Season 2, Episode 8 This episode focuses on the transition from burying the fallen in graves near the site where they fell to the repatriation of bodies, by comparison a relatively recent practice that has seen ramp ceremonies on the tarmac, attended by family members and senior military or government officials. As our guest, Dr. Tanya Grodzinsky explains after reviewing the funeral procedures in the Canadian military since 1800s, this transition was made possible by changes in the policies related to the way the Canadian Armed Forces manage casualties. Dr. Grodzinsky is a Emerita Professor in the History Department at the Royal Military College in Kingston, ON. She is also a 36-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, 16 of which were spent as military faculty at RMC, teaching history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. With an international reputation for her knowledge of the Anglo-American War of 1812, she has researched extensively other Canadian topics including 80 battlefield studies dealing with colonial North American conflicts and in Italy during the Second World War. Most recently, Dr Grodzinsky has been preparing a volume covering the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment from 1946 to 2001. Today we have the opportunity to listen to her research about how the Canadian Armed Forces is commemorating the dead in war and peace. Contributors: Tanya Grodzinsky Georgiana Stanciu Mark Vogelsang The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum