A new fundraising bike ride started in the National Capital Region in June. Boomer’s Legacy fundraising bike ride started June 9 at Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Leitrim. Boomer’s Legacy is a 100 per cent Canadian charitable foundation that was founded by Maureen Eykelenboom to commemorate the loss of her son, Corporal Andrew “Boomer” Eykelenboom. Eykelenboom, a member of the 1st Field Ambulance, was killed in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber in 2006. One of the objectives of the foundation is to “help our soldiers help others.” Maureen adds, “It’s also to give support and recognition to those people who lace up their boots and are willing to put their lives on the line to help someone else and to remember our fallen and the price that has been paid throughout the years so that we can...

Canada's Korean War veterans were given new recognition in June when Parliament passed a law declaring that Korean War Veterans Day be held each year on July 27. Governor General David Johnston signed the bill giving royal assent on June 19. The date was chosen since the Korea Armistice Agreement separating North and South Korea along the 38th Parallel was signed July 27, 1953. Later in June, Korean War veterans were honoured again with a weekend of activities in the Ottawa area, marking the 63rd anniversary of the start of the three-year war. Receptions and a gala dinner were held and a new exhibit titled Korea 60 opened at the Canadian War Museum. Korea 60 features many images taken from the personal photographs of the Canadian soldiers who were there. The exhibit runs until...