The Royal Canadian Legion in the Western Zone of the USA including Mexico
A Commemoration Day 2021 Virtual Service was presented by the Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch 25 (San Francisco Bay Area).The recording for this service is available at:https://royalcanadianlegionus25.com/…/royal-canadian…/
In addition, this entry contains links to the various individuals, groups, and events that made up today’s service.
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 25 (representing the San Francisco Bay area) is partnering with the Royal Canadian Legion, International Western US Zone to stream a Memorial Day virtual service on Monday, 31 May at 11am (Pacific). If you wish to participate and watch the virtual service, please register at:
The Scottish Festival and Highland games that are typically held on Memorial Day each year has been cancelled for 2021.
Our Royal Canadian Legion has had a booth at this event every year where we have acquired new members. Hopefully we can have our booth at the 2022 Games.
Join US Branch #25, along with their comrades from other branches in the International Western USA Zone as they present a socially distanced, virtual Remembrance Day Service from Liberty Cemetery in Petaluma, Greenlawn Cemetery in Colma, and Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood Park.
if you were unable to attend or if you wish to share today’s event with others, you can find a recording of the service at https://youtu.be/7vz3qtx_7EY
Dominion Command engaged in a rather unique 1st Poppy presentation with the Governor General. You can read about it, as well as watch it, in the following news release:
https://www.legion.ca/news/articles/2020/10/16/first-poppy-presented-to-canada-s-governor-general
All are invited to join in person or online for the Annual Veterans Day Observance and Evensong hosted by Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Covina
Sunday, November 8, 2020 from 4 PM PST – 5 PM PST
The event will be streamed on the Facebook group of the Friends of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Covina. Be sure to request to join the group by the end of the day on Friday, 06 November.
To join, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/27282737905
The entire service has been recorded and can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXB2_mnI0Kw
Our Zone Commander, Ron Davidson recently presented a shadow box to Mayor Roger Chandler of Arcadia California. The presentation was made to honor the service of Roger’s father, Stanley Roy Chandler, who served his 4 year RCAF enlistment as a Coxswain operating a rescue boat on Vancouver Island during WWII in the Western Air Command Marine Squadron, Marine Branch of the RCAF. The shadow box contains a Canadian Flag of the era, a pin, two squadron patches and Stanley’s service book. Many stories and memories were shared among those who attended this ceremony. Mayor Roger Chandler’s wish is that the shadow box be donated to an appropriate museum on Vancouver Island.
Around this time of year the Royal Canadian Legion here in Southern California looks forward to two major events. The first is the Pre-Memorial Day Service that is held at the Inglewood Park Cemetery and the other event is a booth that we set up at the Scottish Festival in Costa Mesa on Memorial Day weekend where we hand out the famous red poppy for people to proudly wear. Unfortunately the Corona Virus situation has caused us to cancel both events. Please watch this page for updates on our future meetings. We hope to see you soon.
I was really impressed with the Canadians Abroad’s selection for the Canadian of the Month. Click on this link and read about Kelly Slattery.
https://mailchi.mp/b47c2250dd06/canada-now-screenings-this-week-1833725?
Please take a look at a short article featuring our new Zone Commander, Ron Davidson. This article was recently published by Canadians Abroad Los Angeles.
https://mailchi.mp/ac1a02895bce/canada-now-screenings-this-week-1773853?e=3e8885467a
Royal Canadian Legion Western Zone, USA 