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1 Karen Bailey is passionate about drawing attention to the uncelebrated workers in countless jobs across this land. When she was chosen in 2007 as part of the Canadian Forces Artists Program (CFAP) she carried her vision into the hospital at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.... -
0 Children mimic adults by playing war games at Huembo, Angola. PHOTO: ROBERT SEMENIUK In an issue that focuses on Canadian youth and explores our role in teaching and encouraging them to understand military history and remembrance, it is important to acknowledge that in some countries,... -
0 Belgian artist Alfred Bastien’s painting, Canadian Snipers, Beaurain-en artois. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19710261-0055 The Flanders poppy has been the most recognized symbol of remembrance for the last 90 years, and so one would expect to find the scarlet flower proliferating in the over 13,000 artworks in... -
0 Horsa Gliders of the 6th Airborne Division. ILLUSTRATION: CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM–AN19710261-4578 Canada has sent thousands of soldiers and a number of artists to war, and both roles have remained distinct and perhaps opposite in nature. Soldiers are trained, as best as they can be, for... -
2 CF-18 Hornet Training. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19850388-0040 Born in 1925 at Winnipeg, Tom Bjarnason was the last of eight children. His love affair with airplanes began the moment he got close enough to touch one. He remembers being six or seven years old—walking for hours to... -
0 Lievin From Vimy Ridge. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—AN19710261-0101 John Beatty had a boisterous start in life. Born in Toronto in 1869, he was expelled from school at age 13 and by 16, itching for adventure, was enlisted and served as a bugle boy in the Northwest...
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Bruce Stewart
Inspiration can come from the strangest places. For Ottawa artist Bruce Stewart the idea to paint the military ran down his street three years ago. He explains, “I live...across from the rehab centre and...this great, big guy on two metal legs came jogging down my street and he ran past me... I sorta shook my head and said that’s Afghanistan... I have to do something about it. So I started doing something about it.”...
