Monthly Archives: July 2022

Announcing the NEW #ARMYRUN Finish Line! I Annonce de la NOUVELLE ligne d’arrivée de la #COURSEARMÉE!

A reminder that your branch President is participating in this fundraising run, and we’d encourage all members to get involved in some way.


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Canada Army Run to finish at National War Memorial!


La Course de l’Armée du Canada se terminera au Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada !

Photo Credit/Crédit Photo : Canadian Heritage/Patrimoine canadien

Canada Army Run is proud to announce our new finish line at the National War Memorial. Located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, this iconic landmark will greet you at the end of your 5K or 10K journey. It brings together the unique features of a Canada Army Run event, with the importance and symbolism of military history and culture.

Unveiled in 1939, it is a symbol that honours Canadians who fought and sacrificed in war. It also includes the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and is the site of the national Remembrance Day ceremony.

A special thank you to our partners at Veterans Affairs Canada, the City of Ottawa, The NCC, and all of our valued partners who have helped make this possible.

We invite you to take part in this historic year, and hope to see you cross the Finish Line with us on September 18!

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To learn more about the National War Memorial, click here:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/9429

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La Course de l’Armée du Canada est fière d’annoncer la nouvelle ligne d’arrivée au Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada. Situé au cœur du centre-ville d’Ottawa, ce point d’intérêt emblématique vous accueillera à la fin de votre épreuve du 5 km ou du 10 km. Il réunit à la fois les points d’intérêt caractéristiques d’une activité de la Course de l’Armée du Canada et l’importance et le symbolisme de l’histoire et de la culture militaire.

Dévoilé en 1939, ce monument représente un symbole qui rend hommage aux Canadiens ayant combattu durant la guerre et qui se sont sacrifiés. À cet endroit, où est célébrée la cérémonie nationale du jour du Souvenir, on trouve également la Tombe du soldat inconnu.

Nous souhaitons remercier nos partenaires : Anciens Combattants Canada, la ville d’Ottawa, la CCN et tous nos autres précieux partenaires qui ont rendu ceci possible.

Nous vous invitons à prendre part à cette année historique et nous espérons que vous franchirez la ligne d’arrivée avec nous le 18 septembre!

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Pour en savoir plus sur le Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada, cliquez ici:
https://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/9429

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Battle of the Atlantic: A U-boat hunter remembers

An item from the Legion Magazine.


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Battle of the Atlantic: A U-boat hunter remembers

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

They’d be there when Able Seaman Elmer Auld landed on the bridge for his early-morning watch aboard the corvette Giffard—seven U-boats somewhere out in the mid-Atlantic, beyond the cover of air patrols, in an area known as “The Black Hole.”

Then, almost as if they had waited for his arrival on deck, the German wolf packs would disappear beneath the waves and “it”—the hunt—was on.

 

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Unfit for action overseas during WW I, Albert Goodwin fought at home for workers’ rights

STORY BY SHARON ADAMS

Albert Goodwin, known as “Ginger,” due to his red hair, emigrated to Canada in 1906 and began working in a mine on Vancouver Island.

The company Goodwin worked for paid white miners about $4 a day, support workers less and Chinese workers a fraction of that.

 

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Learn About The Meaning Behind Stem To Stone!

An item from the folks at Wreaths Across America.


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Here at Wreaths Across America headquarters, preparations are being made for our annual summer weekend event, Stem to Stone. The WHY for this gathering is to highlight that Wreaths Across America is not just an event but an experience, and in fact for some has become a way of life. This concept was shared more eloquently in a poem written by longtime volunteer Location Coordinator Jill Harris from Crownsville Veterans’ Cemetery in Maryland. Read it by clicking on the button below.

Thank you, Jill, and all the volunteers that make the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach a reality in your own communities. You, the volunteers and supporters, are Stem to Stone and in working together we not only share history and instill accountability for freedom in our children, we also set the example of the power of one.

With Gratitude,

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Karen Worcester, Executive Director

Back To School Curriculum

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Whether you are a parent, a grandparent, or a teacher, we encourage you to share the WAA Teach materials with the young people in your life. This month, we have new Back To School resources for you!

Read more from the Curriculum Developer for Wreaths Across America by clicking on the button below.

Wreaths Across America Radio: Your Radio Station

You can be part of the Stem to Stone weekend from anywhere with Wreaths Across America Radio, listen starting Thursday, August 4th through Saturday, August 6th, for updates, special guests, and a lot of great music. Wreaths Across America Radio is available 24/7 on the iHeart Radio app, the Audacy app, the TuneIn App or click on the button below to listen.

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Last Chance: Register For the Stem to Stone Remembrance Race
Saturday, August 6th

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Join us in Columbia Falls, Maine, where the mission of Wreaths Across America will be on display through the 5K Run/Walk/Ruck and 10K Run, or from your own course at home.

Each individual race registration sponsors a fresh balsam veteran’s wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero on National Wreaths Across America Day.

Featured Merchandise: Vibe Speaker Tumbler

The Wreaths Across America Vibe Speaker Tumbler is vacuum insulated and it keeps your beverage cold for 24 hours or hot for 8 hours!

Listen to Wreaths Across America Radio on the tumbler’s detachable speaker with 6 hours of playtime.

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Make sure to follow Wreaths Across America official channels on social media for the most up-to-the-minute news on the mission throughout the year:

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Wreaths Across America, PO Box 249, Columbia Falls, ME 04623, United States, 877-385-9504

Upcoming Events at the Interfaith Center at the Presidio

This item from a local Bay Area organization may be of great interest to our members.


Interfaith Center at the Presidio

Unleashing the Power of

Interreligious Cooperation

Volunteer Opportunity

Remembered Light – Glass Fragments from World War II

The McDonald Windows

A special exhibit featuring works of glass art, incorporating stained glass shards collected by Chaplain Frederick Alexander McDonald during his service in the U.S. Army during World War II.

The exhibit will be at the Veterans Building, Veterans Gallery (Suite 102), 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, from August 28 – November 20, 2022.

We are looking for volunteers to be gallery sitters.

The Gallery Volunteer will greet the public, track attendance hourly, be knowledgeable about the exhibit and keep a watchful eye on the visitors to the exhibit. The exhibit will have a mobile application with QR codes to guide the visitor through the exhibit and a printed exhibit guide. There will also be a self-playing video on a TV screen where Chaplain McDonald speaks about his experience during World War II.

To learn more about the exhibit and The McDonald Windows please visit:https://www.interfaithpresidio.org/mcdonald-windows.html

Please email mailto:presidiointerfaith@gmail.com to find out more about this unique volunteer opportunity.

Thank you!

 

P.O. Box 29055, San Francisco, CA 94129

(415) 561-3930 (office) * (415) 515-5681 (cell)

www.interfaithpresidio.org * mailto:presidiointerfaith@gmail.com