By Corporal Cody Misner, 31 Canadian Brigade Group Public Affairs
London, Ontario — After 30 years of service in the Canadian Army, Chief Warrant Officer Robert Talach is ensuring that new Canadians get a warm welcome to their new home by presiding over citizenship ceremonies in Kitchener and London, Ontario.
Since early in 2019, he has welcomed about 300 new citizens to Canada from many parts of the world.
For CWO Talach, Brigade Sergeant Major of 31 Canadian Brigade Group, headquartered in London, Ontario, the desire to show these new Canadians a warm welcome stems from a personal connection.
‘Most familiar' with the hardships of immigration
“In my case, my father left war-torn Europe as a child with his parents after the end of the Second World War,” CWO Talach said.
“His parents had been forced labour slaves under the Nazis. After the war, they came to Canada from a displaced persons camp and endured a most difficult transition.”
“My wife too, also left Poland as a child but decades later,” he continued. “This time it was not Nazis who drove them out, but rather the Communists.” “
“Through my family, I am most familiar with the hardships of immigration,” he said.
Order of Military Merit allows him to preside over citizenship ceremonies
After receiving The Order of Military Merit in 2016, CWO Talach, like all members of the national Order, became eligible to preside over citizenship ceremonies. The Order of Military Merit, created in 1972,…
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