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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.

76 Years Ago Today…

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We received this anniversary item from one of our fellow veterans organizations in the Bay Area earlier today.

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76 years ago on Iwo Jima…

On this date in 1945, Marines and sailors landed on Iwo Jima with the purpose of capturing the island and its two air fields.  The invasion, designated “Operation Detachment,” saw some of the fiercest fighting of WWII in the Pacific.  The US was victorious in their mission but saw 26,000 casualties including 6,800 deaths.

 

A storied and important battle for the United States and the Marine Corps, the Battle of Iwo Jima is an anniversary we commemorate each year at Marines’ Memorial. Due to the ongoing pandemic and restrictions on gathering, unfortunately we were not able to hold the event in 2021. Instead, our team would like to honor this anniversary by sharing two videos with you. “To the Shores of Iwo Jima,” was recorded by Marine, Navy, and Coast Guard cameramen and can be found on the US National Archives YouTube page HERE. In addition, we welcome you to view the 75th Anniversary presentation held at Marines’ Memorial last year with guest speaker Col Peter Underwood, USMC (Ret).

 

We have high hopes that the 77th Anniversary will be in our normal in-person format!  Until we see you again, stay safe and Semper Fi!

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Canada Remembers CAF Around the World / Le Canada se souvient des FAC autour du monde

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This webinar on Monday may be of interest to many of our members.

On February 22, please join Veterans Affairs Canada online to learn about a vision on the future of remembrance and recognition in Canada.

The virtual event will feature the Minister of Veterans Affairs, Dr Lee Windsor and Captain (ret’d) Hélène Le Scelleur who will outline how this new approach will better serve the Veteran community.

In the coming months, Veterans and members of the public will be consulted on this new strategy to give valuable input on how we can all best recognize and commemorate Canada’s military, peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.

Sign up to ensure you don’t miss out:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZEIsXSrDR_e0au1oFdiY3A

Don’t have zoom? The event will also be hosted on Facebook Live – Veterans Affairs Canada.

“WWI Education Webinar: Strategies and Tools for Teaching WWI in 2021”

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This webinar may be of interest to some of our members.
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Fri. Feb 26, 2021 1pm ET

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Calling All EDUCATORS… and LEARNERS: Friday, February 26, 2021, 1pm EST

You are invited to register to join us live or access the webinar on-demand

Please Join our roundtable discussion with WWI educators as we explore their experiences and challenges in bringing World War I History into “classrooms, online, and hybrid environments” all of which is a part of 2021 education.

We assembled a group of educators from different parts of the US to explore issues about teaching WWI from a real-world practical perspective:

  • How teachers are adapting in teaching especially social studies, during the Pandemic
  • How do differing State standards affect teaching WWI
  • Practical practices, clever ideas and limitations when teaching WWI
  • How local WWI memorials can provide community engagement learning

We also explored and discussed the education tools created by the Doughboy Foundation during and after the Centennial of WWI. This includes the USB thumb drive Website “How WWI Changed America;” specific WWI handouts for the classroom to prompt learning and conversation; using the WWI Genealogy Research Guide to tie WWI into local community learning and the innovative “WWI Memorial Virtual Explorer App” that provides an interactive augmented reality field trip to the new WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Even if you cannot attend live we invite you to register for this FREE 2021 Doughboy Foundation webinar for educators and learners about the challenges, opportunities and importance of teaching and learning about “The War That Changed the World”.

We will post the webinar as video-on-demand and send the link to all registrants whether you were able to join us live or later.

Many thanks to the supporters of The Doughboy Foundation for making this webinar possible. To learn more about the Doughboy Foundation, please visit https://doughboyfoundation.org .

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The Battle of Britain (15 September 2002)

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One of the services that was regularly organized by the Golden Bear RCAF Wing of the Air Force Association of Canada was the annual Battle of Britain service.  In 2002 it was held on 15 September at the Main Post Chapel at the Presido in San Francisco.  The program from that service is below.

To download a PDF of the complete program, click here.

 

Boarding parties in the Persian Gulf

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An item from the Legion Magazine.

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Boarding parties in the Persian Gulf

Boarding parties in the Persian Gulf
Story by Stephen J. Thorne

Canadian sailors had limited to no experience in boarding potentially hostile ships at sea when they embarked on their mission to the Persian Gulf in August 1990. Yet this was to be one of their primary roles.

Their British and American allies had marines and others specially armed for and trained in hailing foreign vessels and boarding them.

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Operation Moshtarak

Operation Moshtarak

Story by Sharon Adams

In mid-February 2010, Canadian troops and helicopters were involved in launching the largest NATO attack to that date on the Taliban. It was called Operation Moshtarak, which means ‘together’ in the Dari language.

More than 15,000 coalition soldiers and 50 helicopters converged on the small city of Marjah and surrounding farmland, a hub for the Taliban and the opium poppy production that supports them.

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