Today members of Branch 24 gathered to recognize the 77th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. The Battle of the Atlantic brought the war to Canada’s doorstep, with U-boats torpedoing ships within sight of Canada’s East Coast and even in the St. Lawrence River. Canada’s Merchant Navy, along with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)…
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BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
Branch 24 will recognize the Battle of the Atlantic anniversary this Sunday May 1 2022. The ceremony starts at 11am and will be held at Veterans Memorial Park. All are welcome to attend
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VIVAT REGINA
The Bridgewater Fire Department Band performed a concert on April 24th to honour the Platinum Jubliee of Queen Elizabeth 11. Branch 24 President Dan Beadreau enjoyed a chat with the Vice Regal Couple who were the special guests of the BFD Band
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105 AND A SMILE
April 2021 I had the great honour to meet and chat with an amazing man who had just turned 104. Hormidas Fredette served with the Canadian Army during WW2 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Hong Kong. The stories that he told me are the things that Hollywood movies are…
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