There was a sombre mood at this year’s Royal Military College of Canada convocation, as the school bestowed posthumous degrees on four cadets who died tragically last month.
Jack Hogarth, Andrei Honciu, Broden Murphy and Andrés Salek died when their vehicle crashed into the water off Point Frederick in Kingston, Ont., at 2 a.m. on April 29.
The four cadets would have sat next to their classmates at Thursday’s convocation, but with unanimous support of the college’s senate they were given their degrees and will graduate posthumously.
Speakers at the ceremony walked a balance between celebrating the accomplishments of the graduating class, while acknowledging the deep hurt
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