MONTREAL — After taking part in anti-ISIL missions and a multinational training excercise, a French warship has docked in Montreal for what may be a less onerous mission: joining the city’s Remembrance Day ceremonies. Thomas Fraioli, the ship’s captain, said some 60 crew members will join Saturday’s ceremony as a way of highlighting the long military history between the two countries. On Friday, the ship’s crew played host to journalists and photographers to mark the beginning of the five-day visit to Montreal. Whatever the mission, life on the ship follows a familiar routine of cleaning, training, drills, meals, briefings, and guard duty, Fraioli said. “We’re not at all used to it, we don’t have the right clothes at all,” he admitted with a laugh.

Source: National Post November 10, 2017 21:00 UTC