Master Seaman Christian Mosley

Master Seaman Christian Mosley came to day to share his experiences of serving in the armed services.

Christian was raised right here in North Vancouver and started serving for the Canadian Navy in2003 whilst still in high school.

He joined the navy cadets and has been with them ever since.

As he said after summer vacation all the kids in his class sheared their experiences from flipping burgers to playing car valet jockey.

He was serving his country serving on the front line.

Mainly in Search and rescue.

He boarded boats looking for human smugglers, contraband such as drugs and illegal acts on the high seas in areas north of Vancouver Island up to Alaska.

Defending our borders.

Over the years the Canadian forces have done well to protect our borders and maintain our freedoms.  Values we all share.

We have stood together from the war of 1812 to Afghanistan today.

In peace we serve.  We have stood for the right to be free.

We have achieved the impossible in the past.

Looking back to events like Vimy ridge where courage won through.

Dieppe was 70 years ago now, yet we still remember.

40,000 people have served in Afghanistan.

150 have died or were wounded there.    Many paid the ultimate sacrifice.

President Ilan thanked the speaker.