Our Veterans Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/our-veterans/ 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 Our Veterans Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/our-veterans/ 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/another-busy-year-supporting-veterans/feed/ 0 Royal Canadian Legion’s new executive director looks forward to the organization’s centennial https://legionmagazine.com/royal-canadian-legions-new-executive-director-looks-forward-to-the-organizations-centennial/ https://legionmagazine.com/royal-canadian-legions-new-executive-director-looks-forward-to-the-organizations-centennial/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:50:00 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94534 With The Royal Canadian Legion’s centennial in 2026 approaching, new national executive director Randy Hayley is hoping that more Canadians will learn about and get to know the organization better. Hayley, who assumed the position in November 2024, is an Ottawa native who graduated from the city’s Carleton University. With his wife Heidi, they raised …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/royal-canadian-legions-new-executive-director-looks-forward-to-the-organizations-centennial/feed/ 0 Dedication to Remembrance https://legionmagazine.com/dedication-to-remembrance/ https://legionmagazine.com/dedication-to-remembrance/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:09:10 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94517 As the faces of veterans change, Canadians gathered in Ottawa for the annual ceremony to continue their commitments to honouring military sacrifice

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/dedication-to-remembrance/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 Exercise, AI and women’s well-being highlight latest military and veteran health forum https://legionmagazine.com/exercise-ai-and-womens-well-being-highlight-latest-military-and-veteran-health-forum/ https://legionmagazine.com/exercise-ai-and-womens-well-being-highlight-latest-military-and-veteran-health-forum/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:53:08 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94766 “Are we building our soldiers up or are we just breaking them down?” asked Eric Robitaille, one of the opening keynote speakers for 2024’s Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) conference in Winnipeg. A Defence Department physio-therapist who also serves as an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, his question was …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/lifetime-of-service/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 Moving toward 100 https://legionmagazine.com/moving-toward-100/ https://legionmagazine.com/moving-toward-100/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:16:04 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=93813 From technological innovation to membership growth and beyond, The Royal Canadian Legion shows no sign of slowing down as it approaches its centennial

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/moving-toward-100/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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