Re: Veterans Honoured

by **Joker** Tue 08 Nov 2022, 5:25 am

‘Very emotional’: Chinese-Canadian veterans honoured ahead of Remembrance Day

Posted November 7, 2022

Global News

by **Joker** Tue 08 Nov 2022, 5:27 am

WWII veteran honoured with commemorative street naming

CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2022

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by **Joker** Tue 08 Nov 2022, 5:31 am

'He's finally being recognized': Indigenous veterans honoured with military headstones in N.W.T.

CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2022

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by **Falcon** Fri 18 Nov 2022, 4:36 pm

Duncan, B.C., veteran receives France's highest honour for service in WWII

Published Nov. 18, 2022

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by Ironman Tue 29 Nov 2022, 7:52 pm

Veteran central to Canada’s defence intelligence honoured in Kingston, Ont.

By Fawwaz Muhammad-Yusuf Global News
Posted November 29, 2022

Peter Weeks knew his father, Major General Reg Weeks, in a different way than most.

“I see a different part of him, you know? He was my dad, he was my father,” Weeks said.

Reg Weeks joined the military at the onset of World War II, and through his years of service, left behind a lasting legacy, according to Canada’s Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Michael Wright

“The highest honour in the intelligence branch is the awarding of the Major General Weeks Award,” Wright said.

Weeks died in 2006 at the age of 83. On Saturday, a monument honouring him was unveiled in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Canadian intelligence core and the 40th anniversary of the intelligence branch.

“(Reg) put a lot of the structures, the processes, the technology into place,” added Wright, “that have served as a foundation that has lasted for the defence intelligence enterprise to this day.”

For the younger Weeks, he briefly considered following in his father’s footsteps at one point, but chose otherwise.

“I decided that it really wasn’t the path for me, and that’s okay with him,” Peter said.

Weeks is just happy to see so much respect being paid to his father.

“My kids, and my kids’ kids, can come back and see, that was your grandfather or your great-grandfather or great-great-grandfather.”

And leaving behind a legacy passed onto generations he will never meet is not bad for a man who arrived in Canada with just pennies in his pocket.

Global News

by **Vmaxocalz** Fri 16 Dec 2022, 4:33 pm

Veterans wartime fighter precisely replicated

Published Dec. 16, 2022

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by **RazzorSharp))** Wed 25 Jan 2023, 6:39 am

WWII vet gets over 100 cards for his 100th birthday

Jan 25. 2023

George Bedard turned 100 years old Tuesday and a nurse at the long-term care section at the Wakefield Memorial Hospital planned a special celebration for him. The World War II veteran was honoured with cake, gifts and over 100 cards from members of the community.

CBC News

by **Riverway** Wed 08 Feb 2023, 1:25 pm

Rugby Canada to honour Afghan veteran whose recovery from axe attack continues to inspire players

Capt. Trevor Greene is 'living the theme of resilience,' says Rugby Canada director

Liam Britten · CBC News · Posted: Feb 08, 2023

CBC News

by Firefox Fri 10 Mar 2023, 5:00 pm

100-year-old Second World War veteran honoured for her contributions to the Canadian Navy

Elsa Lessard was specially trained in morse code — a skill she had already learned from her older brother — to listen for encrypted messages from German U-boats.

Liam Fox, Special to the Citizen

Published Mar 09, 2023

Elsa Lessard, a 100-year-old Second World War veteran, was honoured for her contributions to the Canadian Navy as a morse code operator on Tuesday at the Rideau Club.

The short, but spry veteran beamed as she was presented the Robert I. Hendy Award, which is awarded by the Navy League’s National Board of Directors to individuals who accomplished feats of national or international significance in maritime affairs.

“Ms. Elsa Lessard, in her 101st year, is a true national treasure,” said retired Vice-Admiral Ron Buck, the former National President of the Navy League of Canada.

Lessard was 17 years old when she joined the Canadian Navy and later enlisted in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS), otherwise referred to as “Wrens”, in 1943. She was specially trained in morse code — a skill she had already learned from her older brother — and was stationed near Moncton, N.B.

Lessard was one of the approximately 7,000 Wrens serving in the Navy during the Second World War. She was also part of a group of women called the “listeners,” whose roles were to intercept and transcribe classified German radio messages.

From a tower hidden by a hill and a farm close to Gunningsville N.B., Lessard listened for encrypted messages from German U-boats. When she intercepted those German messages, she sent them to Bletchley Park — England’s once-top secret home for codebreakers — where they were used to break the German Enigma code and gather military intelligence.

Lessard wore her shiny gold Bletchley Park Commemorative Badge to the award ceremony with two other medals.

Following her wartime service, Lessard has been a passionate advocate for women’s contributions during the Second World War and a lifelong representative of WRCNS, the Canadian Navy and the veteran community.

But it was not until 1975 that Lessard’s service was acknowledged, she said, as non-combat veterans serving in Canada were rarely recognized for their military contributions up to that point. Since then, Lessard has been a guest speaker at schools, clubs, museums and CSIS events. In 2012, she participated alongside former Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the unveiling of the Royal Canadian Naval Monument. She also walked hand-in-hand with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands during the royal’s visit to Ottawa in 2015.

Lessard is the 23rd recipient of the Robert I. Hendy Award, named after the late naval officer who served in the Second World War and was the National President of the Navy League of Canada from 1976 to 1978.

She said it was incredible to receive the award in front of her nephew, Richard Lessard, who helps take care of her now, as well as other friends and prominent Canadian Navy members.

“I plan to be here for the next (award ceremony),” she said.

Ottawa Citizen

by Covert Mon 29 May 2023, 11:33 am

How you can honour Canada's war veterans on Decoration Day

Monday, May. 29, 2023

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by Mercury Sun 26 Nov 2023, 5:06 pm

Second World War veteran honoured with special motorcycle ride

Dan Vadeboncoeur . Published Nov. 26, 2023

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by Firefox Thu 07 Dec 2023, 11:19 am

Sask. Second World War veteran honoured with France's highest order of distinction

Allison Bamford . Published Dec. 6, 2023

CTV News

by Lucifer Mon 18 Mar 2024, 6:41 am

One of the last surviving N.L. WW II veterans honoured on 100th birthday

Johnny Pauls of Spaniard's Bay celebrated for his longevity, commitment to the Legion, and his wartime service

Terry Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Mar 17, 2024

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by Monsfool Tue 23 Apr 2024, 6:31 am

Regina Rifles honour Indigenous members with commemoration at Peepeekisis First Nation

David Prisciak . Published April 22, 2024

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