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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.

That time they held a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden

An item from the Legion Magazine.


Front Lines
Front Lines

Nazi storm troopers fill the aisles as the crowd sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the opening of the German American Bund rally on Feb. 20, 1939, at Madison Square Garden.
[Larry Froeber/NY Daily News Archive]

That time they held a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden

STORY BY STEPHEN J. THORNE

It’s like something out of George Orwell’s 1984, or Amazon Prime’s TV series “The Man in the High Castle,” which depicts a dystopian America under the rule of war-winning Nazis.

Only, this really happened: a Nazi rally at what was arguably the sports and entertainment capital of the world, New York’s Madison Square Garden, complete with swastikas, brownshirts and jackboots.

It was Feb. 20, 1939. In Germany, Adolf Hitler and his far-right National Socialist German Workers’ Party had been waging an escalating terror campaign against critics, artists, writers, Jews and other non-Aryans for most of the decade.

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Military Milestones

ATTENTION CANADIAN MILITARY FAMILIES : Did you or a family member receive VAC disability benefits between 2003 and 2023?

On 17 January 2024 the Federal Court approved a settlement in a class action involving alleged underpayment of certain disability pension benefits administered by Veterans Affairs Canada (“VAC”) payable to members or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces (“CAF”) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) and their spouses, commonlaw partners, survivors, other related individuals, and estates (the “Settlement”).

If you received any of the disability-related benefits listed below at any time between 2003 and 2023, you may be entitled to compensation under the Settlement. As the executor, estate trustee, administrator, or family member of a deceased class member who collected VAC-administered disability benefits, you may also be able to claim on behalf of the estate.

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Military Milestones
Military Milestones

Allied troops arrive in Iceland. [Wikimedia]

When Canada invaded Iceland: ‘Z’ Force and Operation Fork

STORY BY ALEX BOWERS

May 10, 1940, was a British day of infamy.

In mainland Europe, Hitler’s forces had carried out a blitzkrieg whereby France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg would soon fall.

Meanwhile, No. 10 Downing Street had a new occupant in Winston Churchill after his embattled predecessor Neville Chamberlain resigned.

There was, however, a third—if largely since forgotten—event of near-equal notoriety, one in which more than 2,600 Canadians would eventually play a role.

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#LestWeForget

An item from the magazine Canada’s History that may be of interest to members.


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Mills of the Gods

In 1965, a Canadian woman’s groundbreaking documentary was among the first to reveal the horrifying reality of the Vietnam War. Read more

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Boer War

125 years ago, a thousand volunteers with the Royal Canadian Regiment travelled to South Africa by ship to join Imperial British forces engaged in the South African War (Boer War). Read more

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Second World War

2020 was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War. For Remembrance Day we curated a collection of our online articles, audio, images and video about that era. Read more

The War to End All War

November 2018 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War. A century later, the conflict continues to affect us — even if we don’t fully realize it. This is our collection from the past ten years of articles, audio, images and video about the Great War. Read more

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Salute! October 2024

An item from Veterans Affairs Canada that may be of interest to members.


October 2024

The latest issue of Salute! has been released. View the latest issue of Salute! online.

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Sincerely,

Salute! Team

Veterans Affairs Canada


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Veterans Day Interfaith Observance at the Presidio Chapel – November 11, 2024

A reminder for members who may be in the San Francisco area, you may be interested in attending this service on the eleventh.


Interfaith Center

at the Presidio

Unleashing the Power of

Interreligious Cooperation

Please RSVP for in-person attendance

or to receive the livestream link

mailto: presidiointerfaith@gmail.com

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

(415) 561-3930 (office) * (415) 686-2639 (cell)

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Veterans’ Week and Remembrance Day are almost here! / La semaine des vétérans et le jour du Souvenir approchent à grands pas !

An item from Veterans Affairs Canada that members should pass on to educators that you may be in contact with.