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Archive for May, 2006

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War Art

Goodridge Roberts

Canadian war artist Goodridge Roberts was born while his parents were vacationing in Barbados in 1904. He was raised in a family of editors, poets and writers, but from his earliest years was determined to paint. In 1923, he enrolled in the École [...]

May 1, 2006, by Jennifer Morse

Canada & the Victoria Cross

Hong Kong, Dieppe And Burma: Part 15 of 18

In addition to the Victoria Cross earned by Hammy Gray just days before World War II ended (Valour In The Navy, March/April), there were two other Canadian VCs awarded for valour in the hostilities against the Japanese. Both recipients were soldiers. The first of these was earned [...]

May 1, 2006, by Arthur Bishop

Health & Lifestyle

Pain In The Brain

Pain really is all in the mind–well, the brain, actually. When you slam your finger in the car door, though it is your finger that may be throbbing, how you perceive and react to that pain–fainting, swearing, jumping out of your skin–depends [...]

May 1, 2006, by Natalie Salat

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BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Reach sixteen Canadian Forces Base Newspapers. www.forcesadvertising.com
MISCELLANEOUS
FEATHERS ON THE BRAIN– Brian Watkins, RCL representative to RCEL, “Feathers on the Brain,” a memoir of his life in Wales and as a British diplomat, available at Amazon.com or any good book shop, ISBN 978-0-9866421-5-9, $10.23. The author will be present at the Halifax Convention. Contribution from every book sold will be donated to The RCL’s Poppy Fund.

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