Canadian Unknown Soldier Change of Guard *HD*

[corneliusvanDB]

This is odd, normally all ceremonial guard duties are carried out by composite Governor General's Foot Guard and the Montreal based Grenadier Guards, as well as units from across the Canadian Forces, and as of 2008 that includes Navy and Air Force, but they still always wear the Guards uniform on sentry and ceremonial duties. Does anybody know what occasion this is? If regular summer sentry duties, why is it all Air Force??

[BunkerGearGal]

@corneliusvanDB The GGFG are just part of it. All 3 branches participate, Air Force wear their dress uniform, Navy theirs, and GGFG or Grenadiers wear the scarlet, bien sur. Some visiting Regiments may also wear Scarlet if it is part of their ceremonial uniforms, like The Royal Regiment of Canada and I think PPCLI as well,

[Trumpetplayer23]

@corneliusvanDB For a short period of time the Navy and Air Force do duties because as my CO worded it "There are airmen and sailors on that monument along side the soldiers"

[oda0550]

He said, en francais: "Sentinelle, au monument consacré, présenter, armes!"

Il avait dit, in english: "Sentinels, to the hallowed monument, present, arms!"

[Freepepsi42]

he is basicly telling the squad commands like present arms, etc,etc

[will10024]

He says in French:

"Sentinelles, au monument consacre, presentez armes."

Someting like:" Sentries, to this monument,present arms."

[dav3cramer]

Any chance I can get a copy of the original? My son is the piper.

[tqxy24]

what part of the candian Armed Forces are they? Air Force?

[M1sterHamilton]

I looked into that and all it said was a ceremonial guard however members of the Canadian legion think that the tomb deserves a military or police honour guard

[niteshadeta]

@M1sterHamilton These guys are Canadian Forces members, in the air element uniform.

[mattmatt115]

@M1sterHamilton i think military would be the more prefferable option given the circumstances of the memorial site

[mcaddicts]

@tqxy24 these are air force uniforms

[Kippenheim]

@tqxy24 Yep, Airforce. This seems to be a special occasion where the Ceremonial Guard is not on post.

[Freepepsi42]

@tqxy24 there is a special platoon dedicated to this and from their uniform most likely air command

[Freepepsi42]

@tqxy24 they are the Governor General's Foot Guards basicly they are from the army and they are primary reservists.

[Hawkeye323232]

@Freepepsi42 There are no Governor Generals Foot Guard in this video, as all elements perform guard duty at the tomb, not just the GGFG.

[BunkerGearGal]

@tqxy24 These were Air Force, yes. All 3 branches take turns.

[Terryakizhang]

@tqxy24 they are the Royal Canadian Air Force

[MegaWolfgang]

@tqxy24 Royal Canadian Air Force. R.C.A.F. Its good to be able to call them that agian.

[Chad00202]

yeah more or less presenting arms to the tomb

[ARjordanMY]

AHH Flowers of the forest love it xD

[cramer582]

He's pretty much saying to the monument present arms

[M1sterHamilton]

Oooh okay thanks do you know the exact words?

[Kippenheim]

@M1sterHamilton Guard, Aux monument Anciens, Presente Armes!

[Trumpetplayer23]

@M1sterHamilton In French "Pour le Monument Consecrate Presente Armes"...and in English "To the Consercrated Monument Present Arms"