Aaron Kylie, Author at Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com Tue, 19 May 2026 16:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://legionmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-favicon-LM-32x32.jpg Aaron Kylie, Author at Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com 32 32 Missing from the Convoy https://legionmagazine.com/missing-from-the-convoy/ https://legionmagazine.com/missing-from-the-convoy/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 16:59:17 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=99691 Celebrating Battle of the Atlantic artwork by renowned painter Eric Riordon—and unravelling a related mystery

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/missing-from-the-convoy/feed/ 0 Student of the craft https://legionmagazine.com/student-of-the-craft/ https://legionmagazine.com/student-of-the-craft/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:11:11 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=99411 A tribute to the photography of Stephen J. Thorne

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/student-of-the-craft/feed/ 0 New collector coins celebrate RCL 100 https://legionmagazine.com/new-collector-coins-celebrate-rcl-100/ https://legionmagazine.com/new-collector-coins-celebrate-rcl-100/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:26:07 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=99297 One of the first big commemorations in recognition of The Royal Canadian Legion’s centenary this year is right on the money. In mid-January, The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled limited-edition gold and silver collector coins featuring designs celebrating the RCL’s 100th anniversary. The artwork of the $100 pure gold coin, which features two Legion members facing …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/new-collector-coins-celebrate-rcl-100/feed/ 0 Old is new https://legionmagazine.com/old-is-new/ https://legionmagazine.com/old-is-new/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:24:32 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=98486 How does it look? Regular readers of Legion Magazine may have already noticed the difference(s). This year, the publication is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and in conjunction with the milestone, it’s introducing a refreshed design and a few content updates. This space, too, typically dedicated to sharing an opinion of the editors, is shifting focus for just …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/old-is-new/feed/ 0 Canada’s connections to the F-35 https://legionmagazine.com/canadas-connections-to-the-f-35/ https://legionmagazine.com/canadas-connections-to-the-f-35/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:07:34 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=98285 “We are full steam ahead…focused on making sure we’ve got the infrastructure, the pilots, the training in place for the arrival of those F-35s,” Deputy Defence Minister Stefanie Beck told a House of Commons committee in early October 2025. Despite more recent media speculation that Canada may abandon its $27.7 billion purchase of 88 of …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/canadas-connections-to-the-f-35/feed/ 1 Remembering Stephen J. Thorne https://legionmagazine.com/remembering-stephen-j-thorne/ https://legionmagazine.com/remembering-stephen-j-thorne/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:55:30 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=98293 “Stephen?”  “No, I’m Aaron,” I responded to the question from a Legionnaire at a hotel in Saskatoon in September 2025.   But I understood the confusion. After all, Legion Magazine’s senior staff writer Stephen J. Thorne was a regular, covering Royal Canadian Legion events across the country since he joined the publication in 2016. If there …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/remembering-stephen-j-thorne/feed/ 2 Where Canada remembers: The National War Memorial hosts its 85th annual ceremony in tribute to military sacrifice https://legionmagazine.com/where-canada-remembers-the-national-war-memorial-hosts-its-85th-annual-ceremony-in-tribute-to-military-sacrifice/ https://legionmagazine.com/where-canada-remembers-the-national-war-memorial-hosts-its-85th-annual-ceremony-in-tribute-to-military-sacrifice/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:44:48 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=97919 Beyond the grounds of Parliament Hill, there may be no other location as synonymous with Canadians gathering en masse as the National War Memorial. Since 1940, thousands have flocked annually to the country’s cenotaph, known as “The Response,” to pay their respects to those who have served, and continue to serve, Canada in uniform. Coincidentally, …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/where-canada-remembers-the-national-war-memorial-hosts-its-85th-annual-ceremony-in-tribute-to-military-sacrifice/feed/ 0 Veterans and dual entitlement https://legionmagazine.com/veterans-and-dual-entitlement/ https://legionmagazine.com/veterans-and-dual-entitlement/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:54:01 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=97159 A veteran with dual entitlement is someone who has disability entitlement under both the Pension Act and the new Veterans Well-being Act. Assessment is the term used to determine the extent of disability that helps to set financial benefits. When a veteran’s conditions combined total 100 per cent assessment, there is no further financial compensation. …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/moving-toward-100/feed/ 0 The Weight of War https://legionmagazine.com/the-weight-of-war/ https://legionmagazine.com/the-weight-of-war/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:59:46 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=91978 Insights into Canada’s First World War experience from the 2023 Legion Pilgrimage of Remembrance

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