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	Royal Canadian Legion
		The Royal Canadian Legion originated in several small associations of ex-soldiers that banded together throughout Canada during WWI.
		The Legion continues to serve veterans by bringing their concerns to the attention of the government.
		Each province is organized as a command, and in 1987 the Legion, with headquarters in Ottawa, had several hundred branches in Canada with over 460 000 members.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006979 (238 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organisation (veterans organization) founded in 1925 with more than 400,000 members worldwide.
		In 2005, the Alberta branch of the Royal Canadian Legion accidentally used the Horst-Wessel-Lied as the theme music in an advertising campaign for their fundraising lottery.
		In 1962 the Legion began a summer sports camp at the International Peace Garden which is run to this day, and has helped to train over 30,000 school age athletes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Canadian_Legion (187 words)

	Legion Magazine :
		The Legion's hard work and the generosity it extends toward improving the quality of life for war veterans in the Caribbean was emphasized during and after the report from the Legion's British Commonwealth Ex-Services League Committee.
		A Canadian military C-130 Hercules aircraft, which had just completed an exercise in the Aleutians, had already loaded much of their 30,000 pounds of kit and was waiting for the green light to leave for the Lakehurst Naval Base in New Jersey.
		The Legion would like to see compensation extended for those who were held prisoner for less than the minimum allowable number of days as well as an increase in pension benefits for those who were held longer than the maximum number of days.
	www.legionmagazine.com /frontline/news/02-09.asp (12954 words)

	The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans' Association
		The Legion is a non-profit, dues-supported, fraternal organization with approximately 1,600 branches in Canada, 21 in the United States and 4 in Germany.
		The Legion receives no financial assistance from any outside agency and membership is open to all Canadian veterans as well as serving and former members of the Canadian Forces, RCMP, The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, other police forces and their dependants, and Canadians who subscribe to the purposes and objects of the organization.
		Each year the Legion organizes and runs the National Poppy-Remembrance Campaign to remind Canadians of the tremendous debt we owe to the more than 117,000 men and women who gave their lives in the defence of Canada during two world wars the Korean War and other missions around the world.
	www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca /vets/legion_e.htm (366 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		The Royal Canadian Legion was founded in Nov 1925 in Winnipeg, MB as the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Services League (BESL) and was incorporated by special Act of Parliament, with a Charter issued in Jul 1926.
		The principal objectives of the Canadian Legion were to provide a strong voice for World War I veterans and advise the government on veterans' issues.
		Following the Korean War, the Legion became increasingly involved in local communities, with such activities as an athletics program for youth, established in the early 1950s, which was one of the Legion's most successful programs.
	canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Canadian_Legion (256 words)

	Branch 277 - Royal Canadian Legion
		The Royal Canadian Legion - Branch # 277
		He joined the Royal Canadian Legion in 1926 serving on various committees and held the positions of Zone Commander, Past Zone Commander, Past President of Branch #150, as well as Honourable President of Branch 277.
		In November 1987, the Sherwood Park Legion received their new charter and was officially renamed "The Eric W. Cormack Branch 277 of the Royal Canadian Legion;" in his honour.
	www.geocities.com /RCLBranch277/cormack.html (617 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion - Ottawa Branches - Poppy Campaign
		Many Canadians believe that the most important role of the Legion is to maintain the tradition of Remembrance day.
		The challenge facing the Legion today is to convince young people and future generations of the need to remember those who have died in the wars to give us peace.
		The majority of Canadians don’t recognize the horror of the wars because they have never been exposed to it apart from what is seen on the media.
	www.ottawa-legions.ca /ZonePoppy.html (719 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion Branch 458
		Fred joined the Napanee Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion upon his return home and later became one of the first members of the Tamworth Branch in 1947.
		He was given a well attended Legion service in the Funeral Home the evening before, and a Legion honour guard participated in the funeral procession.
		His Flag draped casket was taken to Riverview Cemetery in Napanee for the graveside prayer service, the Canadian Flag was then folded by the honour guard and presented to his family as a symbol of his duty to our country.
	tamworth.ca /r.c.legion.htm (1560 words)

	Pacific Command - The Royal Canadian Legion, British Columbia and Yukon Territories
		Canadians have had to take up arms in Afghanistan when peace operations were compromised by the Taliban.
		The Royal Canadian Legion is extremely proud of the military and civilians who have been deployed by the Canadian Government to Afghanistan.
		Canadians have a long standing tradition of service in the defence of freedom.
	www.pacificlegion.org (600 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion
		Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #19, The Pas, Manitoba.
		A Royal Canadian Legion branch in Squamish BC Canada situated in the breathtaking coastal mountains at the head of Howe Sound.
		The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 005 The Netherlands
	w.webring.com /hub?ring=royalcanadianleg (670 words)

	Royal Canadian legion 101 History
		From this conference emerged "The Canadian Legion of the BESL", commonly referred to as "The Canadian Legion".
		The word "Royal" was not added to the name until 1960, signifying recognition of the Queen.
		The Legion is organized in 10 provinces in Canada, 5 US States, and branches are now being organized overseas, where Canadian troops are stationed on a more-or-less permanent basis - e.g., Branch #002 in Lahr, West Germany.
	www.legion101.com /pages/History.html (598 words)

	The Royal British Legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal British Legion is the United Kingdom's leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants.
		The Royal British Legion was founded in 1921 as a voice for the ex-Service community as a merger of four organisations: the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers, the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers and the Officers' Association.
		The Royal British Legion is the UK’s leading charity providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces, and their dependants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_British_Legion (752 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion Gull Lake Branch #119 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Royal Canadian Legion strives to keep alive remembrance of all the veterans who sacrificed themselves for the cause of freedom throughout the world.
		The Royal Canadian Legion has taken a firm stand with governments and their respective agencies with regards to issues affecting Canadian unity and Canadian veterans.
		Working closely throughout the year with the Gull Lake Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the Gull Lake Legion's main project is the annual poppy and wreath sale.
	www.glcn.com /town/clubs/legion/legion.htm (541 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion, Rockland & District Br 554
		Royal Canadian Legion, Rockland and District Br 554
		The Royal Canadian Legion, Rockland & District Branch 554 is located in Rockland, Ontario, 30 Km east of Ottawa, the Nations Capital.
		If you are a Legion member, veteran or serving member, and happen to be passing by our area, drop in and say hello.
	rcl554.webcentre.ca (286 words)

	New Brunswick Command of the Royal Canadian Legion
		The Legion quickly became a persuasive advocate for improved pension legislation and other benefits for veterans and their families, including: treatment and appeals procedures, returned soldiers' insurance, and help for those suffering from tuberculosis.
		To this day the Legion maintains a nation wide network of professionals helping veterans, ex service members and their families to secure the pensions and benefits to which they are entitled.
		As the Legion moves into the 21st century, its members have rededicated themselves to ensure the care of Canada's veterans and the perpetuation of remembrance.
	www.nb.legion.ca /overview.html (508 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion Maple Ridge #88
		In essence, the purposes and objectives of The Royal Canadian Legion were born of the need to promote unity and further the spirit of comradeship and mutual help among all who have served.
		The Legion strives to pass on the traditions for which they stand to their families and descendants.
		Perpetuating the memory and the deeds of the fallen, the mandate of the Legion, succeeds by promoting and caring for memorials to the valour and sacrifice of our veterans and ex-service members while providing suitable burial and maintaining an annual memorial day.
	www3.telus.net /legion88/remembrance.htm (228 words)

	Legion - Ontario Command - Response to No Smoking legislation
		Veterans who are well into their late seventies and eighties, many of whom began smoking when free cigarettes were distributed during their service, will be deprived of one of the few remaining pleasures they can enjoy in their own club.
		The Legion is a private non-profit club originally estabished for veterans and as long as any veterans remain, their sacrifices for freedom should continue to be respected.
		This position is supported by the chief opposition whip for Ontario, Garfield Dunlop, and he is encouraging Legionnaires and particularly veterans to contact their Member of Provincial Parliament to support exemption for Legions from the new smoking legislation on the basis that the Legion is a private non-profit club for veterans.
	www.on.legion.ca /_shell.asp?page=240001 (208 words)

	Legion, branch clash over hemp oil
		The Royal Canadian Legion has temporarily closed a branch in rural Nova Scotia because of its support of medicinal hemp oil, spurring complaints that it is muzzling free speech.
		The number of Canadians who strongly support military participation in Afghanistan is at its lowest level yet, according to a survey.
		Fourteen books by Canadian writers, including Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad and 2005 Giller winner The Time in Between by David Bergen, are on the long list for the International IMPAC Dublin Award for 2007.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/nova-scotia/story/2006/10/06/legion-oil.html (1207 words)

	Membership in Royal Canadian Legion Br. 140 Sechelt BC
		You may be eligible for membership in The Royal Canadian Legion if you are a Canadian Citizen or Commonwealth subject and are of Federal Voting age.
		As a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, you will have the opportunity to make new friends, to be involved in your community and to develop and share your many skills.
		The Sechelt Legion is very involved in supporting other segments of the Sunshine Coast whether it is uniforms for youth soccer or a scholarship for post secondary education.
	www.rcl140sechelt.com /member.html (1114 words)

	Royal Candian Legion Churchill Branch 91 (Que.)
		Extract from the Purposes and objects of the Royal Canadian Legion (act to incorporate, 1981) "to constitute an association of those persons who have served or are serving in her Majesty’s forces or any auxiliary force thereof, and of persons who support the purposes and objects of the Legion"
		Membership in the Legion has been expanded to include many who were not previously eligible.
		Canadians who support our troops used to be called the "silent majority".
	www.rcl91.com (510 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 54 Sooke, BC, Canada
		The Sooke Branch #54 Royal Canadian Legion is one of 168 in Pacific Command.
		The clinic is located at the University of Victoria, referrals are made by case managers from the Canadian Forces base in Esquimalt and Comox.
		The Legion is active in the community, being a dynamic role model for our youth.
	www.sookelegion.org (403 words)

	ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 105 CARDINAL
		During the Second World War the Branch joined in the Legion Buckshee Fund Drive and sent cigarettes to the men of the village who were serving overseas, and began to prepare itself for post-war period.
		A pavilion was built west of the Legion in 1995 by the Corporation of the Municipality of Cardinal.
		The Royal Canadian Legion offers scholarships and bursaries which are administered by the 10 regional Commands of the Legion.
	cardinallegion.tripod.com (1058 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion: Bobcaygeon Branch 239
		The newly formed branch of the Canadian Legion did not hold regular meetings until 1949.
		At that time Bobcaygeon was a "dry" town and the branch didn't have a liquor license, however a large punch was served to the select fifty couples attending the opening.
		The Bobcaygeon Legion is an integral part of the community.
	www.kawartha.net /~bobcom/blegion.htm (673 words)

	THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION -- Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They may be downloaded for personal use or replay at a Legion Branch only and may not be sold or otherwise distributed without the express written permission of the copyright holder.
		In May of 2005 the Canadian media reported that Agent Orange was sprayed at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in June of 1966.
		The official Canadian portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was taken during the 2002 Jubilee Visit and unveiled on June 2, 2003, in honour of the 50th anniversary of her coronation.
	www.legion.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /asp/docs/home/home_e.asp (546 words)

	index.html
		he Royal Canadian Legion is one of the foremost non-government agencies working for the well-being of Canadians in virtually every community across the country.
		Although well known as Canada's pre-eminent non-profit veterans support organization, relatively few Canadians realize that the Legion is also active in many other areas and its programs benefit people throughout society.
		The Lacombe Legion Service Officer is compiling a list of the names and phone numbers of local area veterans and corresponding “crisis persons” having close ties to them.
	www.lacombelegion.com (554 words)

	Ontario Royal Canadian Legion Pipes, Drums & Colours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ontario Royal Canadian Legion Pipes, Drums and Colours
		"We are a spectacle of musicianship and flair with pipers, drummers, and legion colours
		Royal Canadian Legion and the Province of Ontario."
	www.orclpdc.ca (62 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion
		The Royal Canadian Legion was founded upon principles which endure today and will serve well all those who belong now, and who may belong in the future.
		That the sacrifice made by so many shall not be in vain and we shall strive to maintain unity in our nation, together with our constant endeavor to promote and maintain peace, goodwill, and freedom within our country and throughout the world, so that all citizens may be worthy of the sacrifice made by them.
		That those who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces of our Country, together with their widows and dependants, shall be fully and adequately represented in all the councils of the Royal Canadian Legion.
	www.kata.pe.ca /shop/legion/legion.htm (294 words)

	Royal Canadian Legion Post 144 Pinellas County Florida
		The name of the British Empire Services League was changed in 1958 to the British Commonwealth Ex-services League (BCEL) and today is a union of some 54 ex-service groups from 48 Commonwealth countries representing around 12 million ex-servicemen and women.
		The Royal Canadian Legion is a member of the BCEL.
		In 1970 the Post became the Royal Canadian Legion Post 144 Pinellas County.
	members.aol.com /redolaf/rclpage1.htm (181 words)

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