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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.

A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind

A glimmer of hope for Afghan interpreters left behind

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has profound implications for more than 100 Afghans believed to have worked alongside Canadian troops during the years they operated inside the country’s borders.

The American pullout has refocused attention on the plight of an estimated 115 so-called LECs (locally employed civilians) who missed out on a brief resettlement program instituted by the former Conservative government.

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Jerry Potts and the March West

Jerry Potts and the March West

Story by Sharon Adams

In September 1874, a North West Mounted Police patrol heading west to Fort Whoop-Up to rein in the violence of the whiskey trade, hired Métis scout and interpreter Jerry Potts.

For the next 22 years he was an invaluable asset to the force, arguably as responsible for the peaceful settlement of the West as the Mounties he served.

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The Legion Dispatch – July 2021

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An update from Dominion Command to its branches (note that items only relevant to branch executive or for Canadian branches have been removed).

Update from National Headquarters 

Legion Dispatch. Visit branch services.
July 2021
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Forward this email to your Branch Executives, Committee Members and other members to keep them up-to-date on important updates and information.
In this edition – July 2021
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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Remembrance Poppy
On July 6, 1921, the Remembrance Poppy made its first appearance in Canada. To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Legion has produced a commemorative Poppy pin reminiscent of those after the First World War.
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NEW Digital membership card coming this fall
A new digital membership card is in development! In a world moving more and more online, a digital membership card lets members keep their member information at their fingertips.
Starting this fall, new and renewing Legion members can choose either the traditional plastic card or an electronic membership card they can download to a mobile wallet. In addition to offering members an option that meets their needs, digital cards also save the Legion time and money in producing, mailing and replacing plastic cards.
More details will be shared soon – stay tuned!
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Promote membership at your Branch
A new flyer has been created to help you promote membership. Download and display the flyer at your Branch today!
Please note that this flyer is only to be used until November 11, 2021.
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Scholarship applications are now open!
Applications for the Royal Canadian Legion Masters Scholarship are now open!
Ongoing, focussed research is critical for the care and support of Canada’s Veterans. The Legion supports this research by awarding an annual Master’s level scholarship through the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research to a student specializing in Military and Veterans Health Research.
Let your members know about the Scholarship today. The deadline to apply is August 5, 2021.
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A letter to Prime Minister
On behalf of Canada’s largest Veteran support organization that promotes and recognizes service, the Legion Dominion President sent a letter to the Prime Minister encouraging the Government to create a Platinum Jubilee Medal to recognize Her Majesty’s 70th anniversary of ascension to the Throne and lifetime of service.
Read the letter (English only)  ‣
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Veterans Affairs Canada Ministerial Advisory Groups
The Veterans Affairs Canada Ministerial Advisory Groups are looking for Veterans, Canadians, and stakeholders from all regions of the country with diverse knowledge, expertise and experience who want to share perspectives and advice on issues relevant to Veterans and their families. Legion Dominion Command has representatives on each of the Veterans Affairs Ministerial Advisory Groups.
If you or your members are interested in having a say in issues relating to Canada’s Veterans, consider applying to become a member. Any Canadian resident over 18 is eligible to apply.
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Portraits of Prince Phillip
With the passing of His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, we received questions on whether Branches should remove the portrait of HRH. A representative from the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada (OSGG) indicated that, as HRH was not the Monarch, there are no guidelines for removal or replacement. It is at the discretion of the organization when to remove the portrait. At this time, the OSGG has chosen not to remove the portrait, and indicated there would be no breach of protocol to simply leave the portrait as is.
Historically, the last time the consort of a reigning Sovereign died was 1861, the Prince Consort, Albert. For Government Houses around the then Empire, his portraits were gradually removed to less prominent places over the year following his death.
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PR Tip of the Month
Read all the resources
From the regular All-Branch Dispatch e-mails to the PRO reports, if you help with PR at your Branch, taking the time to read these publications will keep you up to date and in the know!
Have questions or need advice? Contact your Command Public Relations Officer or Nujma Bond, Dominion Command Communications at nbond@legion.ca
Your Legion calendar: 2021
Promote important dates and organize activities at your Branch with this list of upcoming days that raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate an important topic.
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MemberPerks®: Exclusive offers and preferred pricing through Venngo
MemberPerks® is more than a member benefit package. It’s also a tool Branches can use to promote membership. Plus, you can partner with local businesses in your community to offer exclusive discounts for your members.
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Call for Submissions: Dear Canada – Letters from WWII
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Do you have family letters, stories and photos from WWII you’d like to share? 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙖: 𝙇𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙒𝙒𝙄𝙄 will be a live performance for this Remembrance Day and creator Miranda Mulholland is launching a call for submissions for letters to and from Canadians. The deadline is July 31st!
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Branch 25 – 90th Anniversary Picnic

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After almost 18 months of virtual events, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 representing the San Francisco Bay Area is hosting a picnic to celebrate the 90th anniversary.  Chartered on 12 August 1931, the San Francisco Branch is the sole remaining branch of the 13 branches that once formed the Northern Zone of the Western United States Command of the Royal Canadian Legion.

The picnic will be held at the Marsh Hawk picnic area in the Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Park.  The picnic will begin around noon on Saturday, 21 August 2021

Given the variety of food preferences and dietary restrictions, attendees are asked to bring their own picnic items.  The branch will provide beverages for everyone, as well as something sweet and celebratory.

Please register at https://tinyurl.com/rcl-branch25-picnic or by calling Branch President Michael Barbour at 203-997-6330.

We look forward to celebrating this milestone with our membership, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, and others in the Canadian ex-pat community.

You can access the full flyer here.

2021 #ARMYRUN July Newsletter! | Bulletin de juillet #COURSEARMÉE 2021

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A newsletter from this September event that may be of interest to some members.

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It is never too early to be mission ready. Register now for #ArmyRun and take advantage of our new features such as the monthly training runs and the Fort Frontenac distance challenge.

Haven’t registered yet? No sweat! You can still participate in everything Canada Army Run has to offer. All you need is a phone (or a timer), a water bottle, and a great energy to participate. Participants registering after July 11, 2021, will receive their race kits after the 2021 Canada Army Run: Virtual, which makes the reward even sweeter.

Don’t wait! Run, walk, or roll to armryun.ca and register now to the 2021 Canada Army Run: Virtual.

Informations sur l’événement 

Il n’est jamais trop tôt pour être prêt pour la mission. Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour la #CourseArmée et tirez parti des nouveautés telles que des courses d’entraînement mensuelles pour le défi de distance du Fort Frontenac.

Vous n’êtes pas encore inscrit ? Aucun problème! Vous pouvez toujours participer à tout ce que la Course de l’Armée du Canada a à offrir. Tout ce que vous avez besoin est un téléphone (ou une minuterie) , une bouteille d’eau et une grande énergie pour participer. Les participants qui s’inscrivent après le 11 juillet 2021 recevront leurs trousses de course virtuelles après la 2021 la Course de l’Armée du Canada : Virtuelle, ce qui rend la récompense encore plus douce.

Courez, marchez ou roulez vers armryun.ca/fr et inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à la 2021 Course de l’Armée du Canada : Virtuelle.
Call for Remembrance Row submissions!!!

The deadline for submissions is midnight ET, August 31, 2021! Remembrance Row will be open for participant viewing from September 8-20, 2021.
For steps on how to submit, visit our website: Remembrance Row – Army Run

Remembrance Row is in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion
Appel de soumissions pour l’Allée du souvenir!!!
La date limite de réception des propositions est le 31 août 2021 à minuit (HNE)! Les participants pourront admirer l’Allée du souvenir du 8 au 20 septembre 2021
Pour savoir comment transmettre vos propositions, consultez le site : Allée du Souvenir – Course de l’armée (armyrun.ca)

L’Allée du souvenir est présentée en partenariat avec la Légion royale canadienne.

Monthly training races

The July monthly training race is only 3 days away!

Important Information:

  • Completion period opens: Friday July 16, 06:00am
  • Completion period closes: Wednesday July 21, 11:59pm

Distance options:

Participants receive:

  • Opportunity to upload results time
  • Exclusive rewards
  • Exclusive digital finisher medal for each event completed
  • Digital finisher certificate for each event completed
Fort Frontenac Distance Challenge 

We have a little more than a month left to run, walk or roll as you accumulate the 193K distance from the home of A Battery (part of Canada’s first full time defence force) in Kingston, ON to the present day start line of Canada Army Run at the Canadian War Museum here in Ottawa.

Courses d’Entraînement Mensuelles
La course d’entraînement mensuelle de juillet est dans seulement 3 jours!

Renseignements importants :

  • Début de la période d’entraînement : Le vendredi 16 juillet à 6 h
  • Fin de la période d’entraînement : le mercredi 21 juillet à 11 h 5

Distances possibles :

Les participants recevront :

  • Un accès à leurs résultats
  • Des récompenses exclusives
  • Une médaille du finisseur numérique exclusive pour chaque activité terminée
  • Un certificat du finisseur numérique pour chaque activité compléter
Défi de distance du Fort Frontenac

Il nous reste un peu plus d’un mois pour courez, marchez ou roulez en accumulant 193 km entre le domicile de la batterie A (qui fait partie de la première force de défense à plein temps du Canada) à Kingston, ON jusqu’à la ligne de départ actuelle de la Course de l’Armée du Canada au Musée canadien de la guerre ici à Ottawa.

No Ordinary History

Going the Distance – Bombardier Brae Stephenson
The results are in for ‘Round 1’ of the 11 RCA U150 PT Competition. Bombardier Stephenson is leading our scoreboard, having run 466.4 kms in this first stretch of the challenge. Running is nothing new to Bombardier Stephenson.  A member of 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, Bombardier Stephenson joined Canadian Armed Forces in 2019 and typically parades with 29 Battery in Guelph, Ontario.

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Une Histoire Extraordinaire

Jusqu’au bout – Bombardier Brae Stephenson
Nous avons les résultats du ‘Premier tour’ de notre 11RAC U150 compétition d’entraînement physique. Le bombardier Brae Stephenson est en tête, ayant couru 466,4 km pendant cette période de notre compétition. Membre du 11e RAC, le Bombardier Stephenson s’est engagé dans les Forces armées canadiennes en 2019 et parade avec la 29e Batterie à Guelph en Ontario.

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No Ordinary Cause

Support Our Troops launched the National Scholarship Program to address the increasing need for scholarship opportunities for military family members.
The goal is to assist more youth in military families to pursue their continuing and post-secondary education.

Applications are now open and will close on July 16, 2021 at 17:00 EDT. Watch the video:  https://youtu.be/N0LHIf_Txhc

Check out this year’s Fundraising Toolkit here.
Une Cause Extraordinaire
Appuyons nos troupes a lancé le Programme national de bourses d’études en réponse au besoin grandissant des membres des familles des militaires de se prévaloir de bourses d’études.
L’objectif est d’offrir à un plus grand nombre de jeunes des familles des militaires l’occasion d’entreprendre et de poursuivre des études postsecondaires.

Nous acceptons les demandes à partir de maintenant, et ce, jusqu’au 16 juillet 2021, à 17 h HAE. Regarder la video:  https://youtu.be/o_sbz-YJB0s

Consultez la Trousse à outils pour la collecte de fonds de cette année ici.
No Ordinary Partners
Fortinet Supports Military Communities: Creating a Diverse, Highly-Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce

The Fortinet Veterans Program focuses on helping veterans transition into the cyber-security industry. The program seeks to capitalize on the natural synergy between national defense in the Armed Services and defending critical information for businesses and government agencies. With over 2000 veterans and spouses receiving benefits to date, the Fortinet Veterans Program is a free program for military service members, veterans, and military spouses that helps them transition into a career in cybersecurity.

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Des partenaires extraordinaires
Fortinet soutient les communautés militaires : Contribuer à créer une main-d’œuvre diversifiée et hautement qualifiée dans le domaine de la cybersécurité

Le Programme de Fortinet destiné aux anciens combattants vise à aider les anciens combattants à faire la transition vers des carrières dans l’industrie de la cybersécurité. Le programme vise à tirer profit de la synergie naturelle entre le concept de la défense nationale dans les forces armées et le fait de défendre des informations critiques pour le compte d’entreprises et d’organismes gouvernementaux. Avec plus de 2 000 anciens combattants et conjoints d’anciens combattants qui bénéficient de prestations à date, le Programme de Fortinet destiné aux anciens combattants est un programme gratuit pour les membres en service actif des Forces armées, les anciens combattants et les conjoints militaires qui les aide à faire la transition vers des carrières dans l’industrie de la cybersécurité.

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No Ordinary Partners
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Try Nuun Endurance with a FREE serving, included with your 2021 race kit!
Des partenaires extraordinaires
Vous transpirez plus de 90 minutes ? Buvez Nuun Endurance ! Lorsque vous vous entraînez plus de 90 minutes, votre corps a besoin de plus que d’eau et d’électrolytes pour suivre le rythme. Nuun Endurance est le mélange parfait d’électrolytes et de glucides pour vous garder hydraté et rester plus longtemps et plus fort toute la journée.

Essayez Nuun Endurance avec une portion GRATUITE, incluse avec votre trousse de course 2021 !
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Zoom Webinar: Alex Fitz-Black on The Air Support Rollercoaster

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This webinar tomorrow may be of interest to our members.
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ALEXANDER FITZGERALD-BLACK

The Air Support Rollercoaster: Canadian Soldiers’ Morale in Normandy

July 14th, 7:30 PM ET
The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required. You do not need a Zoom account to watch.

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Soldiers’ morale on the frontline relies on many factors. Casualty rates, time spent in heavy combat, news from home, weather and terrain, food, and general health are all relevant. The role of air forces should also get our consideration. In this talk, Alex Fitzgerald-Black will tackle two questions. First, what did the Canadian soldier think about the air support he received in Normandy? Second, what were the consequences of this support for morale? Canadian war diaries and memoirs of the fighting on the ground – including George G. Blackburn’s classic The Guns of Normandy – contain myriad compliments and criticisms about what the Allied air force was doing during the Battle of Normandy. The compliments (peaks) and criticisms (valleys) present an undulating curve of Canadian soldiers’ morale in Normandy. Fitzgerald-Black’s presentation will examine this “rollercoaster” in a sweeping tour of Canadian army operations from Juno Beach to the Falaise Gap.

ALEXANDER FITZGERALD-BLACK is the Operations and Outreach Manager at the Juno Beach Centre Association, the charity that owns and operates Canada’s Second World War Museum on the D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, France. He holds a Master of Arts in military history (University of New Brunswick) and a Master of Arts in public history (Western University).
UPCOMING WEBINARS

28 July | LCMSDS
Dr. Caroline D’Amours
“French Canadian Infantry Units at Normandy”
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11 August | LCMSDS
Dr. Matthew Barrett
“Canadian Army Officer Discipline and Martial Justice, 1944–45”
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25 August | LCMSDS
Marie Eve Vaillancourt, JBC
“Remembering the Canadians in Normandy”
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8 September | LCMSDS
Geoff Hayes
“The Canadians in Normandy: Another Go-Around”
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