June | 2017 | Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25

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O Canada | Our Journey to 150
Narrated by Mike Myers

To celebrate 150 years of Canadian history, Canada’s Ultimate Story
and Legion Magazine present a powerful video essay on the history of our home
and native land called O Canada | Our Journey to 150.

The video is narrated by Canadian comedian and actor Mike Myers.

O Canada | Our Journey to 150 is a must-watch for every Canadian this year.
We hope this video makes you feel proud of all that Canadians have accomplished.

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Defence review to improve deployment benefits

By Stephen J. ThorneThe federal government will no longer tax deployed military and police personnel,
regardless of their mission’s risk, under changes proposed by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. The measure is part of the coming defence review and is retroactive to Jan. 1. It will apply
to all of the approximately 1,450 personnel currently on international operations.

John McCrae’s baptism of fire

By Don Gillmor

The Boer War started the year John McCrae (REAR, LEFT) graduated from the University of Toronto’s medical school. He had served as an officer in the military reserves and had a romantic view of war that was soon stripped away by the realities in South Africa. More men died of disease than in combat. The field hospitals were a disaster.

He wrote in his diary: “21 July 1900, Our baptism of fire.”

May 31, 1915

Fresh from the trenches at Festubert, France,
the Canadians are assigned to the Givenchy sector.

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Must Watch| Mike Myers narrates “Our Journey to 150”

We’re celebrating Canada 150!

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O Canada | Our Journey to 150

No more tax for deployed military personnel

Defence review to improve deployment benefits

John McCrae’s baptism of fire

May 31, 1915