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A bit of an oopsie spotted 2 years after the monument was unveiled (with full credit to @Yrys for catching this first in French media).
To be completely fair, the fundraising campaign this was highlighting seems to have been successful.
A bit of backstory (2022) ...
... with a bit more on the piece attached. Funny how nobody noticed Romeo Dallaire's name on the list what with him being, you know, still alive?
Here's what the thing looks like ....
Ontario soldier shocked to find her name included on monument to the fallen | Globalnews.ca
The monument was unveiled two years ago to celebrate the completion of an initiative to plant two-million-plus trees along the Highway of Heroes.
globalnews.ca
'Shameful': Monument honouring fallen soldiers included names of living veterans
Veterans are asking for answers after discovering that two sculptures in Ontario honouring fallen soldiers include the names of many people who are very much alive.
www.ctvnews.ca
‘I’m not dead’: Honorary Lt.-Col. Lee-Anne Quinn upset name was used on fallen soldier memorial
‘I was never asked ... I was never told that they exist, I never knew they existed’
www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
To be completely fair, the fundraising campaign this was highlighting seems to have been successful.
A bit of backstory (2022) ...
New sculpture representing Canada’s military at Trenton ONroute North
The Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign unveiled a new art installation at Trenton ONroute North on Wednesday. The...
www.quintenews.com
Here's what the thing looks like ....
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