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New Army Commander Wayne Eyre to be promoted in Parliament Hill ceremony

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Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance pictured with then-Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk in a change of command ceremony on Parliament Hill on July 16, 2018. Gen. Vance will be at the Aug. 20 change of command ceremony where Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre will become the next Army commander. The Hill Times photograh by Andrew Meade

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BY Neil Moss

August 19, 2019

Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre will take the reins of the Canadian Army during a change of command ceremony on Parliament Hill on Aug. 20. Lt.-Gen. Eyre will take over the command from Lt.-Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier. In June, Lt.-Gen. Eyre was appointed the head of Military Pers...

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