Veterans Norm Salive, left, and Wayne Coubrough unveil the new Memorial Trail street sign with the help of current Sylvan Lake mayor Susan Samson and former mayor Bryan Lambertson at the town's recent Remembrance Day services. Memorial Trail is the new name for Township Road 384 in the new Beacon Hill subdivision west of Sec. Hwy 781 on Sylvan's south side.
Don't
forget the troops that will not be home this Holiday season
The Dominion President is pleased to acknowledge the appointment today of Colonel Pat Stogran as Canada's Veterans' Ombudsman. Comrade Pat is a member of the Legion's Defence and VSS Committees as well as sitting as a Legion observer on the New Veterans' Charter Advisory Group.
On behalf of all members of the Legion, a letter of congratulations has been sent to him.
Below please find a link to Colonel Stogran's
Sub-Executive
Minutes of 30 Nov 2006 (page 14, Item 14) documents the results of the DEC
survey and decision concerning wear of the 'We
Support Our Troops" pin on Legion Dress. The pin is authorized
to be worn of the right lapel of Legion dress from 1 January 2007 until
further notice. This authority will be reviewed by DEC at its meeting on
23/24 Feb 2008.
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The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, presented the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to an Alberta Veteran from Red Deer. The recipient was recognized for his dedication and devotion to Canada's Veterans. In April, 2001 Her Majesty the Queen approved the design of a special bar to be worn with decorations to be known as the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation. The Governor General has issued a Warrant creating this award, and the governing policies call for it to be "...awarded to individuals who have performed commendable service to the Veteran community and /or individuals who represent commendable role models for their fellow Veterans." The award is intended primarily for Veterans, though in rare circumstances non-veterans may be considered for a Commendation. |
45th Biennial - Grande Prairie Convention
A Special Thank you to the members of AB-NWT Command for their Generous Donations of $751.41in the donation bucket and another $1000.00 in cheques for a total of $1.751.41 to the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (RCEL) The R.C.E.L Website
The Troop Morale Fund Bucker donation was $1033.70. Legion Magazine Article
PILGRIMAGE
OF REMEMBRANCE
The 2007 Youth Leaders’ Pilgrimage of Remembrance will take place from July 5-19, 2007.
The Canadian who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Canadians, like yourself, would like to start a grassroots movement using the membership of the Special Operations Association, and Special Forces Associations, and all their friends, simply to recognize that we support our troops. We need to inform the local VAC and The Royal Canadian Legion, our local press, local TV, and continue carrying the message to the national levels as we start to get this going. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday, and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every RED - blooded Canadian who supports our young men and women,
WEAR SOMETHING RED.
MBNA Credit Cards
All those holding affinity cards from MBNA should note that there is a message circulating on-line that a cardholder should contact MBNA via the email that has been sent to them to verify phone numbers. Holders are advised that this is a fraudulent message and should be deleted and not replied to
41st Dominion Convention slide show.
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Meters
waived for veterans
Source: CAL - Calgary Herald
Apr 20 03:07
The
NATO Veterans Organization is looking for members who have served or are
still serving under the NATO Flag in places like Germany-Bosnia and now in
Afghanistan. We estimate that there are about 125.000 veterans.
Our aim is to Honour the 570 soldiers and 926 Dependents that are buried in Europe after WW II and also to promote ourselves as the forgotten CANADIAN service men that served from 1945 till present excluding Korea, UNITED NATIONS. http://natoveterans.org/
Please contact us by e-mail at joordens@nbnet.nb.ca or at Thom Joordens, 332-25 McKnight St, Fredericton, NB, E3B 9V4,
or call us at 506-472-1931
"In Memory of All Veterans"
Comrade Kinney of the Vincent Massey Br #164 in Yellowknife has written a song for the Royal Canadian legion in memory of all our Veterans. He has dedicated this CD to those who gave their lives for us.
You may order your copy directly through the Vincent Massey Branch #164 at a cost of $10.00 each
Box 177, Yellowknife, NWT, X1A 2N2
massey164@internorth.com or Fax 1-867-920-4579
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