NEWS RELEASE
LOST VETERANS INITIATIVE
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Warrant Officer Glenn Miller (ret.), president of the Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch of the Last Post Fund (LPF), will hold a short dedication ceremony for the installation of a military marker for Gunner Charles Dibley and his wife, Joann, on Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. at Barrie Union Cemetery, located at 338 Sunnidale Rd.
Volunteer researchers under the Lost Veterans Initiative have made great strides in identifying unmarked veterans’ graves across Canada and internationally. Miller will explain how veterans who lie in unmarked graves for more than five years become eligible to be honoured with a military-style marker.
Research is initiated by volunteers through provincial chapters and is co-ordinated at the national office to determine eligibility.
“I am honoured to be able to share the success of the Unmarked Grave Program of the Last Post Fund to honour and remember the men and women who have served Canada in a permanent way,” says Miller. “Veterans Affairs Canada will take over the perpetual care of these markers for future generations.”
The LPF goal is to increase awareness of our existence and programs by recruiting volunteers and to raise donations in order to address the backlog of markers waiting to be installed.
“Canadians can help honour their military legacy by making a donation at the individual, organization or corporate level to help us mark these heroes who need not remain forgotten.”
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