Monthly Archives: June 2021

Please Register for our Commemoration Day Virtual Service 2021

Join Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 (representing the San Francisco Bay area), along with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, as they present a virtual Commemoration Day service at 10am (Pacific) on Thursday, 01 July. If you wish to participate and watch the virtual service, please register at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiSbNsj9QKKVKUjZGnMg_g

While July 1^st is Canada Day, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians it is also Memorial Day or Commemoration Day – a day when we remember the tragic events of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.

Original image available at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Newfoundland_National_War_Memorial.jpg

The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.

Join us at 10am (Pacific) to participate. Please register at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiSbNsj9QKKVKUjZGnMg_g

RCAF Association News

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An item from the RCAF Association to pass along.

RCAF Flyers Gold Medal (1948) Hockey Team

The last surviving member of Canada’s famous gold-medal-winning hockey team – the RCAF Flyers – Murray Dowey (goalie) has passed away. View details here at this link.

RCAF Association Elections

The ballot for the 2020 election to the RCAF Association Board of Directors (formerly National Executive Council) and for the RCAF Association Board of Trustees has now been released. Voting closes 26 June 2021. Members-in-good-standing who have shared their e-mail address with us, (over 2,870 members) have received their ballot and are now exercising their rightful privilege to vote. If you have not received a ballot or you would like to receive one, you may e-mail Dean Black ( director@airforce.ca ) to learn more.

Instagram ( @rcafassociation )

Are you on instagram? We encourage you to “follow” the RCAF Association Instagram page @rcafassociation Please help us increase our follower numbers. We will be offering up three (3) AVi-8 RCAF Mk. I watches to three (3) lucky Instagram followers on Canada Day – so please follow our @rcafassociation Instagram page

Royal Canadian Air Force Association,405-222 Somerset St. West Ottawa ON K2P 2G3 CANADA, Phone Number:(613) 232-4281, Fax Number: (613) 232-2156, Email Address: director@airforce.ca, Website : http://rcafassociation.ca

Legion Magazine’s “Military Moment: D-DAY | Narrated by Barry Pepper

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Note this “Military Moment” from the Legion Magazine, which was released two years ago on the 75th anniversary.

Join us for a MidSummer’s Eve Celebration Saturday 12 June!

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A item from a fellow Commonwealth organization in the Bay Area.

Join us for our MidSummer’s Celebration at Tiburon’s historic Ark Row next Saturday!

The afternoon will commence with music from the Prince Charles Pipe Band & Highland dancers followed by jazz from the John Kalleen Group. British influenced food & nibbles along with wine, beer & soft drinks will be available for purchase.

We are delighted to share that our guest of honor, HM Deputy British Consul General Tammy Sandhu will kick off the event!

Bring friends & family to experience British humor & hospitality. Everyone is encouraged to join in the raffle to help raise funds for our amazing charity! Some raffle prizes include: restaurant gift certificates, jewelry, bubbly, wine, & a wine tasting experience package, hampers full of British goodies, & more!

Useful Information

No Registration Required

This event is FREE to attend

Parking

There is a car park directly behind Ark Row, rates apply, generally fills up quickly on Saturday.
CVS parking lot at 1555 Tiburon Boulevard, $5 per day. After parking, cross Tiburon Boulevard and head towards the Post Office and Sea (to the left of and opposite side of Woodlands Market). Ark Row is just round the corner and the main festivities start about half way down – head towards Tiburon Wine Shop and Trinity House Paintings.