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Roméo Dallaire narrates Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands 🇨🇦 🇳🇱

An item from the Legion Magazine.


Roméo Dallaire narrates Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands
Roméo Dallaire narrates Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands
Roméo Dallaire narrates Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands

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Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands
Narrated by The Honourable Roméo Dallaire

Tuesday, May 5, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands in the Second World War, and Legion Magazine has released a new web video to mark the event.

Lieutenant-General (ret) The Honourable Roméo Dallaire narrates this instalment of the award-winning web video series Military Moments.

The Liberation of the Netherlands web video takes viewers back to the German invasion and occupation of Holland, depicting the terrible hunger and hardship inflicted on the Dutch by Nazi Germany and detailing how Allied forces—led by Canada—liberated the country. From September 1944 to April 1945, Canada played a key role in ending the Second World War, as Allied forces closed in on Germany from all sides.

Dallaire was born in Denekamp, Netherlands, in 1946, and his family immigrated to Canada when he was six months old. He is a Canadian general, senator, humanitarian, author and statesman. He served as commander of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Rwanda in 1993-94, and subsequently founded The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers. He has also been a prominent advocate for veterans with PTSD.

For the past five years, Legion Magazine has worked with notable Canadians in sharing Canada’s history in the web video series Military Moments. These educational videos have featured a stellar roster of narrators, including Dan Aykroyd, William Shatner, Mike Myers, Alex Trebek, David Suzuki, Gordon Pinsent, The Honourable Mayann Francis, Linden MacIntyre, Alan Doyle, Barry Pepper and the late Leonard Cohen. Military Moments is available on the Legion Magazine YouTube channel.

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Canada and the Liberation of the Netherlands

Your Marine Club News for May 2020

A newsletter from a fellow veterans group in the Bay Area.


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FOLLOW US: Join Us on Facebook  follow us on instagram  Follow Us on Twitter  check out our youtube channgel
 

MAY 2020     MMA EVENT CALENDAR

This MonthTHANK YOU! Recently, we sent out the call requesting emergency contributions to help us weather this incredibly difficult and uncertain storm. In true Marines’ Memorial fashion, so many of you answered the call. We were overwhelmed by the loyalty and generosity of our friends, supporters, and members.

As we approach Memorial Day, our commmitment to be “a tribute to those who have gone before; and a service to those who carry on” — the same commitment we made almost 75 year ago — stands strong.

If you didn’t get the chance to make a gift and are able to, please CLICK HERE.

We wish you and your loved ones good health!

Let’s Stay Connected

A Greeting from Your Marines’ Memorial Family

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We miss you! Click on the link below to see some familiar faces and hear our hopes for you and for the day we get to see you again at your Club.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN

Take a Virtual Tour of the Living Memorial

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If you have not yet seen this excellent video tour, hosted by Col Brendan Kearney, USMC (Ret.), why not take a moment now? It’s a great reminder of the power of honoring our legacy, and of what makes the Marines’ Memorial Club so unique.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN

Explore Our YouTube Channel

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Are there events you’ve attended, enjoyed and would like to revisit? Or a few you couldn’t make it to? Well, settle in: there are dozens of videos here, including Meet the Author, Commemorations, George P. Shultz Lecture Series, other special Speaker Events, and more.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PAST EVENTS

Let Us Hear from You!

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As we shelter in place, many of us are doing our best to “make lemonade,” tackling home projects, getting back to hobbies we’ve missed, or embarking on new learning adventures. A 95-year-old we know has become a whiz at Zoom so she can see her great grandchildren. How about you? What are you doing to stay sane, entertained, productive, and socially connected?

EMAIL US OR POST TO FACEBOOK TO SHARE YOUR SHELTER-IN-PLACE STORY

May is National Military Appreciation Month

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As we write this, we do not yet know what the rest of this month will bring. On 25 May, each of us will observe Memorial Day in our own way, whether or not we are able to gather. As part of the monthlong celebration of US service members past and present, the Combined Federal Campaign has a special fundraising drive that lasts through 3 June. You can donate to Marines’ Memorial Foundation through the CFC.

PLEASE USE CODE 96408 TO DONATE TO MARINES’ MEMORIAL

Renew Your Membership or Upgrade to a Lifetime Benefactor Membership

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This is truly a win-win! Benefactor membership privileges include: Lifetime Membership, a special Benefactor Holiday (2 nights plus $50 for dinner in the Leatherneck Steakhouse), Suite Upgrades at no charge (based on availability), 15% Discount on Food and Beverage, 15% at Marine Club Store, and Advance Reservations for select MMC events.

CLICK HERE TO UPGRADE  |   CLICK HERE TO RENEW  |  OR CALL MEMBERSHIP AT (415) 673-6672

New Members: Another Great Idea for Gift Certificates

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At the beginning of March, we launched our 2020 Membership Drive, with a goal of 250 new members by 30 June. While many things have changed, one has not: the outstanding longterm value of a Marines’ Memorial membership. Consider helping a veteran you know to make the decision to join by gifting them their first year of membership! Gift certificates are available now by phone, and an online purchase option is coming soon.

Buying a gift certificate for a Hotel Stay in the future is also a great way to feed your optimism for better times ahead. Likewise for booking a future hotel stay. We understand the situation is fluid and we will be flexible with any needed reservation changes.

PURCHASE GIFT CERTIFICATES BY PHONE: (415) 673-6672

CLICK HERE TO REFER A NEW MEMBER

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A ROOM

Follow Marines’ Memorial on Social Media

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Like our Facebook page or follow us on Instagram for updates on upcoming events and updates. Click on the links below or search marinesmemorial. 

CLICK HERE FOR FACEBOOK  |  CLICK HERE FOR INSTAGRAM

More for Members

Wedding on a Budget? Take a look at our Skyline Package.
MMC EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS 

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Let’s be optimistic and look forward to a beautiful 2020 wedding season. Consider your Club’s Skyline Wedding Package. Available Sunday and Monday evenings only, your all-inclusive celebration takes place on the Club’s 12th floor, with stunning views, expert event coordination, exceptional service, and gourmet catering. Only $99 per person (50-90 guests).

CLICK HERE AND A MEMBER OF OUR SALES TEAM WILL RESPOND TO YOU SHORTLY

Reciprocal Clubs Worldwide: Download the List 

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When the all-clear comes, the travelers among us will be making plans. As a member, you have reciprocal privileges at over 250 private clubs around the world! The complete listing of our Reciprocal Clubs, including addresses and contact information, is available for download here.

In Our Theatre | MarinesMemorialTheatre.com

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The Marines’ Memorial Theatre is dark for now, but we’ll be back. Watch this space and the Theatre’s website for updates.

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Next Wednesday: Building a Resilient Global Business

Note this up-coming event from a fellow Canadian organization in the Bay Area.


Featuring Alex Lazarow, David Brown, and David Wong

C100 is excited to share details for next Wednesday’s Virtual Roundtable. Please join us.

May 6 @ 9AM PT/12PM ET
Canadian Entrepreneurs “from far and wide”: Lessons on Building a Global Business

Hear from Canadian entrepreneurs who have built businesses outside of Silicon Valley, discussing the focus on sustainability and resiliency over growth at all costs.

Moderated by:
C100 Member Alex Lazarow, Investment Director, Cathay Innovation

Panelists:
David Brown, CEO Techstars
David Wong, CEO Booqed

We look forward to seeing you online!

The C100 Team

Operation Manna comes to the Netherlands 🇳🇱

An item from the Legion Magazine.


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Operation Manna comes to the Netherlands

Operation Manna comes to the Netherlands

Story by Sharon Adams

Since 1940, Dutch citizens had lived frugally under the Nazi jackboot, but after D-Day in 1944, conditions got worse. The Germans flooded farmland, removed livestock and seized barges and trucks. Men were taken as forced labour to Germany. It was difficult to raise and transport food.

After September 1944, as the Allies began liberating the Netherlands, people living in enemy-occupied territory started to starve. The Germans, in retribution for a railway strike and the failed Operation Market Garden stopped food transportation for nearly two months, just as winter was arriving.

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Canada and the Liberation  of the Netherlands

Canada and the Liberation
of the Netherlands

Special Collector’s Edition | $14.95 +shipping & taxes

Following the Allied invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944, the long-sought breakout finally started. Canada captured French ports along the English Channel, then focused on the Netherlands. Occupied by the Nazis since 1940, the Dutch were in dire straits. Food and supplies, stolen and hoarded by the Germans, were running out. German defences at the great port of Antwerp throttled critical Allied supply lines. Canada’s job was to open the waterway, then liberate the Dutch, town by town, village by village. The result was a deep and lasting friendship between nations.

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Front Lines
Under siege, businesses can take lessons from military in crisis

Under siege, businesses can take
lessons from military in crisis

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

Agility is the ability to adjust and adapt to changing circumstances. Militaries rely on agility in times of crisis. Agility is always at the heart of long-term business success too, and businesses are learning this anew in the time of coronavirus.

Officer cadets attend military college to learn the fundamentals of leadership and fighting strategy; enlisted ranks train repetitively until the skills to execute are second nature. But the battlefield, like life, is anything but predictable.

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Hitler, Raeder, and the demise of the Kriegsmarine
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April 30, 1952

The diary of Anne Frank is published in English; in 2010,
a sapling from the tree that comforted her is planted in Montreal.

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