May 23, 2020
OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will attend the homecoming ceremony for Captain Jennifer Casey at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 5 p.m. ADT.
Captain Jennifer Casey was a public affairs officer with the Snowbirds air demonstration team and was tragically killed last week while supporting Operation INSPIRATION, which payed tribute to all those working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ceremony will be live-streamed on the CF Snowbirds, Royal Canadian Air Force and Canadian Armed Forces Facebook pages.
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Media information:
Ashlee Smith
Press Secretary to the Governor General
343-548-1857
ashlee.smith@gg.ca
Captain Lynne Patterson
12 Wing Shearwater Public Affairs Officer
902-441-3709
lynne.patterson@forces.gc.ca
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