Members of the Canadian military who were exposed to nuclear radiation during allied countries’ atomic tests or in cleaning up accidents at one of Canada’s
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
Private Edwin Stephenson poses with some boys at Vladivostok in 1919. PHOTO: STEPHENSON FAMILY COLLECTION On a wooded hillside outside Vladivostok, Russia, 14 Canadians found
Aboriginal and Métis veterans representatives join in a sunrise ceremony at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. PHOTO: TOM MACGREGOR The shooting this summer of a
Members of the Canadian Forces killed or wounded since Oct. 7, 2001, may be eligible to receive a newly minted honour—the Sacrifice Medal. The Sacrifice
. ILLUSTRATION: STEPHEN SNIDER Second World War veteran Phil Bradbury, 85, of Toronto was surprised to learn that in civilian life he’d been missing in
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