Carving a Christmas Turkey at home.

Receiving the Order of B.C. In 2002 from the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, Lieutenant Governor of B.C.

Smokey visits England with his grandson, Daniel.

Smokey visits Buckingham Palace and meets the Queen Mother.

Waiting for the parade to leave at the Legion Convention.

Smokey lays a wreath at the 50^th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands in 1995.

May 2005 - Howard Anderson (Gordon's First Nations Saskatchewan) made a special effort to speak with Ernest 'Smokey' Smith before for the Plaque Unveiling at Het Loo Palace.

May 2005 - Ernest Smokey Smith, accompanied by a sea cadet; Bob Cassels; and Warrant Officer Mike Lever lays a wreath during the Battle of Atlantic Ceremony of Remembrance at National War Memorial in Ottawa.

October, 2004 - Smokey, Canada's only living Victoria Cross winner, and Mr. John MacCallum, M.P., P.C., prepare to unveil the Victoria Cross stamps.

October, 2004 - Smokey poses with the Canada Post Victoria Cross stamps.

October, 2004 - Senator Consiglio Di Nino, Smokey and Senator Gerard Phalen (L to R) following the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Moro River War Cemetery in Italy.

October, 2004 - Smokey with his aide-de-camp, Master Corporal Bud Dickson, following the Ceremony of Remembrance in Agira, Sicily.

November, 2004 - Smokey plays to the crowd during the farewell dinner in Catania.

November, 2004 - (L to R) Mr. Wilf Edmond, Mr. Bob Cassels, and especially Smokey, enjoy the farewell dinner in Catania.

Private Ernest "Smokey" Smith of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada won the Victoria Cross for single-handedly defeating a German counter-attack on the vulnerable Savio bridgehead on October 21, 1944.

The Victoria Cross - Awarded for most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.

Smokey in 1998, during the 80th Anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Smokey poses with members of the Canadian Forces, including visiting Colonel Yvan Houle (far right), stationed with the Air Force in Northern Italy.

Smokey lays a wreath at the Villanova Canadian War Cemetery.

Smokey enroute to Hong Kong.

Veterans Week 2001. The ever obliging Smokey, signs an autograph for an admirer.

Aboriginal and First Nations Veterans National Monument Unveiled in 2001.

Smokey receives the Queen's Jubilee medal from the Honourable Rey Pagtakhan.

Smokey lays a wreath at the National War Memorial.

Smokey after placing candle at North Vancouver ceremony, 2000.

Smokey (left) meets Gunnar Sonsteby (right) and Ingvald Wahl at the Camp Hill Memorial Building, Halifax.

The Last Post sounds as pilgrimage guests stand quietly remembering the war dead of Canada and Norway.

The three stars of the student gathering were the visiting Norwegian Veterans Ingvald Wahl (left) and Gunnar Sonsteby (centre) and Canada's Smokey Smith, VC.

Smokey (back row, first from the left) with other Victoria Cross winners at the presentation of the book "Valiant Men" during the 1970s.

Canadian Pacific Railway dedication in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 29, 2003

Canadian Pacific Railway dedication in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 29, 2003

Ernest "Smokey" Smith, VC-Car CP 102:
This passenger car will cross the country for years to come, sharing Smokey Smith's extraordinary tale of bravery and determination, a unique and enduring way to honour this true Canadian hero. CPR dedication - Vancouver, British Columbia on November 29, 2003.