Remembrance Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/our-veterans/remembrance-our-veterans/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:51:16 +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 Remembrance Archives - Legion Magazine https://legionmagazine.com/category/our-veterans/remembrance-our-veterans/ 32 32 A stitch in time https://legionmagazine.com/a-stitch-in-time/ https://legionmagazine.com/a-stitch-in-time/#respond Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:51:16 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=98530 A revival of interest in wartime knitting inspires remembrance

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/a-stitch-in-time/feed/ 0 A military town pauses https://legionmagazine.com/a-military-town-pauses/ https://legionmagazine.com/a-military-town-pauses/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:20:04 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=98502 In Oromocto, N.B., a new generation musters to honour service

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/a-military-town-pauses/feed/ 0 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 2025 Legion remembrance contest winners https://legionmagazine.com/2025-legion-remembrance-contest-winners/ https://legionmagazine.com/2025-legion-remembrance-contest-winners/#respond Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:26:19 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=96581 “Hearing The Last Post and The Rouse for the first time, I learned about the true power and emotion that music could convey,” wrote Oluwadarasimi David Oketona of Kelowna Christian School in B.C. “The sounds of those pieces stayed with me and I gained new thoughts and perspectives about the purpose of music.” Oketona’s essay, …

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/2025-legion-remembrance-contest-winners/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 Lifetime of service https://legionmagazine.com/lifetime-of-service/ https://legionmagazine.com/lifetime-of-service/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:46:33 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=94498 In Toronto, a Korean War veteran remembers

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/lifetime-of-service/feed/ 0 Overlooked https://legionmagazine.com/overlooked/ https://legionmagazine.com/overlooked/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:20:12 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=93479 A trio of courageous acts of war left unrecognized

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/overlooked/feed/ 0 A memorial story https://legionmagazine.com/a-memorial-story/ https://legionmagazine.com/a-memorial-story/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 19:19:16 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=89990 In Nanton, Alta., home of the Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Remembrance Day inspires the tale of A WW II crewman killed in action.

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]]> https://legionmagazine.com/a-memorial-story/feed/ 0 Remembrance for all https://legionmagazine.com/remembrance-for-all/ https://legionmagazine.com/remembrance-for-all/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:15:23 +0000 https://legionmagazine.com/?p=89796 A diversity of voices REFLECTS on military sacrifice at the annual ceremony in Ottawa

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