Monthly Archives: January 2021

RCAF Association Member Harold Verner Soderlund Turning 100

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An item from the Royal Canadian Air Force Association that we would encourage you to participate in.

Your fellow RCAF Association member Harold Verner Soderlund will turn 100 on 21 April 2021.

His fellow 432 (Algoma) Wing members in Sault Ste Marie are inviting all of you to send a birthday card and/or birthday wishes in time for Harold’s celebrations.

Harold is a Second World War RCAF veteran and former Prisoner-of-War, having flown with the 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron out of Libya. Soderlund survived being shot down by an enemy aircraft, floating for two days in the sea after a hospital ship passed him by, eventually captured by the enemy and transported by plane, rail and truck from one detention area to another, poorly fed and always under the watchful eye of his captors before finally being liberated and returning home to Canada.

Please send correspondence to:

John Hooper, 133 Finn’s Bay Rd. N., Echo Bay, ON, P0S 1C0 or e-mail hooperjc52 “at” gmail.com with your birthday cards/wishes for Harold Soderlund.

We have a Lockdown Challenge for you!

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While this is a British veterans group, given the stay at home orders in effect in our area, this may be of interest to some members.

What will You Achieve this Lockdown?
Have you started 2021 on the right foot? Feeling motivated to make this year count?

Whether you want to set yourself a goal to get fit, blow out those lockdown cobwebs or be part of a passionate online community, the Tommy 10,000 Step Challenge is exactly what you’re looking for! Step, hop or run your way to 10,000 steps per day for the duration of lockdown – an achievable goal that will get your mind and body moving!
Getting going in January is always a challenge, but there’s no better motivation than the support of the incredible RBLI community cheering you on! Plus, the knowledge that every penny you raise will help our most vulnerable veterans. Give yourself and our nations heroes a sporting chance; let’s start 2021 as we mean to go on!

You can begin your challenge anytime and continue right through the duration of lockdown. How far will you walk during this lockdown?
Now more than ever it’s important to look after your physical and mental health. 10,000 steps a day will have you feeling confident and strong as we take on this new year together!

Sign up for pro tips, trick and challenges, no matter what your level of fitness!
LEARN MORE AND SIGN UP NOW!

RBLI’s January Sale is Now on!
The moment many of you have been waiting for is finally here, a SALE! Throughout the remainder of January, we are pleased to offer a 10% saving off selected products using the following code:
JANUARY10
Code expires 31 Jan 2021.
Here are some of the products in the sale, click here to browse the full sale! Remember, take 10% off all prices seen below!
Tommy Window Sticker
Tommy Window Sticker
£14.50
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Hand Made Sterling Silver Tommy Cufflinks
Hand Made Sterling Silver Tommy Cufflinks
£154.00
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Limited Edition Tommy Patches- Lest We Forget
Limited Edition Tommy Patches- Lest We Forget
£19.99
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VJ DAY Bumper Pack Special Edition Tommy
VJ DAY Bumper Pack Special Edition Tommy
£45.00
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2020 VE DAY Special Edition Tommy Military Figure
2020 VE DAY Special Edition Tommy Military Figure
£33.00
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Original Tommy Wall Art | Union Jack Solid
Original Tommy Wall Art | Union Jack Solid
£35.00
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It’s Competition Time
Fancy winning yourself a swag bag full of RBLI goodies?

We’ve launched a caption contest over on our Instagram page. To enter, all you need to do is head over to our Instagram page @rblicharity, give us a like and follow, and comment your best caption for this #TommyStep challengers photo.
The winner will be announced on 1st February so get your entries in soon!

You’ve got to be in it to win it!
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RBLI helps Design Museum celebrate the work of Margeret Calvert OBE
Royal British Legion Industries have recently given their services for the Design Museum’s celebration of the work of leading graphic designer and Tommy Club Founding Patron Margaret Calvert OBE, renowned for the UK’s road signage system, signing for the rail network and airports, and for the typeface used on the government website, gov.uk.

Margaret Calvert OBE was a leading member of the team commissioned to redesign the road sign system in 1960s, creating many of the iconic symbols still used to this day including ‘Roadworks’, and ‘Children’, the two signs which have been recreated for this exhibition by veterans working in RBLI’s social enterprise, Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (BBMC)
Margaret Calvert was delighted with the exhibition and said “The signs and displays looked great, so a huge thank you from me to you, Simon, and to RBLI. Everybody seemed very pleased at the opening. It did look impressive.”  Rachel Hajek, Assistant Curator at the Design Museum added: “We are very grateful for the help that RBLI and Buchanan Computing were able to provide with the traffic signs and other graphics for our Margaret Calvert: Woman at work display.”
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These halls weren’t meant to echo!

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An item from one of our fellow veterans organizations in the Bay Area.
Dear Michael Barbour,
We consider the membership and staff of Marines’ Memorial a family, a family with a rich history and a prosperous future. We have an amazing team, with many of the staff dedicating a majority of their professional lives to the Club and its membership through decades of service.
As the Club prepares to celebrate our 75th anniversary this year, we are hopeful much of the world will be healed and we will have the opportunity to appropriately celebrate in “grand style” when we reach 10 November 2021! Of course, right now, the Club, the staff and the incredible City By The Bay is a slight shadow of its former self. Our doors are open, but safety limitations allow for a minimum of services, which now includes Hotel accommodations for essential travel and online-only membership events like Leading From the Front.
Fortunately, no one faces this challenge alone. United as a family, both membership and the team, we will conquer our current challenges and move forward to rebuild and continue our mission of honoring the legacy of military service.
As I walk the quiet halls of this incredible Living Memorial, I’m flooded with memories of joyous celebrations, world-class events, mission-driven support programs and, most importantly, the membership and donors who consider this little corner of San Francisco their second home.
Without the dedication and generous support of our loyal membership through these trying times, the Club’s future would be in doubt and our Marines’ Memorial family would be challenged to survive. I pledge to you that our team here is working diligently on a full recovery, preparing to introduce services and programs as soon as possible. With the current challenges of the pandemic, the road may be slow, but as a family, we’re headed in the right direction. We will succeed … we will recover … we are the Marines’ Memorial family.
Finally, we just wanted to let you know how much we miss you! These halls weren’t meant to echo. When you are ready and able to return, we can’t wait to welcome you back.
With our sincere appreciation,
Michael Allen (General Manager) and the Marines’ Memorial team
Marines’ Memorial Association & Foundation
609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415.673.6672 Copyright © 2021, All rights reserved
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Choose our next cover!

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

Choose our cover for the next issue of Legion Magazine!

Choose our cover for the
next issue of Legion Magazine!

Help choose the March/April 2021 issue of Legion Magazine!

The March/April 2021 issue of Legion Magazine updates the saga of the Avro Arrow, revisits the battle of the Saint Eloi craters in WW I, and explores the role of Canadian-made army trucks in WW II.

Also in the issue: medical advances from the First World War; the battle of Kapyong, Korea; and the aftermath of the Gulf War. And more!

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Squabbling over Vancouver Island
Squabbling over Vancouver Island

Squabbling over Vancouver Island

Story by Sharon Adams

In January 1790, 27 years after France ceded Canadian territory to Britain at the end of the Seven Years’ War, it looked as though the world’s leading colonial power was going to have to battle with Spain over Canada’s Pacific Coast.

The first Europeans to set foot on Vancouver Island were members of Captain James Cook’s expedition looking for the Northwest Passage in 1778. Cook had been told not to step on Spanish toes, for fear Spain might side with the Americans in the revolutionary war.

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Rising social media censorship hampers war-crimes investigations

Rising social media censorship hampers
war-crimes investigations

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

An accelerating trend among social media platforms to take down online content they deem too violent or graphic is hampering war-crimes investigations and other important investigations, says a top human-rights organization.

Often removed at the behest of governments, Human Rights Watch says the material is not being archived in ways that are accessible to investigators and researchers looking to hold criminals to account.

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This week in history
This week in history

January 14, 1942

A 160-kilometre-wide strip along the coast of British Columbia is defined
as a “protected area” and a curfew is imposed for every person of Japanese origin.

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