Support Personnel - Winnipeg, MB
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A sculpture and associated plaque honouring Air Force support personnel.
Waymark Code: WMNTMA
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/01/2015
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This monument is located in Air Force Heritage Park in Winnipeg. It honours the support personnel of the Royal Canadian Air Force who have served in all theatres of operation.
The monument consists of a large stone base which holds plaques in English and French, surmounted by a sculpture of a pair of hands supporting a hawk preparing to take flight.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
In Honor Of: RCAF support personnel
Marker Text:
English:
ERECTED IN HONOUR OF
"SUPPORT PERSONNEL"
WHOSE COURAGE,
PATRIOTISM AND PURSUIT
OF EXCELLENCE HAVE
PROVIDED THE AIR FORCE
OF CANADA WITH THE
HIGHEST STANDARD OF
SUPPORT SERVICES IN ALL
THEATRES OF OPERATION
French:
ÉRIGÉ EN L’HONNEUR
DU «PERSONNEL DE
SOUTIEN» DONT LE COURAGE,
LE PATRIOTISME ET LA
POURSUITE DE
L’EXCELLENCE ONT DOTÉ
LA FORCE AÉRIENNE DU
CANADA D’UN SERVICE DE
SOUTIEN AUX STANDARDS
DES PLUS ÉLEVÉS ET
CE DANS TOUS LES CADRES
D’OPÉRATIONS
Date of dedication: 17 September 1993
Who Put it Here?: 500 (City of Winnipeg) Wing, RCAF Association
Description of Memorial:
The sculpture is signed "Dave Laliberté 1993".
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