Thank you. I'd be happy to answer that question.
I just wanted to thank those veterans who served in the Persian Gulf. I know that they've brought to the attention of all of us the need to increase recognition and commemoration of modern efforts. I appreciate their raising this and bringing this to our attention.
VAC has a 10-year commemorative strategic plan. It's available on our website. It sets out how we will go about commemorating and recognizing post-Korean conflicts. Just in the last year alone, in 2023, with regard specifically to the Persian Gulf, our Veterans' Week materials profiled the Gulf War and talked about other efforts in Asia. We also, this year, commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the end of the Persian Gulf. We tend to do larger ceremonies on fifth anniversaries.
For Veterans' Week this year, we also have more learning materials that profile Gulf War veteran Bettina Fuchs, who talks about her service there. It's an important period of time, given that it was the first time women served in combat roles during that era.
We also, if you look at the 10-year strategic plan referred to as “CAF around the world”, you'll see that each year we will focus on the region in the world where Canadians have served. Next year will be CAF in the Americas, and I'm really excited that in 2026 it will be CAF in the Middle East. I very much look forward to working alongside veterans of the Persian Gulf and others who served in the Middle East to find the appropriate ways to commemorate them and to bring more attention to their service so that Canadians can participate in that effort.