Family of CFB Wainwright burn victim honour him at Remembrance Day in St. Albert

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The wife and mom of Liam Ramage attended Remembrance Day on behalf of the soldier who has burns across 40 per cent of his body and is hospitalized in the University of Alberta ICU.

Families of soldiers injured at CFB Wainwright were amongst the hundreds of people gathered for a Remembrance Day ceremony in St. Albert to honour Canadian troops who have served and died for Canada.

The Ramage family was one of many that attended the ceremony in the bedroom community northwest of Edmonton.

Pte. Liam Ramage from Red Deer County suffered severe burns to 40 per cent of his body in the fire and remains in the University of Alberta Hospital.

He was amongst the roughly 84 soldiers with the Charlie Company unit of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based at CFB Edmonton who were taking part in attack training at CFB Wainwright in central Alberta on Oct. 17 when a windstorm sent flames from a grass fire onto the troops.

Four soldiers were killed and 39 more were injured. Many are still recovering in hospitals across Alberta, including in the province’s two highly specialized burn units.

Roughly 300 members of their regiment marched into the Remembrance Day service Wednesday morning in St. Albert, which is right next door to the Edmonton military base.

With a family history steeped in military service, Cheryl Ramage has always attended Remembrance Day ceremonies, but Wednesday’s gathering hit much closer to home this year.

Her son, Liam, suffered terrible injuries in the fire at CFB Wainwright. Covered in burns, he remains in the intensive care unit in critical, but stable condition.

Despite being seriously wounded himself, Liam was still trying to save his fellow soldiers when first responders arrived at the scene in Wainwright three weeks ago.

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