Archive for January, 2001
Defence Today
Gallantry Medals Donated To War Museum
The medals of VC winner George Fraser Kerr of Deseronto are donated to the Canadian War Museum by Dr. Arthur Ross and daughters Cory and Czashka.
The Canadian War Museum has a [...]
January 1, 2001
Defence Today
Athletes Of The Century Chosen By The Military
The surviving members of the RCAF Flyers, the Ottawa-based hockey team that stretched the odds to win Olympic gold in 1948, stickhandled through strong opposition at a recent Canadian Forces awards night to emerge victorious as Canada’s [...]
January 1, 2001
Defence Today
Tribute Proposed For Canada’s Military Valiant
by Tom MacGregor
Sir Arthur Currie, considered Canada’s most brilliant general during World War I.
The Royal Canadian Legion is throwing its support behind a [...]
January 1, 2001
Defence Today
The Support Centre For Injured And Retired Members Of The Canadian Forces
Throughout the history of modern warfare and international peacekeeping, the primary focus for military leaders has been the operational mission. The task—in very simple terms—is to get in, get the job done and then move on to the next objective [...]
January 1, 2001
Defence Today
Legion Funds Safe Haven For Troubled Peacekeepers
by Ray Dick
Dr. Marvin Westwood (second from right) and program coordinator Holly McLean pose outside UBC offices where a course is offered [...]
January 1, 2001
Defence Today
Canada’s Navy On The West Coast
by Ray Dick
The replenishment ship Protecteur is an important part of the fleet.
It’s big and impressive, a steel and concrete structure six storeys high atop [...]
January 1, 2001
Canadian Military History in Perspective
Crossing The Leopold: Army, Part 34
Buffalo amphibious vehicles enter the water during the battle to clear the Scheldt estuary in October 1944.
The battle to clear the Scheldt estuary and allow full use of the port of Antwerp in Belgium has long been recognized [...]
January 1, 2001, by Terry Copp
