1999Why are there two members of the Canadian Armed Forces' Military Police memorialized on the Alberta Police and Peace Officers' Memorial?
The Alberta Police and Peace Officers' Memorial, located on the grounds of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, honors fallen members of the law enforcement community, including two Military Police officers: Corporal Stephen David Gibson and Corporal Randy Joseph Payne. Their inclusion on the memorial underscores the close bond between military and civilian police, especially when tragedy strikes in service. Corporal Gibson, aged 29, was killed in 2003 near Medicine Hat while acting as an escort for the Terry Fox run—on his very first day as a Military Police officer at CFB Suffield. Corporal Payne was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2006, serving on a Close Protection Team for a Canadian general, highlighting the global risks faced by Alberta's peace officers and the enduring legacy remembered at the annual memorial ceremony.
