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New Medal For Overseas Operations

Governor General Michaëlle Jean announced Sept. 8 that the Queen has approved a new service medal that will fill an existing gap in recognizing overseas service. The Operational Service Medal (OSM) was created July 5, 2010, and will be issued with a ribbon specific to the theatre of operations or type of service, including South-West Asia, Sierra Leone, Haiti, Sudan, Humanitas and Expedition. “There are a wide variety of people who are going to be eligible to receive this new medal,” said André Levesque, director of honours and recognition for the Department of National Defence. “Mainly members of Canadian Forces will be [...]

November 30, 2010, by Sheena Bolton

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
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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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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.