All;
Yesterday, our Dominion President, Comrade Tom Eagles, distributed a News Release
about our concerns over adding new dates to the National War Memorial to the national
media. Please do take the time to read this News Release and share with your family,
friends and colleagues. The subject News Release may be found on the following link:
http://www.legion.ca/article/legion-concerned-over-new-dates-on-national-warmemorial/
Legion Concerned Over New Dates on National War Memorial
OTTAWA, ON, November 12th 2014 – The Royal Canadian Legion is very concerned over the
government’s decision to add more dates to the National War Memorial.
“It has always been our position that the phrase used on the Seventh Book of Remembrance: ‘In
the Service of Canada’ when placed on the National War Memorial would recognize all who
have fallen. But the federal government’s recent decision to add two additional dates gives the
perception that they are highlighting some conflicts and not others,” says Dominion President of
The Royal Canadian Legion, Tom Eagles.
“We believe that a Veteran is a Veteran regardless of which battles they fought or in which
military operations they were deployed,” adds Eagles. “By placing ‘In the Service of Canada’ on
the Memorial, it recognizes all of the sacrifices made by our military since Confederation,” adds
Eagles. “Otherwise, what do we tell the families of the more than 100 peacekeepers who died
while on peace support operations, or those who lost their lives serving in NATO during the
Cold War and the conflicts that grew out of that era, or the descendants of those military
servicemen who were casualties of the Fenian Raids to name a few,” says Eagles.
We need to remember all of Canada’s Veterans both past, present and future who, at the call of
their country, have sacrificed or will sacrifice their lives and families in order for us to live the
freedoms that we enjoy today. The Legion recommends a series of plaques commemorating all
of the various CAF military operations be placed along the walls surrounding of the National
War Memorial.
For further information please contact Bruce Poulin at Dominion Command, at (613) 591-3335
ext. 241 or by cell at (613) 292-8760 or bruce.poulin@legion.ca.