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The Roots Of The Poppy

Blasts from artillery and mines during the First World War churned up the earth so much that none of the usual mix of crops and vegetation had a chance to grow. Yet out of that turmoil a determined wildflower, the poppy, began to flourish. Its colour reminded soldiers of the blood lost on that very ground, and inspired Canadian John McCrae to write his famous poem, In Flanders Fields. That poem, in turn, became the inspiration for The Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign as we know it today. Each year in the two weeks leading up to Remembrance Day, some 19 [...]

July 7, 2009, by Tom MacGregor

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.