HALIFAX—Clutching a small bouquet of red roses and grinning from ear to ear, Leading Seaman Alex Moore raced down the gangway of HMCS Charlottetown to get his first glimpse of his newborn son.
The crewman was the first off the Canadian frigate yesterday—moments after it sailed into its home port following a six-month counter-terrorism mission in the Persian Gulf.
As his mates cheered wildly from the warship’s deck, Moore embraced his wife and, for the first time, cradled the infant in his arms.