Earlier today Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion came together with the United States Navy Sea Cadet Corp – Arkansas Division at Liberty Cemetery in Petaluma for its annual Remembrance Day service. The program for today’s service is available by clicking here.
In addition to the in person service, we also streamed the service using Zoom. You can view an edited recording of that service at:
Finally, below are some of the photos that were taken, including our traditional group picture.
Earlier today Branch 25 of the Royal Canadian Legion (representing the San Francisco Bay Area) held their annual Memorial Day Service. The service took place at the Royal Canadian Legion plot in the Greenlawn Memorial Park on 1100 El Camino Real in Colma, CA. The service was originally streamed at 11am on Saturday, 24 May 2025, and a recording of that stream (with some editing to address some of the technical issue) is available below.
Earlier today Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion came together with the United States Navy Sea Cadet Corp – Arkansas Division at Liberty Cemetery in Petaluma for its annual Remembrance Day service. The program for today’s service is available by clicking here.
In addition to the in person service, we also streamed the service using Zoom. You can view an edited recording of that service at:
Finally, below are some of the photos that were taken, including our traditional group picture.
For several decades the Royal Canadian Air Force Association 900 Wing San Francisco (otherwise known as the “Golden Bear Wing”) hosted a Battle of Britain service at the Presidio Chapel in San Francisco. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the RCAF, Branch 25 (San Francisco) of the Royal Canadian Legion hosted a 2024 Battle of Britain service. The service was originally streamed at 11am on Sunday, 15 September 2024, and a recording of that stream (with some editing to address some of the technical issue) is available above.
We wish to place on record their sincere appreciation to the staff of the Interfaith Center at the Presidio, for making this service of prayerful remembrance possible. We graciously thank the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, their leaders & instructors for their continued assistance. We would also like to thank Travis Air Force Base Elite Honour Guard for their participation in the service. Finally, we’d like to thank Rana Sarkar, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco, and the staff at the Consulate General.
As we did not have an organist for the service, we used the following recordings as the musical accompaniment for the hymns:
Thank you to the following individuals for participating in the service:
Bruce Julian, President – Dominion Command for the Royal Canadian Legion
Dr. Neil Bose, President and Vice-Chancellor pro tempore of Memorial University
Terry Penney, Singer/Songwriter
David Loveridge, Director for Canada, the Americas and Pacific Area for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs for the Government of Canada
Note that the Ode to Newfoundland and O Canada were used without permission from Thank you to the following individuals or groups for their permission to use the following videos:
Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25 