Greetings,
Canada’s impressive service in the First and Second World Wars shaped our country in many ways. However, the conclusion of these conflicts was definitely not the end of Canadian service members’ achievements and sacrifices at home and around the world.
These military efforts in more recent decades have been different than those that defined the first half of the 20th century. But how should this wide array of often lesser-known duties best be recognized and commemorated?
Join us for an approximately one-hour exploration of this subject at 1:00 pm ET on 19 March 2021. Our virtual panel will feature three Canadian Armed Forces Veterans sharing their personal reflections: Lieutenant-General (Ret’d) Lloyd Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret’d) Chris Hutt and Sergeant (Ret’d) Geneviève Gauthier.
Don’t miss out – sign up by March 15 to take part. Simply reply to this message (email address [email protected]) to register. Please indicate in your response whether you wish to watch in English or French. As well, please include any questions you’d like the panelists to answer and we will do our best to incorporate them into the session.
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Thank you,
Veterans Affairs Canada
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The first thing that comes to mind if for the many veterans who have served one or two terms with the Cdn forces and on November 11th, have nothing to show that they served. Bring back the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal on a retroactive members who served with honor. Those that served for twelve years received a good conduct medal which is often mixed or understood to be a volunteer medal. It is not and never has been.
If you volunteer to serve your country and you did and released after ten years service, then you should have automatically received the volunteer medal after basic training. Thank you