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When pilots took to the air for combat during the First World War, it had been less than 15 years since the Wright brothers’ famous first flight in 1903. Aircraft were in the development stage, made of canvas over a wood frame and held together by something similar to piano wire. “They were underpowered. They…
An elementary school in Halifax — home to Canada’s largest military base — is backing down on a request it made asking veterans and current Canadian Armed Forces members who might attend the school’s Remembrance Day services to ditch their military uniforms if they plan to attend. The November newsletter from the Sackville Heights Elementary…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Just days into the poppy campaign, the Norwood Legion (11150 82 St.) is already dealing with theft. In the past few days, three of the central Edmonton legion’s poppy boxes have been stolen from businesses in the city. “It’s disappointing, but sadly, it’s not unusual,” past president…
With most veterans from the First and Second World Wars now gone, remembering their sacrifice on Remembrance Day becomes more difficult. One Edmonton group hopes a more personal quest will help young Canadians better understand the past. The Field of Honour at Beechmount Cemetery was filled with sounds and hundreds of people on Monday, this…
When brothers Ron and Ryan Anderson were kids, they would often play “army” in the woods, which didn’t surprise their mother Maureen in the slightest. “Way back from there, they were destined to go to the army,” muses the 68-year-old at her home in Oromocto, N.B. After all, the Andersons are a military family. Maureen’s…
