Posts Tagged ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’

For the first time, Canadians commemorated Remembrance Day without a Canadian First World War veteran. With the passing of John Babcock, Canada’s last surviving soldier of the Great War, so passed the live memories of those who served in uniform during that time. Yet Canadians do not forget; at the National War Memorial, more than 30,000 came to honour the service and sacrifice of all the generations of servicemen and servicewomen who have fought to win, preserve or maintain peace. It was the same story elsewhere across Canada, where huge crowds paid their respects in big cities and small towns.

Duane Daly retired from the position of Dominion Secretary on Sept. 14, 2009. Daly served for 33 years in the military. During his 14 years as Dominion Secretary he worked to define The Royal Canadian Legion as an ex-services organization, a place for our military to come and feel the camaraderie that they did in the forces. Daly, like his father before him, is a military man. He spent his career in the Air Force and retired with the rank of brigadier-general. In 1995, he was hired by the Legion as Dominion Secretary. During those years as chief administrator of Dominion Command [...]