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Nov 5

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Thank you Major Dan Coats for spending time with us this evening and answering some of the questions many of us had about the Royal British Marines and what it was like to be part of the Royal Navy, then and now.

Please note, next week’s TGIT will be cancelled for Remembrance Day week. May you all find your own ways to remember and reflect. Lest we forget.

Nov 5

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 5: Sgt. Joseph Leskiw

For the 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, we will be bringing you a series entitled Beyond The Medal.

RUSI partner the Regina Legion holds many groups of medals in their collection. Earlier this year, with the help of U of R Student Researcher Adam Selensky, RUSI Regina’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey Lonie dug into the people behind the medals to bring their stories to life.

Today we want you to meet Sgt. Joseph Leskiw.

Check back tomorrow and each day until November 11 to read about the others.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 5

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Today, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of Regina launched Living Honour, an interactive website developed in partnership with the University of Regina’s Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, and sponsored by the Indigenous Veterans Monument Committee.

The site allows users to experience a 360-degree view of the Saskatchewan Indigenous Veterans Monument located in Regina’s Victoria Park, from anywhere in the world.

Visit Living Honour, here: https://livinghonour.rusiregina.ca/

The monument is a permanent reminder of the contributions and sacrifices made by Indigenous members of Canada’s Armed Forces and of the discrimination and injustices many Indigenous veterans faced when they returned to civilian life.

“This monument reminds us that service and sacrifice have taken many forms and that remembrance has not always included the experiences of all those who served. But not everyone is able to visit a monument in person. And a monument alone cannot share the personal stories behind the words etched on stone. This interactive website helps bridge that gap, making these stories accessible to a much wider audience,” says Kelsey Lonie, Executive Director & Chief Historian, RUSI Regina.

#rusiregina #uofr #indigenousveterans #interactivewebsite #saskatchewan

Nov 4

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 4: Pte. Francis David Edwards

For the 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, we will be bringing you a series entitled Beyond The Medal.

RUSI partner the Regina Legion holds many groups of medals in their collection. Earlier this year, with the help of U of R Student Researcher Adam Selensky, RUSI Regina’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey Lonie dug into the people behind the medals to bring their stories to life.

Today we want you to meet Private Francis David Edwards.

Check back tomorrow and each day until November 11 to read about the others.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #moosejawsk #saskhistory remembranceday2026

Nov 3

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 3: Pte. John Edward Murray

For the 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, we will be bringing you a series entitled Beyond The Medal.

RUSI partner the Regina Legion holds many groups of medals in their collection. Earlier this year, with the help of U of R Student Researcher Adam Selensky, RUSI Regina’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey Lonie dug into the people behind the medals to bring their stories to life.

Today we want you to meet Private John Edward Murray.

Check back tomorrow and each day until November 11 to read about the others.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #moosejawsk #saskhistory remembranceday2026

Nov 3

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Good to see our interactive airport kiosk still going strong at @flyyqr … the kiosk allows visitors to use the QR codes to visit the pages on our website that go into more depth about the history behind our 29 commemorative pedestals that live permanently in Victoria Park, Regina.

Since it was placed nearly 500 people have used these QR codes. Overall, nearly 25,000 visitors have been to our pedestal pages to read more about Saskatchewan and Canada’s military history.

You can, too, simply by visiting www.rusiregina.ca 💙💚

#rusiregina #reginaairport #yqr #saskatchewan #militaryhistory

Nov 2

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 2: Pte. Evan James Squire

For the next 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, we will be bringing you a series entitled Beyond The Medal.

RUSI partner the Regina Legion holds many groups of medals in their collection. Earlier this year, with the help of U of R Student Researcher Adam Selensky, RUSI Regina’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey Lonie dug into the people behind the medals to bring their stories to life.

Today we want you to meet Private Evan James Squire.

Check back tomorrow and each day until November 11 to read about the others.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #militarymedals #saskhistory remembranceday2026

Nov 1

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 1: Pte. Andrew McSherry

For the next 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, we will be bringing you a series entitled Beyond The Medal.

RUSI partner the Regina Legion holds many groups of medals in their collection. Earlier this year, with the help of U of R Student Researcher Adam Selensky, RUSI Regina’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey Lonie dug into the people behind the medals to bring their stories to life.

Today we want you to meet Private Andrew McSherry. Check back tomorrow and each day until November 11 to read about the others.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #militarymedals #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Oct 30

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Thank you to Russ & Donna Mirasty for spending their time with us tonight - our final TGIT Speakers Series event of October - and share with us about Donna’s veteran father Pierre Carrière, and the Mirasty’s trip to Normandy.

Thanks as well to everyone who came out, and to our volunteer @prosserbrookian for capturing some pictures and videos for us to post.

Join us next Thursday when Major Dan Coats will be our guest speaker🍁

#reginask #saskhistory #saskmilitaryhistory #militaryhistory #yqrevents

Oct 28

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October marks Women’s History Month, and this is our final instalment this month celebrating a different woman in Saskatchewan military history.

Today meet Colonel Evelyn Kotzer.

Please like, follow, and share to help us celebrate these deserving women. And thank you for following along this month to help us celebrate Saskatchewan women in our military history.

#rusiregina #womenshistorymonth #saskatchewan #womeninthemilitary

Oct 27

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JUST CONFIRMED! Join us on Thursday November 5 for our next TGIT Speakers Series event with guest speaker Major Dan Coats. He will be presenting a talk about his career as a British Royal Marine.

🕰️: Food at 4:30pm (Cost $10) Talk at 5:30pm (Free)

📧Registration: Please email lynn@hjlinnen.com so we can prepare the appropriate amount of food

📍Location: Senior Ranks Mess, Regina Armoury
1600 Elphinstone St, Regina, Saskatchewan

We hope to see you there!

#rusiregina #reginask #militaryhistory #yqrevents

Oct 26

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THANK YOU to our volunteers Kate and Brielle for working so hard to help RUSI’s Executive Director and Chief Historian Kelsey to update some aspects of the Regina Legion Museum in time for the @heritageregina tour that will be open to the public Thursday, November 5 at 7pm!

This is your opportunity to learn about the history of the Legion as Kelsey guides you through the amazing collection of artifacts located in the branch’s museum.

This event is free to the public, though a suggested donation of $10 is encouraged to help support Heritage Regina’s educational programming.

Leave a like to help us in recognizing the hard work of volunteers like Kate and Brielle♥️

#yqrvolunteers #volunteerappreciation #reginask #reginalegion #rusiregina

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