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About Michael K. Barbour

Michael K. Barbour is the Director of Faculty Development and a Professor of Instructional Design for the College of Education and Health Sciences at Touro University California. He has been involved with K-12 online learning in a variety of countries for well over a decade as a researcher, teacher, course designer and administrator. Michael's research focuses on the effective design, delivery and support of K-12 online learning, particularly for students located in rural jurisdictions.

Let’s Cover Every Veteran’s Grave

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An item from the Wreaths Across America organization.

Wreaths Across America

Thank You

National Wreaths Across America Day is just around the corner on December 13, 2025 at 11:00 am (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony) at San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco. We’re getting closer to our goal, and we need your help to make sure every veteran’s grave at our local cemetery is honored with a wreath.

Why This Matters?

Every December, National Wreaths Across America Day brings our mission—Remember, Honor, and Teach—to life. Volunteers coordinate wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and more than 5,200 locations across all 50 states, at sea, and abroad, honoring the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. Last year, more than 3 million veteran wreaths were placed nationwide!

At San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco, there are 26,000 veterans to honor. Our goal is to place 26,000 wreaths this year, and we’re currently 2% of the way there.

How You Can Help?

We’re so close to reaching our goal at San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco, and your support can make all the difference! Each wreath you sponsor brings us one step closer to honoring every veteran at this location.

Sponsor wreaths today by visiting CAPNSF – San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco and clicking the Red Sponsor button. Every contribution helps us get closer to placing 26,000 wreaths and ensuring no veteran is forgotten.

Thank you for helping us honor every American hero—your support makes a meaningful difference!

Sincerely,

Chris Hughes
CAPNSF – San Francisco National Cemetery at the Presidio of San Francisco

Where Canada remembers: The National War Memorial hosts its 85th annual ceremony in tribute to military sacrifice

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An item from the Legion Magazine that may be of interest to members.
Weekly Feature
Weekly Feature

An RCMP Black Hawk helicopter flies over the National War Memorial as the formal 2025 National Remembrance Day Ceremony concludes. [Aaron Kylie/LM]

Where Canada remembers: The National War Memorial hosts its 85th annual ceremony in tribute to military sacrifice

STORY BY AARON KYLIE

Beyond the grounds of Parliament Hill, there may be no other location as synonymous with Canadians gathering en masse as the National War Memorial. Since 1940, thousands have flocked annually to the country’s cenotaph, known as “The Response,” to pay their respects to those who have served, and continue to serve, Canada in uniform.

Coincidentally, design proposals for the monument, with a budget set at $100,000, were first sought 100 years ago in February 1925. The tribute was to evoke “the spirit of heroism, the spirit of self-sacrifice, the spirit of all that is noble and great that was exemplified in the lives of those sacrificed in the Great War, and the services rendered by the men and women who went overseas.”

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The Briefing
The Briefing

The 29th (Canadian) Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla conducts an exercise in May 1944. Weeks later, it would participate with the British during the invasion at Sword Beach on D-Day [LAC/3204508]

The Canadians at Sword Beach: Part 1

STORY BY ALEX BOWERS

We all know the story, or at least a version of it.

The success of D-Day on June 6, 1944, was the result of a combined arms operation spearheaded by U.S., British and Canadian forces. These three Allied nations, the oft-cited tale goes, were assigned five heavily defended sectors between them.

The British were tasked with landing at the beaches codenamed Sword and Gold; the Americans took on the mantle of assaulting Utah and Omaha beaches; and the Canadians squared off against German resistance on Juno Beach.

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🍁 Coast to Coast, We Remember

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Members may be interested in this item reflecting on yesterday’s event at the Juno Beach Centre.
In Guelph, Ontario, Executive Director Alex Fitzgerald-Black represented the Association at the city’s ceremony, hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion Col John McCrae Memorial Branch 234 at the Sleeman Centre.

À Guelph (Ontario), le directeur général Alex Fitzgerald-Black a représenté l’Association lors de la cérémonie de la ville, organisée par la Légion royale canadienne, filiale Col John McCrae Memorial no 234, au Sleeman Centre.
From Montreal, Director of Exhibitions Marie-Ève Vaillancourt took part in Radio-Canada’s live broadcast of the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, providing historical commentaries about Canada’s rich military contributions during the 20th century.

Depuis Montréal, la directrice des expositions Marie-Ève Vaillancourt a pris part à la diffusion en direct de la cérémonie nationale du Jour du Souvenir à Ottawa sur Radio-Canada afin de partager l’importance de l’histoire militaire du Canada durant le 20e siècle.
In Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Interpretation and Outreach Coordinator Sal Falk attended the local ceremony in the seaside town whose deep wartime connection with Norway remains an enduring reminder of international friendship and shared sacrifice.

À Lunenburg (Nouvelle-Écosse), la coordonnatrice de l’interprétation et de la sensibilisation Sal Falk a assisté à la cérémonie locale dans cette ville côtière dont les liens profonds avec la Norvège pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale rappellent durablement l’amitié et le sacrifice partagés entre les nations.
The Juno Beach Centre held its traditional Canadian Remembrance Day ceremony, in tribute to all those who served their country during the two World Wars and the conflicts that followed, sometimes at the cost of great sacrifice and deep suffering.

Le Centre Juno Beach a organisé sa traditionnelle cérémonie canadienne du Jour du Souvenir, en hommage à toutes celles et ceux qui ont servi leur pays au cours des deux guerres mondiales et des conflits qui ont suivis, parfois au prix d’un lourd sacrifice et de profondes souffrances.
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In Calgary, Alberta, Fund Development Manager Cat Thompson-Quam joined fellow Calgarians in remembering those who fought for the freedoms we hold dear.
From coast to coast, the Juno Beach Centre Association stood united in remembrance. As we see the number of Second World War Veterans who are able to attend these ceremonies dwindle, our work to preserve and share their stories becomes even more important. 
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À Calgary (Alberta), la gestionnaire du développement philanthropique Cat Thompson-Quam a participé à la cérémonie de la ville de Calgary, en Alberta pour se souvenir de celles et ceux qui ont combattu pour les libertés que nous chérissons.

D’un océan à l’autre, l’Association du Centre Juno Beach s’est tenue unie dans le souvenir. Alors que le nombre de vétérans en mesure d’assister à ces cérémonies diminue, notre mission de préserver et de transmettre leurs histoires est encore  plus essentielle.
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