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The Last Post Fund
by RunningLight Thu 14 Jun 2018, 12:32 pm
Pallett Valo partner to head veterans’ organization
By Carolyn Gruske
Thursday, June 14, 2018
By Carolyn Gruske
Thursday, June 14, 2018
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Riverway Mon 17 Jun 2019, 11:00 am
Marking Graves And Reconciling With Veterans
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Silveray Fri 04 Oct 2019, 7:45 am
Buried with an unmarked grave, Korean War veteran to be honoured with headstone
Published on: October 3, 2019
Published on: October 3, 2019
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Magnum Wed 06 Nov 2019, 4:41 pm
Letter to the Editor, Nov. 6, 2019: Last Post Fund offers veterans dignity
November 6, 2019
https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-nov-6-2019-last-post-fund-offers-veterans-dignity
November 6, 2019
https://leaderpost.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-nov-6-2019-last-post-fund-offers-veterans-dignity
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Lightning Thu 11 Feb 2021, 2:44 pm
Nova Scotia veteran helps provide military burials to service personnel
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
https://signalhfx.ca/nova-scotia-veteran-helps-provide-military-burials-to-ex-service-personnel/?fbclid=IwAR2F14-i_kUaiHVx9NRB2EvRrwzwarSQeV2O1Pf8NBjapqCp06b0JAaGdPE
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Maxstar Tue 23 Mar 2021, 8:52 pm
Last Post Fund
The Last Post Fund organization has played an important role in Canada since 1909. Operating in cooperation with Veterans Affairs Canada, the Last Post Fund ensures that all eligible war Veterans can receive a dignified funeral, burial and headstone. It also supports commemorative projects across the country.
The work of the Last Post Fund is often behind-the-scenes, but deeply meaningful. The organization’s history reflects a remarkable drive by dedicated men and women to ensure that Veterans receive the respectful recognition at the end of their lives that they have earned with their service and sacrifice.
LAST POST FUND
Funeral and burial assistance
The Last Post Fund organization has played an important role in Canada since 1909. Operating in cooperation with Veterans Affairs Canada, the Last Post Fund ensures that all eligible war Veterans can receive a dignified funeral, burial and headstone. It also supports commemorative projects across the country.
The work of the Last Post Fund is often behind-the-scenes, but deeply meaningful. The organization’s history reflects a remarkable drive by dedicated men and women to ensure that Veterans receive the respectful recognition at the end of their lives that they have earned with their service and sacrifice.
LAST POST FUND Funeral and burial assistance
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Firestrike Wed 07 Jul 2021, 2:19 pm
Last Post Fund honours veteran with ties to Lethbridge
Jul 7, 2021
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by TangoZulu77 Tue 09 Nov 2021, 3:05 pm
Unmarked Grave Program looking for Canada’s lost veterans
Last Post Fund’s gravesite program giving veterans final respects
JESSICA PETERS / Nov. 9, 2021
Last Post Fund’s gravesite program giving veterans final respects
JESSICA PETERS / Nov. 9, 2021
Every veteran who has died deserves a marked grave.
That’s the one simple objective behind the Last Post Fund’s Unmarked Grave Program. Since 1996, they have identified 7,000 unmarked Commonwealth veterans’ graves and given them a permanent headstone or marker.
But finding these grave sites is anything but simple. They rely on information from the public to locate the sites. Families and friends of veterans are able to apply for a headstone or marker on their behalf, to get the process started.
That information will go to Glenn Smith, an Abbotsford veteran who has taken the role of coordinator for the Unmarked Grave Program in B.C.
“In many circumstances, when a veteran passes away, either they or their family did not have the financial means to purchase a marker,” he explains. “As a result, I rely on British Columbians across the Province to provide me with leads to follow up, which I do with fervour.”
Smith’s own interest in genealogy, plus his career in federal government law enforcement and a military MP, makes the program a natural fit for him.
He has identified thousands of his own ancestors while researching his own family history, including several connections to the United Empire Loyalists.
He started researching unmarked graves and discovered the Last Post Fund for the first time near the end of 2020. This February, they asked him to coordinate the B.C. branch of the Unmarked Grave Program.
He’s hoping to get the message out across the province that there is a way to honour all veterans.
The program is for veterans whose grave has not had a permanent headstone or foot marker for five years or more, and who have not previously received funeral and burial funding from the Last Post Fund or Veterans Affairs Canada.
There is also a fairly new initiative to identify gravestones of Indigenous veterans. The Indigenous Veterans Program (IVI) was introduced in 2019 and is “consistent with the Canadian government’s efforts towards advancing reconciliation and renewing the relationship with the Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership.”
There were thousands of Indigenous veterans who served the Commonwealth and many of them lie in unmarked graves, Smith says.
The headstones and markers used by the program for Indigenous veterans have culturally appropriate Indigenous symbols as requested, with a traditional name engraved if desired.
They can also add a traditional Indigenous name to an existing headstone or marker.
Finally, Smith says, they are always looking for volunteers who are interested in researching grave sites and helping the program.
They will go into cemeteries and look for unmarked graves, he says, with the resources and tools provided by the Last Post Fund.
“The more people out there looking for these unmarked graves the better,” Smith says. “Let’s get these veterans the respect they deserve.”
Anyone who is interested in any aspects of the program can email Glenn Smith at smithglenn039@gmail.com, and can learn more about the program by visiting lastpostfund.ca.
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Re: The Last Post Fund
by Cooper Thu 09 Nov 2023, 11:44 am
Canadian veteran who served in Afghanistan finds healing in identifying unmarked graves of soldiers
Through the Last Post Fund, Kyle Scott has erected 1,300 markers for veterans
CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2023
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