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Author Archives: Michael K. Barbour
Paying Tribute this Commonwealth Day
While Commonwealth Day was yesterday, we received this notice overnight and wanted to pass it along to our members.
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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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Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25 