The 78th Fraser Highlanders,
Fort Vancouver Garrison
2nd Regiment of Foot
Our Mission:
To preserve the heritage of a fighting clan whose brave actions changed
the course of history, to be charitable to others, and to raise awareness of hereditary hemochromatosis.
The Organization:
The Fort Vancouver Garrison is part of a larger organization headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
There are numerous garrisons throughout Canada and in the U.S., besides our own, there is the new Ft. Inverness
Garrison in Atlanta, Georgia.
Here are the links for them (Ft. Garry, Ft. Glengarry, Ft. Calgary, and Ft. Victoria do not have
websites yet that I know of yet!):
Hemochromatosis:
As one of our own members (Lieutenant Jeff Williams) suffered from the effects of late
diagnosis of hemochromatosis, it was deemed crucial that we focus much of our efforts
on an awareness campaign for this inherited disease, so that others may not undergo
the unnecessary suffering and permanent damage hemochromatosis can cause.
His story is told here . Once one is aware of the frequency and danger of hereditary
hemochromatosis, 99% of the battle against this disease is won. It's just that simple!
Hemochromatosis Links:
Here are some links to organizations and other resources regarding this disease.
Note that the Canadian website has an 8 minute film which can be linked and
embedded.
http://www.hemochromatosis.org http://www.iron-disorders.org http://www.americanhs.org http://www.toomuchiron.ca <- This website has the 8 minute film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemochromatosis
Contact the Ft. Vancouver Garrison:
You may contact the Ft. Vancouver Outpost for joining or any other questions by
emailing us at info@78thfrasers.us .
The Fort Vancouver Pipe Band:
The Fort Vancouver Pipe Band is the official pipe band for the city of Vancouver, WA. With the
78th Fraser Highlanders color guard now up and running, they appear frequently with the Fort
Vancouver Pipe band, as is shown in the
2008 Annual Ft. Vancouver Veterans Day Parade thumbnail page. Their website is here,
Activities During 2008:
February: The 78th Fraser Highlanders held a Robert Burns Supper with the Ft. Vancouver Pipeband. This included the Ode to the Haggis and some great food.
May: The 78th Fraser Highlanders Color Guard and the Fort Vancouver Pipe Band participated in the Skyline Memorial Tribute on Memorial Day Weekend.
Members of the 78th Fraser Highlanders attended both the Portland Highland Games in August, and the Seattle Highland Games a week later, on invitation and suggestion of the 79th New York Highlanders. They gave a stirring recount of the civil war battles of the 79th. PDX pics. are here and Seattle Pics are here.
In Sept. members of the 78th Fraser Highlanders participated in the Officer's conference hosted by the most gracious Ft. Calgary Garrison. The Ft. Vanocouver members report that they were treated like royalty! During the acutal meeting the Ft. Vancouver Garrison presented information on Hemochromatosis delivered by the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society Regional Coordinator, Anne Stang. The reaction to the excellent preparation and presentation was great! The rest of the weekend was incredible! See some of the pics. here.
On Nov. 9th, The Ft. Vancouver members were invited to a St. Andrews dinner at the reinvigorated Ft. Victoria outpost, at the splendid Union Club on the harbor in Victoria. You can see some of the activites here.
Also in Nov. the 78th Fraser Highlanders color guard led the Vancouver WA Veteran's day Parade. Here are some photos:.
On Dec. 23rd and Dec. 24th, despite extreme weather, members of the 78th Fraser Highlanders participated in the annual Salvation Army Gift Giving, which was only open at the Hillsboro site where the 78th participated. Here are a few photos.
Other links:
Company C, 79th Highlanders, New York Volunteers - They approached us at the Portland Highland Games and said they were going up to the Seattle Highland Games, so we said "Hey, why not", and one of the gentleman gave a stirring reading of the Civil War battles they participated in at the Heritage Tent at the games. That talk is shown in one of the pics in the Seattle Highland Games.