Monthly Archives: March 2021

Virtual Veterans panel – How should Canada commemorate our post-Korean War military efforts? / Discussion virtuelle avec des vétérans – Comment le Canada devrait-il commémorer ses efforts militaires après la guerre de Corée?

This webinar may be of interest to members.


[Le français suit l’anglais]

Greetings,

Canada’s impressive service in the First and Second World Wars shaped our country in many ways. However, the conclusion of these conflicts was definitely not the end of Canadian service members’ achievements and sacrifices at home and around the world.

These military efforts in more recent decades have been different than those that defined the first half of the 20th century. But how should this wide array of often lesser-known duties best be recognized and commemorated?

Join us for an approximately one-hour exploration of this subject at 1:00 pm ET on 19 March 2021. Our virtual panel will feature three Canadian Armed Forces Veterans sharing their personal reflections: Lieutenant-General (ret’d) Lloyd Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel (ret’d) Chris Hutt and Sergeant (ret’d) Geneviève Gauthier.

Don’t miss out – sign up by March 15 to take part. Simply reply to this message [email address vac.education-education.acc@canada.ca] to register. Please indicate in your response whether you wish to watch in English or French. As well, please include any questions you’d like the panelists to answer and we will do our best to incorporate them into the session.

If you are not able to watch this event live, it will also be available for subsequent viewing to fit your own schedule. Please share this message with your network or anyone you think would appreciate the opportunity to watch this interesting discussion.

Thank you,
Veterans Affairs Canada

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Bonjour,

Les importants efforts militaires du Canada lors de la Première et de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ont défini notre pays de nombreuses façons. Cependant, la fin de ces conflits ne fut certainement pas la fin des réalisations et des sacrifices de nos hommes et femmes en uniforme, que ce soit au pays ou à l’étranger.

Ces efforts militaires au cours des récentes décennies ont été différents à bien des égards de ceux qui ont caractérisé la première moitié du 20e siècle. Mais de quelles façons ces nombreux efforts militaires moins connus devraient-ils être soulignés et commémorés?

Joignez-vous à nous afin d’explorer ce sujet pour une séance d’environ une heure, le 19 mars 2021 à 13 h (heure de l’Est). Trois vétérans des Forces armées canadiennes, le Lieutenant-général (à la retraite) Lloyd Campbell, le Lieutenant-colonel (à la retraite) Chris Hutt et la Sergente (à la retraite) Geneviève Gauthier partageront leurs réflexions lors de cette discussion virtuelle.

Ne manquez pas cette occasion! Inscrivez-vous avant le 15 mars pour y participer. Vous n’avez qu’à répondre à ce courriel (à l’adresse vac.education-education.acc@canada.ca) pour vous inscrire. Veuillez indiquer, dans votre réponse, si vous préférez visionner la discussion en français ou en anglais. Vous pouvez aussi ajouter des questions à soumettre à nos invités et nous tenterons d’en inclure lors de la séance.

Si vous n’êtes pas en mesure de visionner cet événement en direct, la discussion sera également offerte après la diffusion, pour vous permettre de la visionner au moment qui vous conviendra. Veuillez partager ce message avec les gens de votre réseau et à toute autre personne qui souhaiterait prendre part à cette discussion intéressante.

Merci,
Anciens Combattants Canada

The Queen’s Commonwealth Day Message 2021

Over the coming week, as we celebrate the friendship, spirit of unity and achievements of the Commonwealth, we have an opportunity to reflect on a time like no other.

Whilst experiences of the last year have been different across the Commonwealth, stirring examples of courage, commitment and selfless dedication to duty have been demonstrated in every Commonwealth nation and territory, notably by those working on the front line who have been delivering health care and other public services in their communities. We have also taken encouragement from remarkable advances in developing new vaccines and treatments.

The testing times experienced by so many have led to a deeper appreciation of the mutual support and spiritual sustenance we enjoy by being connected to others.

The need to maintain greater physical distance, or to live and work largely in isolation, has, for many people across the Commonwealth, been an unusual experience. In our everyday lives, we have had to become more accustomed to connecting and communicating via innovative technology – which has been new to some of us – with conversations and communal gatherings, including Commonwealth meetings, conducted online, enabling people to stay in touch with friends, family, colleagues, and counterparts who they have not been able to meet in person. Increasingly, we have found ourselves able to enjoy such communication, as it offers an immediacy that transcends boundaries or division, helping any sense of distance to disappear.

We have all continued to appreciate the support, breadth of experiences and knowledge that working together brings, and I hope we shall maintain this renewed sense of closeness and community. Looking forward, relationships with others across the Commonwealth will remain important as we strive to deliver a common future that is sustainable and more secure, so that the nations and neighbourhoods in which we live, wherever they are located, become healthier and happier places for us all.

Original available at https://www.royal.uk/queens-commonwealth-day-message-2021

VADM Rondeau: Leading Side By Side

An item from one of our fellow veterans organizations in the Bay Area.


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VADM Rondeau
VADM Rondeau
VADM Rondeau at NPS

LEADING SIDE BY SIDE

Retired Vice Admiral and Naval Postgraduate School President Ann Rondeau’s leadership skills have been the essential common denominator in her distinguished military and academia career. Less concerned with breaking through glass ceilings than passing her own rigid equity assessments, the leadership lessons she shares with PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent and Marines’ Memorial Club Board Member Mike Cerre are timeless and universal.

Leading from the Front

About Leading from the Front:
Our monthly video podcast series shares timeless leadership lessons learned by a variety of professionals, thought leaders and experts on the front lines of today’s major leadership challenges in all walks of American life.

Conducted virtually from the Marines’ Memorial Club, these timely and insightful conversations are a digital extension of the major lectures and events that normally take place at our 12-story hotel, theater, event spaces and restaurant in downtown San Francisco.

The viewpoints expressed are those of the participants and not necessarily the Marines’ Memorial. 

Click here to view previous episodes:

  • Leading from the Very Front with Gen Joe Dunford, USMC (Ret), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Baseball’s Leadership Crisis with Covid- LtCol Sandy Alderson, USMC (Ret), Oakland A’s Special Advisor and Team President of the New York Mets.
  • Military’s Lead in Racial Equality- Former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent joins M.K. Palmore, former Marine Captain and F.B.I. Special Agent
  • Leadership and Governance- Jim Webb: Former Senator, Presidential Candidate, and bestselling author of Fields of Fire
  • Technology Leadership- Don & Adam Faul’s transitions from the Marine Corps to Silicon Valley
  • Leading Through Covid- Retired flight surgeon and Stanford ICU, Dr. Dean Winslow on what it will take to get past Covid
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Plans for Memorial Day 2021

This national organization may be of interest to some members.


Plans for Memorial Day 2021

The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation plans to place flower tributes at Arlington National Cemetery in a safe and socially-distanced manner for Memorial Day in 2021. We encourage our network of volunteers, partners, and supporters to honor our fallen military and late veterans in their local communities with flowers.

Family Tribute Boxes

Our Family Tribute Boxes allow families and small groups to create their own Memorial Day tradition by placing flowers at veteran’s graves in their local cemeteries.
Choose one of these box sizes of farm-fresh roses for your Memorial Day tribute:

  • 50 for individuals and couples
  • 125 for a small family
  • 250 for small groups and organizations

This is a wonderful way to spend time outside and teach your children patriotism and help us to bring back the original meaning of Memorial Day.

Family Tribute Boxes

Retail Program

The Retail Program was designed for small, locally-owned businesses. Business owners order a flower kit with 125 roses, which they distribute to customers Memorial Day weekend. Their customers then place these roses on military gravesites or give them to veterans. Some businesses prefer to visit the cemetery to place flowers personally.

Retail Program

All orders should be placed before May 12,2021.

With any order, the California Grower Association matches your effort and places 25 flowers to place at Arlington National Cemetery.

We continue to press forward to bring back the original meaning of Memorial Day through encouraging all Americans to place flowers at military gravesites over the Memorial Day weekend. We also encourage you to speak with Gold Star Families and to learn about their loved ones who have sacrificed so much for our country. Thank you for all of your support.

Volunteer Spotlight: Patti Plaza

I’ve been a supporter of the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation since the first year they launched. Every year I tell as many people as possible about them because the experience of laying flowers at the graves of soldiers laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery is unequaled. Each year we place flowers and say a prayer at the resting sites of hundreds of soldiers, as well as those of my stepdad, who was a World War II D-Day pilot. We also place flowers at the sites of fathers of friends who can’t be there in person. The Gold Star Family bouquets and the roses we receive at no cost are colorful and exceptionally beautiful. The organizers of the Memorial Day event in particular are incredibly dedicated and committed to making the experience of laying flowers a memorable one. They are fantastically well organized. They run an efficient system for distributing bucketsful of roses, and even during the pandemic seamlessly adjusted to make the process safe. The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation gives us an opportunity to recognize, thank and honor the men and women who gave their lives to protecting our great country. There can be no greater act of service than that. It’s an honor to participate and support the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation.

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