On 22 October 2014 , a gunman , armed with a rifle , shot at the sentries on duty at the tomb , fatally wounding one , Corporal Nathan Cirillo of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada ( Princess Louise 's ) , before proceeding across the street and into the Centre Block parliament building . There , the gunman was killed in a firefight inside the building . Cirillo ( and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent ) was mentioned by Governor General David Johnston in his speech at the Remembrance Day ceremony of that same year , when the Governor General and Anne , Princess Royal ( who brought a message from Queen Elizabeth II ) , re-dedicated the monument once again . Its representation was expanded to include to those who served in the Second Boer War , the War in Afghanistan , and to " formally recognize all Canadians who served in the past , who serve today , and who will serve in the future . " On 15 May 1939 , the Post Office Department issued a stamp called '' National Memorial '' , designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz based on a picture engraved by Joseph Keller . A model of the war memorial also sits in the Royal Canadian Legion 's Hall of Honour at the Canadian War Museum and the legion offers lapel pins depicting the monument
shot at the sentries
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
National War Memorial (Canada)