Legion Magazine, Author at Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com Fri, 02 May 2025 18:57:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://legionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-favicon-LM-32x32.jpg Legion Magazine, Author at Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com 32 32 Another busy year supporting veterans https://legionmagazine.com/another-busy-year-supporting-veterans/ https://legionmagazine.com/another-busy-year-supporting-veterans/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 18:57:49 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=95691 For 100 years, Dominion and Provincial command service officers (CSOs) have been at the heart of The Royal Canadian Legion’s support of veterans and their families. They work tirelessly to help them navigate the complex systems of service and benefit eligibility. One of their key responsibilities is to counsel and aid those seeking disability compensation by ensuring they …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/regret-to-inform-you/feed/ 0 Home Makers https://legionmagazine.com/home-makers/ https://legionmagazine.com/home-makers/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:32:01 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94378 Facing a housing shortage as Canadians gravitated to urban centres during the Second World War, the federal government got building.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/home-makers/feed/ 0 Should Canadian ships sunk in war be considered war graves? https://legionmagazine.com/should-canadian-ships-sunk-in-war-be-considered-war-graves/ https://legionmagazine.com/should-canadian-ships-sunk-in-war-be-considered-war-graves/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94675   Sunken vessels have always lured the adventure-minded since people first went to sea in ships. That grew exponentially after Europeans began travelling to the Americas in the 16th century and boatloads of treasures, in both coin and raw product, plied the Atlantic Ocean giving rise to the age of piracy. Pirates may be mostly …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/should-canadian-ships-sunk-in-war-be-considered-war-graves/feed/ 0 Veterans return to Cyprus to commemorate Canadian peacekeepers https://legionmagazine.com/veterans-return-to-cyprus-to-commemorate-canadian-peacekeepers/ https://legionmagazine.com/veterans-return-to-cyprus-to-commemorate-canadian-peacekeepers/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:59 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94768 We are but a group of veterans trying to honour the service and sacrifices of our comrades-in-arms and leave a legacy of Canada’s longest UN peacekeeping mission and a forgotten 1974 war for Canadians,” wrote retired colonel James Holsworth and retired major-general Walter Holmes in a November 2024 statement at the outset of a government-sponsored commemorative trip to …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/veterans-return-to-cyprus-to-commemorate-canadian-peacekeepers/feed/ 0 Budget officer claims cabinet inflated military spending figures https://legionmagazine.com/budget-officer-claims-cabinet-inflated-military-spending-figures/ https://legionmagazine.com/budget-officer-claims-cabinet-inflated-military-spending-figures/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:54:56 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94767 A budget office report says the federal cabinet inflated military spending figures, implying it falsely closed the gap between NATO requirements and Canadian defence expenditures. “These figures are based on an erroneous GDP forecast,” said the Oct. 30, 2024, report titled “The Fiscal Implications Of Meeting The NATO Military Spending Target.” It noted Canada would …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/budget-officer-claims-cabinet-inflated-military-spending-figures/feed/ 0 Remembered at sea https://legionmagazine.com/remembered-at-sea/ https://legionmagazine.com/remembered-at-sea/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:33:43 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94395 During the Second World War, Canadian editorial illustrator Bob Chambers created a series of memorial cards to honour those Allied ships and their crews that didn’t make it home

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/remembered-at-sea/feed/ 0 How veterans can help brain injury research https://legionmagazine.com/how-veterans-can-help-brain-injury-research/ https://legionmagazine.com/how-veterans-can-help-brain-injury-research/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:07:52 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94489 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by improvised explosive devices and other military-related incidents are a significant issue for both active military personnel and veterans. These wounds can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disorder caused by repeated head trauma. While CTE is often associated with contact sports such as football and …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/how-veterans-can-help-brain-injury-research/feed/ 0 Winged commander https://legionmagazine.com/winged-commander/ https://legionmagazine.com/winged-commander/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:56:53 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94010 Amazingly, during the early years of the Second World War, Royal Air Force bombers were equipped with carrier pigeons. They were supposed to be the last resort if radio communications were lost. In 1942, one of these birds actually helped rescue a downed crew member. The pigeon, named Winkie, was aboard a badly damaged bomber …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/winged-commander/feed/ 0 Emergency assistance through the Poppy Trust Fund https://legionmagazine.com/emergency-assistance-through-the-poppy-trust-fund/ https://legionmagazine.com/emergency-assistance-through-the-poppy-trust-fund/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:52:16 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=93678 For released members of the Canadian Armed Forces: as a CAF or RCMP veteran, you may be eligible for emergency financial assistance through The Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Trust Fund. This money is made available through the generosity of Canadians. If you are a veteran in financial distress, this fund may be able to help. …

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