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LEGION ANNIVERSARY Wednesday June 1986 Widows wept Early recollection of Legion member at parade The DUmond Jubilee lomel By BOB Diamond Jubilee Chairman Com ens Branch 120 At the cessation of hostilities in World War I the British House of Commons prepared to accept the return of the veterans Faced with a massive influx of men into the work force and few Jobs available the worst was expected Men who had been trained to be killers were returning home High Unemployment and bitterness against their government who was unable to help them could only lead to an uncontrollable increase in the en me rate Winston Churchill House of Commons 1918 The British Government was wrong The increase in the rale did not happen The crime rate dropped Tht men return were no killtn but win men who their families the and the rcoui Throughout the little clubs were formed Veterans clubs navy clubs and regimental clubs sprang up so that the could help one another and make the r abetter place To viable forte Hoig set out to organ these th the beginning of fie Leg My earl j recollection of Legion was an annual parade on July 1st the anniversary of the battle of thi Somme Over thirty per cent of the men in one town did not return of the survivors were maimed Airborne march on City Hall or suffered from exposure to poison gas At the cenotaph I watched as widows wept and the men wearing their medals proudly bowed their heads and remembered their dead I remembered I will always remember What I did not realize all the survivors carried hidden scars the remembrance of the stench of cordite burning flesh and the sight of comrades falling on the battlefield strong in Canada is still assisting veterans and organizations within lis communities Millions of dollars have been con to multitude of causes Much of it quietly and unknown The Legions policy can be summed Not to stmt for or seek for favours place or bu Id up wealth from clay and selfish goals be won But in and Dignity of Grace Let other men assess what wchaiedone Anon Sixty years is a long time attrition has taken its toll but a new young breed the sons and daughters arc showing willingness to get in volved In the Legion s cause The passing of the Torch to the associate members and the re- affirmation of all members by the signing of The Articles of Faith guarantee the con of this great organization This Is what the Jubilee means to me am proud to be involved Distinguished and decorated members of the Canadian airborne forces association marched on old city hall Sunday commemorating Allied Airborne Day and the 1944 landing at Normandy by allied Paratroopers from across Canada and representing seven Bothered for a weekend reunion of Georgetown attended the festivities John president said It was the first reunion of allied airborne involved in the Normandy landing since that day Some of these men haven seen each in Pictured here it the late G the man whole name the Branch 110 Legion bears Col given the Military Croat for hii heroic In World Wir He the 11 years McGlllissaid You might say some are from the original cast While June 1944 Is recognized as the day American Canadian and British forces landed on the beaches In occupied France it a he who landed first June and setting the stage for the beach invasion We remember the men and women who gave their all that there might be peace In the world said Canon DC Candy at City Hall ceremony We are deeply conscious of the cost and the personal sacrifice of former In Georgetown The full title or the Georgetown Branch B Couiens Royal Canadian Legion Branch Photo milled separation from family friends and one normal life The paratroppexs were inspected by Major General C Pitts Members of theCanadian regiment and the first Canadian parachute were among barriers The city of Toronto declared the on allied woekend and was in provincial legislature by Premier David Peterson More than 300 airborne members attended representing the S Belgium France the Netherlands Poland Great Britain and Canada Message from Norm Ward in each of the cities towns and villages in which a branch is situated Whilst its primary object laid down by the rounders was to protect the Interest of Canadian Veterans and to secure the rights of their dependents has been truly realized through this sixty years the Legion has become the largest service organization in Canada I will not elaborate on the service to the town of Georgetown and Is surrounding area donations Honed elsewhere in this supplement will give some indication of financial evidence of this but I must give the example of the kid hockey program j In this town which for many years was run solely by the Legion and countable hours were spent by an or my of Legion members and ass by others recruited their exam pic will be remembered by many citizens who came up through this system Again through the efforts of our ladies auxiliary many readers will have had contact with our branch through the use of our auditorium for functions such as weddings reu organizational etc events and of course the donations i of the hall to raise funds for com munity groups and or their social events Indeed we have helped other service clubs to establish themselves in the community to enrich this town through their cf forts In closing I would like to thank The Herald not only for the op portunity to present ourselves through this unique supplement but for many years of support and cooperation they have given us Norman Ward President Col GBSCouscns Branch 120 The Royal Canadian Legion Mill St Georgetown WE CATER TO AIL OCCASIONS 8771113 ACTON MEADOWS GOLF COURSE WEEKDAYS WEEKDAYS AVAILABLE 8530631 fclMOui A TREKT0N DENTURE THERAPIST KEATESGEISSLER PIPE ORGANS LTD 100 FREDERICK ST ACTON ONTARIO 8531510 Barry D Timleck Chartered Accountant Bus 4184774198 PAUL NIELSEN CLOTHING LTD FINE LADIES MENS CLOTHING 37 39 MILL ST ACTON ONTARIO HEARING wwamwimir BOUWMANS TRUCK SERVICE CENTRE TODD GEORGETOWN OVERHAUL MOTORS 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