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Long after I had stopped asking about Santa Claus, I still believed that hockey in this country was a creation of The Royal Canadian Legion.
In the fall of 1956, the year I turned eight, my mother gave me the two dollars necessary to sign up for town league hockey. With the two-dollar bill and my birth certificate in pocket, I walked with Brent and Eric, then and still the very best friends in the world, down the hill and along the leaf-splattered Muskoka River to […]
On a brilliant Indian summer day in 1995, a slim, nattily-dressed black man from the United States headed out into a stiff wind to make his way across a rolling field outside Almonte, Ont. John B. McLendon Jr., then 80 years of age, did not even notice the wind as it tried to push him back toward the vehicle that had carried him from the airport to this spot in the Ottawa Valley. He had, after all, just travelled 1,700 kilometres to keep a promise […]
Two books by Russ Martin. Secret Zapping of Planet Earth: Main cause of cancer, leukemia, genetic mutation pandemic is revealed in this book. Human Flight from Balloon to Moon to Jumbo Jet: Before and after the Wright Bros. (approx. 228 colored pictures). Trafford Publishing 2657 Wilfert Rd. Victoria BC V9B 5Z3, 1-888-232-4444, 604-535-7397.
WANTED: POCKET & WRIST WATCHES— Any condition: Military, Rolex, Railroad, Omega, Patek any old watches. Call or email Kevin. Toll-free 1-877-765-3999 or kevin@harmonyjewellers.ca.
MASYA HOLDINGS – CANADA’S CHOICE FOR MILITARY HISTORY DVDs— Specializing in military history DVDs, we carry a large inventory of titles in stock. View our catalogue on-line, www.masya.ca.
ATTENTION: ALBERTANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY— Do you have any old military books laying around the house? Why not think of donating them to The Military Museums. Located in Calgary, The Military Museums is Canada's second largest tri-service military museum. The Military Museums Library and Archives has recently expanded its facility and is building up its military book collection for use by present and future generations. If you or your loved ones have military books please consider donating them to the Museum. The Archives are also interested in preserving personal histories of Canadians. We would greatly welcome diaries, letters, photographs, scrapbooks, as well as personal remembrances in non-paper form -- such as tapes, home-videos, films and negatives, or digital media -- in order that following generations may learn what Canadians experienced. If you would like to contribute, please contact John Wright at The Military Museums Library and Archives, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, AB T2T 5J4, 403-974-2831, jpwright@ucalgary.ca.
CANADIANS AT WAR–WW I & WW II BATTLE TOUR— May 28 – June 10, 2009. Hosted by The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Association. Relive the triumphs and tragedies of our brave Canadian soldiers during the great wars of the 20th century. Visit Ypres, Passchendaele, Beaumont Hamel, site of Battle of the Somme and Vimy Ridge, the scene of Canada’s greatest victory. Tour the beaches at Dieppe and Juno, finishing with a visit to Paris. Contact Ellison Tours 1-800-265-7022, vacations@ettravel.com.
Legion Magazine is a Canadian English-language magazine with a French insert. It is published in a four-colour format, covering stories about Canadians, Canada’s institutions its military and its heritage. Legion Magazine is recommended by The Royal Canadian Legion, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving veterans and their families and the perpetuation of remembrance.