses.
Today we honour the mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures whose love, strength, and sacrifices have helped shape families, communities, and generations.
Wishing you a peaceful day filled with love, remembrance, and gratitude.
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Proud to share this special Sponsor Spotlight from Valour on the Green
To the anonymous donors who chose to give quietly in support of our Veteran community, thank you. Your generosity means more than you know. 🇨🇦
Visit their page to learn more about the individuals and organizations generously contributing to this year’s fundraising efforts.🇨🇦 Sponsor Spotlight 🇨🇦
Today, we want to take a moment to recognize something we don’t always speak to enough, the impact of our Anonymous Donors.
While planning the 2nd Annual Valour on the Green, two generous individuals chose to give quietly, without recognition, simply because they believe in supporting our Veteran community. Together, these two individuals sponsored two veteran teams, helping make their participation possible.
It takes a special kind of person to step forward in that way, to give not for acknowledgment, but out of genuine care, humility, and a belief in something bigger than themselves.
While their names may not be known, their impact is deeply felt.
Their generosity has helped create space for connection, camaraderie, and honour, while also helping raise vital funds to support Field of Crosses and Paws 4 Resiliency, two organizations committed to honoring the fallen and promoting healing for Veterans and their families.
To our Anonymous Donors, thank you for standing behind this mission. Your support, given quietly, continues to make a lasting difference. ❤️
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