September 2016 On 27 August 2016, retired United States Ar Force Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Brown, a former member of the famous Tuskegee Airman, spoke to a crowd of 200 people about his days with the Red Tail Squadron. LCol Brown completed ground and combat missions, strafing enemy targets and protecting bomber aircraft on bombing missions. LCol Brown …
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September 2016 Throughout the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, many thousands of men and women have worn the uniform and served with pride and distinction. Few fought harder for the survival of the Royal Canadian Navy than Rear-Admiral William Landymore, OBE, CD, a fight that would ultimately cost the decorated war hero his job, but not his integrity …
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August 2016 When you mention the name Sir Henry Pellatt, most people don’t recognize the name. Well, Major-General Sir Henry Mill Pellatt, CVO, was a Canadian financier and soldier, notable for bringing hydro-electricity to Toronto, Ontario. Still doesn’t ring a bell? Well, he was also the man who build a large château on a hill in Toronto …
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August 2016 Canada has a proud history of leadership and innovation in industry and technology. Perhaps one of the greatest industrialists and business minds in Canadian history was Crawford Gordon, Jr. He was comptroller of finance at Canadian General Electric by the age of 21; he was “Minister of Everything” C.D. Howe’s “Boy wonder” at the …
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August 2016 Canada has a proud military heritage and many notable Canadians have distinguished themselves in the service of their country. One such Canadian is WWI flying ace Captain A. Roy Brown, a pilot who twice earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Brown would achieve fame for being the pilot officially credited with shooting down the …
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July 2016 On 21 June 2016, National Aboriginal Day, a long-overdue honour was bestowed on Canada’s most highly decorated aboriginal soldier. A life-sized bronze monument statue of World War I hero Corporal Francis Pegahmagabow, MM and 2 Bars, was unveiled in Parry Sound, Ontario, almost 100 years after he earned his first medal for courage …
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Published in the Navy League Newsletter September 2015 On 27 July 2015, a special presentation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was made at the Barrie Navy League’s boathouse on Barrie’s waterfront by the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund, an organization that donates defibrillators in the name of emergency services workers and military members who have …
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May 2003 Although a small private airstrip sits just east of Alliston today, serving the needs of local pilots, there was once a more significant but sadly forgotten airfield in Tecumseth Township: Royal Canadian Air Force Detachment Alliston. With the outbreak of WWII in 1939 the Canadian Government conceived a plan to train pilots, navigators, …
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October 2008 For most people who join the Canadian Forces Reserves, it is something they do for a four or five year period to help pay for school, to learn a skill or just to have some fun and adventure. When Tony Keene joined the Canadian Army reserve in 1964, little did he realize it …
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August 2014 During this summer, the cadets with Barrie’s own Navy League #24 Chambly won’t be making the annual complaint that there’s nothing to do. For them, the fun is just beginning. Established in 1895, the Navy League of Canada currently has a presence in over 260 communities across Canada. The Navy League Cadets is an organization for …
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