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Reminder: TUC Virtual Veterans Day 2020 Service

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One of our executive members is a faculty member at Touro University California, and they are hosting a virtual Veterans’ Day service in one week.

Join TUC in honoring our Veterans for a Virtual Celebration.

Hosted by the TUC Military Club

Tuesday November 11, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (PST)

Special Guests include:

Congressman Mike Thompson, Representing California’s 5th District

Pippin Dew, Vallejo Vice Mayor and Vallejo City Council

Rozzana Verder Aliga, Vallejo City Council

CPT Cassandra Meredith, LCSW, California Army National Guard

Bugler, from the US Air Force Band of the Golden West

Visit http://tu.edu/veteransday2020/ for more information.

Happy Birthday, USMC!

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An item from a fellow veterans organization in the Bay Area.
Happy Birthday,

U.S. Marine Corps!
We build our lives on tradition.
At 245 years old today, the U.S. Marine Corps has had a lot of time to build up traditions. As does Marines’ Memorial Association who turns 74 today! Across the world, Marines are celebrating their birthday with time-honored customs like slicing a cake with a sword and handing out the first pieces to the oldest and youngest Marines in the room. It’s as much a part of their identity as the nickname “devil dog,” which dates to WWI!
Celebrate Our Heroes
A Marine’s character is less tangible than the Eagle, Globe and Anchor on his or her uniform, but it’s as much a tradition. And their diehard belief in loyalty, best summed up by the Marine Corps motto “Semper Fidelis,” Always Faithful, is something we can all easily adopt.
We hope you’ll celebrate this amazing milestone with us, because after the year we’ve had, we all deserve a reason to celebrate!
But this special day is also a reason to give back to the military community. Will you consider demonstrating your commitment to our veterans, currently serving and their families with a contribution? Supporting the Marines’ Memorial on this special day allows us to fund our programs, including:
  • Aid & Assist Program— Provides care packages for deployed service members, complimentary memberships for currently serving and subsidized rooms during training in the area and while transitioning to civilian life.
  •  Gold Star Parents Honor & Remembrance Event— Offers grieving parents the means to connect with a supportive community and build essential relationships that last a lifetime.
  • Scholarship Program— Gives the children and grandchildren of veterans the opportunity to pursue higher education.
Give A Gift Today
By giving on this special day, you’ll follow a tradition older than our Nation — supporting those who volunteer to defend our freedoms today.
Thank you in advance for your consideration.
If your giving is restricted to 501(c)3 organizations, please consider a gift to Marines’ Memorial Foundation which supports all programs of the Marines’ Memorial Association. Please contact the Marines’ Memorial Development Department at development@marinesmemorial.org for more information.
Marines’ Memorial Association & Foundation
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415.673.6672 Copyright © 2020, All rights reserved
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One More Chance To Win Before Remembrance Day…

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Likely the final update from this virtual event.

WE HAVE ONE MORE FLAG TO GIVE AWAY!
Register now and you will be eligible to win the give-away for the final Canadian Flag flown on Juno Beach in Normandy, France!
Don’t wait…final drawing for the flag is Tuesday, November 10!
THE SCAVENGER HUNT IS JUST GETTING STARTED!
There’s still plenty of time to complete the Remembrance Day Races Scavenger Hunt Contest and WIN! (Note: You can still complete your Scavenger Hunt after Remembrance Day!)
“Operation Scavenger Hunt”, the contest held in conjunction with the 2020 Remembrance Day Races, is in full swing. Just register for any one of the three Remembrance Day Races, complete the tasks from the Scavenger Hunt Checklist sometime over the next three weeks and send us your photos…Winners receive FREE Race Event Entries!
Not only will you receive one of the best-ever medals and race kits, but $10 from every entry goes directly to the Juno Beach Centre honoring those brave Canadians who served!
Visit vrpro.ca or VR PRO Races Facebook page for more information about the ‘Operation Scavenger Hunt’. Scroll down for complete Remembrance Day Race event details.
EVERYONE WHO HAS RECEIVED THE REMEMBRANCE DAY RACE KIT HAS SAID THE SAME THING…
“The Race Kit And This Medal Are Amazing!”
The Remembrance Day Races are Virtual Running & Walking Events to Benefit the Juno Beach Centre, Canada’s Second World War Museum and Cultural Centre located in Normandy, France.
We Offer Three Historically Significant Distances:
StrongPoint 1500m, Juno Beach 8K, or Remembrance 21.1K
An event distance for everyone!
Each amazing virtual race kit includes an incredible, over-sized, commemorative medal, as well as a beautifully imprinted neck gaitor or mask, a Remembrance Day poppy, a Juno Beach D-Day souvenir map, a keepsake race bib, and more!
Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved.
VR PRO Inc | 905.512.2488 | kelly@vrpro.ca | vrpro.ca
VR PRO Inc. | 561 Brant Street, Box 85030, Burlington, Ontario L7R4K3 Canada

The Royal Canadian Legion – Digital Poppy 2020

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A reminder from the Digital Poppy campaign.
MyPoppy.ca MY POPPY MY CANADA

Canada’s Veterans need your help

In past years, you generously donated to the Legion’s National Poppy Campaign through the Digital Poppy initiative. This year, more than ever, we’re counting on your support to help raise funds via the Digital Poppy that will go toward much-needed programs and services for our veterans and their families.

Please visit www.mypoppy.ca to personalize, dedicate and share your 2020 Digital Poppy. Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely, David Flannigan, Chair, Legion National Foundation
Create My Poppy
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THE 2020 DIGITAL POPPY
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Dedicate Your Poppy
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Share Your Poppy
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The Digital Poppy as part of the National Poppy Campaign is generously supported by our Proud Presenting Partner, HomEquity Bank provider of the CHIP Reverse Mortgage
Create My Poppy

This year more than ever, Canada’s Veterans need your help.
All donations to will receive a tax receipt.
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Kurt Browning email 2020.4

Flying Officer Robert Garland Boyden

“I’m dedicating my digital Poppy to Flight Officer R. G. Boyden, my uncle Bob. He flew 40 sorties over Europe between 1943-45 and was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross and the Bar to The Distinguished Flying Cross.” – Kurt Browning
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