Laid to Rest
On Friday the 20th we said our farewell to Jo-Anne's dad Major William George John Martin (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Retired)
The Ceremony was held at the Canadian Military Cemetery in Ottawa, their equivalent of our Arlington in Washington DC.
After we assembled, the military Padre said a few opening comments about our father and then Jo-Anne received the urn and proceeded to the gravesite.
Where she and I placed it alongside her mom, Helen.
Then the bugle played and the bagpipes sounded the farewell to a former dedicated, loyal, and honorable soldier.
After some final words from the Chaplain we then chatted a bit about the super life of our father (mine for the last almost 50 years), exchanging many memorable moments he and mom gave all of us. Then some final photos before we departed.
