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MWO Garrett Charles Joseph Powers

Garrett was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario to Scott and Jody Powers. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as a Firefighter in 2002. He had a long and distinguished career bridging almost 23 years in the CAF. During which he became a role model and mentor to many other firefighters, always leading by example. Garrett completed multiple deployments and postings throughout his career. The last posting was to bring his family home to Nova Scotia. Post cancer diagnosis and subsequent arm amputation, Garrett competed in both the Invictus and Warrior Games, earning several medals throughout his events. As with the firefighters he served with, he was a mentor and valued member of his Canadian Team at both sets of games, even being a co-captain of the team for Warrior Games.