Connection to tragedy: Burnaby RCMP remembers the fallen at the RCMP National Memorial Service

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V: = Voice speaking on video
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00:00:00 to 00:00:09

DV: Mounties march on a parade square.

A: Bagpipe music.

00:00:08 to 00:00:32

DV: Staff Sgt. Major (SSM) Douangchanh speaks in front of the RCMP cenotaph. There is video of Mounties marching across the parade square on a sunny day during the ceremony. There is aerial video showing RCMP officers lined up. RCMP officers in Red Serge stand in front of a memorial wall. There is video of the cenotaph and SSM Douangchanh saluting.

A: Bagpipes.

V: “I’m Staff Sgt. Major David Douangchanh from the Burnaby Detachment. We are here today to celebrate and honour those who have fallen in the line of duty for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the home of the RCMP at Depot. It’s a way to pay respects to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. It’s also a way to honour the families of the fallen and to show them that we will never forget the sacrifices that they have made.”

00:00:33 to 00:01:09

DV: Katina Stachura stands in front of trees. There is a photograph of Cst. Shelby Patton beside a flag. Video shows people lining the parade square with RCMP officers marching, then a pipe band marching. There is a photo of Stachura and Patton smiling with other loved ones inside a home. There is an image of Stachura with Patton and then videos of several RCMP members standing in Red Serge.

A: Bagpipes.

V: “My name is Katina Stachura. Last year, I lost my cousin Shelby Patton. Being at the ceremony meant a lot to me. To be with my family sitting there. To be able to finally have some sort of ceremony and recognition for my cousin who we lost. But, also for us to feel that we were connected again. I was sitting with my aunt, and uncle, and my cousin and we were able to have that moment to grieve again, but know we were being fully supported by the RCMP family, which meant a great deal to us.”

00:01:10 to 1:27

DV: Cst. Derek Bay stands in front of trees as he speaks. There are 2 group photos of Cst. Bay and troop mates standing with the family of Cst. Patton. There is video of the RCMP cenotaph, including close up video showing Cst. Patton’s name on a memorial.

V: Cst. Bay: “Losing a troop mate and someone I felt close to, it was painful at times, hearing his name being mentioned and recognizing and hearing that when they call a troop number and they say there is one missing from the ranks. It definitely does hit home.”

A: Bagpipes.

00:01:27 to 00:01:41

DV: An RCMP officer stands near troops assembled on the parade square.

V: Mountie calls out “two”, and another RCMP member yells back, “one missing from our ranks, sir”. The same RCMP officer calls back “three”, and someone else calls back “one missing from our ranks, sir. He then yells “four”, and an RCMP officer yells back, “one missing from our ranks, sir”
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A: Bagpipes.

00:01:41 to 00:01:53

DV: Images show Cst. Bay and troop mates standing with the Cst. Patton’s family.

V: Cst. Bay: “Talking to the family and feeling their pain and just dealing with it. Talking through it. It helped us in kind of gaining closure.”

A: Bagpipes.

00:01:53 to 00:02:12

DV: Cpl. Laura Hirst is near a treed background. There is an image of her marching beside a photo of her cousin-in-law. There is an image of Cpl. Hirst with another RCMP member. There is a photo of Cpl. Hirst standing and smiling beside Katina Stachura and SSM Douangchanh outside a brick building.

V: Cpl Hirst: “My connection was I had a family member who was part of the Nova Scotia mass casualty. But just being able to kind of say our own goodbye was meaningful for me. I felt like connectedness from our shared grief, just at being able to see people face to face and hear their stories and their journey.”

A: Bagpipe music.

00:02:12 to 00:2:35


DV: Images of Cst. Bay with his troop mates in Red Serge in front a memorial wall, followed by an image of Cst. Bay speaking with Cst. Patton’s family. SSM Douangchanh appears briefly at the cenotaph before a final shot of RCMP members marching during the ceremony spliced with SSM Douangchanh marching away from the cenotaph.

V: SSM Douangchanh: “Everyone picks each other up. They can relate to other families who have gone through the same emotions and the same situations. It provides them an opportunity to bond with others. We are a large family, but we are also a very close family. We will always be there for each other.

A: Bagpipe music plays. The sound of marching.

00:02:35 to 00:02:37

DV: Black screen with text and RCMP crest

T: “Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2022.”

A: Bagpipe music plays with the sound of marching.

00:02:37 to 00:02:39

DV: Government of Canada logo appears then fades.

T: “Canada”

A: Music fades to silence.