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Jul 16

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Throwback Thursday: as the Regina Legion Branch 001 prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary tomorrow on July 17, we take a moment to remember some of the women of the Legion's past.

#1 - Capt. Mabel M. Fearnley, WWII Veteran and first President of the Women’s Section of the Canadian Legion in Regina // Capt Mabel M. Fearnley, ancienne combattante de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et première présidente de la section féminine de la Légion canadienne à Regina, Regina Branch 001 Museum & Archives

#2 - 001 Miss Anne Maclean of the Ladies Auxiliary presents scholarship to Miss Kathleen Smart who entered the School of Nursing, Regina General Hospital, 1959 // Mlle Anne Maclean, de l'association des dames auxiliaires, remet une bourse à Mlle Kathleen Smart, qui a intégré l'école d'infirmières de l'hôpital général de Regina en 1959, Regina Branch 001 Museum & Archives

#3 - LEG069 Women's auxiliary member shakes hands with young man at Regina Legion, 1960s // Une membre de l'association des femmes serre la main d'un jeune homme à la Légion de Regina, dans les années 1960, LEG069, Regina Branch 001 Museum & Archives

#ᴛʜʀᴏᴡʙᴀᴄᴋᴛʜᴜʀsᴅᴀʏ #saskhistory #saskveterans #rusiregina #royalcanadianlegion

Jul 16

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The Regina Legion is having another book sale during their Open House!!! Friday July 17 is the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion. Stop by for museum tours, see our new exhibit on 100 Years of the Legion, and buy a book!

#saskhistory #rusiregina #royalcanadianlegion #cbc #saskveterans #saskatchewan #wwii #regina #militaryhistory #canadianmilitary

Jul 15

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For the next seven Sundays Fallen Heros: Their Journey Home - the companion film to our Mission: Afghanistan exhibit running now at the RCMP Heritage Centre - will play at 1 PM, and admission is free.

This film was conceived to honour the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in Afghanistan and to raise awareness with Canadians about the rituals of the Ramp Ceremony and Highway of Heroes that developed out of heartfelt need to say a final goodbye to the fallen as they were repatriated to Canada.

If you were planning on seeing Who Wears The Uniform? & Mission:Afghanistan, plan for it on a Sunday so you can take in this film as well.

Trailer 🎬: @filmforce on YouTube

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Jul 14

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These three pictures are examples of the thousands of photographs digitized and uploaded to MemorySask this past year on behalf of the Regina Legion by our volunteers of unidentified soldiers.

Do you recognize them? Know of someone who might? We need your help. Visit https://memorysask.ca/royal-canadian-legion-branch-001-regina-museum and look through our military archives to see if there is someone you might be able to help us identify these veterans.

#soldiers #royalcanadianlegion #saskatchewanhistory #militaryhistory #veterans

Jul 13

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A big thank you to Adam Hunter and CBC for helping to spread the word about the digitization project that RUSI’s ED Kelsey Lonie has been heading up over at the Regina Legion Branch 001 this year.

Browse more than 2,000 photos, letters, and documents of military life now available on MemorySask and help us identify some important people from our past at https://memorysask.ca/royal-canadian-legion-branch-001-regina-museum

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Jul 9

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The Regina Legion Branch 001 - one of RUSI’s longest standing partners - hopes you will join them next Friday July 17 to help them celebrate their 100th anniversary.

#reginask #reginaevents #royalcanadianlegion @reginalegionbranch001 #100thanniversary

Jul 8

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Who Wears The Uniform? our oral histories along with Mission: Afghanistan and screenings of the film Fallen Heros: Their Journey Home continue until the end of the summer at the RCMP Heritage Centre. This is the first time Mission: Afghanistan is showing in Saskatchewan.

➡The RCMP Heritage Centre is open to the public seven days a week from 10 AM to 4 PM.

As you explore the stories in this exhibit, we hope you will get a glimpse of the amazing experiences, the incredible challenges, the heart breaking sacrifices, the tremendous accomplishments and gain insight into the Canadian experiences of the men and women who have served our country.

“Who Wears the Uniform? Stories of Modern Service in Saskatchewan” was created and designed by RUSI Regina and made possible through the funding from Veterans Affairs Commemorative Partnership Program.

Mission: Afghanistan is a Combined Forces Production in collaboration with Department of National Defence, Directorate of History and Heritage, and the Military Museums. Through a successful fundraising campaign launched by RUSI Regina, it is visiting Saskatchewan for the first time. Our title sponsors are Commissionaires South Saskatchewan, Royal Canadian Legion Sask Command, and the Lumsden Legion Branch #234.

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Jul 7

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Now on sale! The @reginalegionbranch001 have created this beautiful Challenge Coin to celebrate their 100 years. Can be purchased at their Cornwall St location weekdays 10-2pm. ➡️ $30 All proceeds will go towards the Regina Legion Museum💙💚 #coin #reginalegion #royalcanadianlegion #militaryhistory

Jul 6

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On behalf of the Regina Legion, Kelsey is meeting with various news outlets (seen here, CBC Morning News) about the digitization project of thousands of military photographs that can now be found at MemorySask. She is urging the public to help us identify the people and veterans in these thousands of photographs…you can see them here at: https://memorysask.ca/royal-canadian-legion-branch-001-regina-museum

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Jul 3

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Welcome to our new Board of Directors

President - LCol (Ret’d) Ed Staniowski
Vice President - Mr Harvey Linnen
Past President -Maj (Ret’d) Brad Hrycyna

Directors:

LCdr Aaron Kaytor [Treasurer]
Ms Betty West [Secretary (by appointment)]
Col (Ret’d) Randy Brooks
Ms Janet Wilson
Ms Colleen Vancha
HLCol (Ret’d) Jocelyn Hutchinson

Leave a like to welcome all our new board members and those returning to serve RUSI’s mission. We appreciate their dedication.

#rusiregina #boardofdirectors #saskatchewan

Jul 2

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Throwback Thursday: as the Legion celebrates its 100th anniversary, it remembers some of its most interesting historical stories, like the Story of Branch No. 9.

In 1926, Branch No. 9 of the Canadian Legion BESL was formed entirely by Japanese Canadian veterans of the First World War.

Among them was Masumi Mitsui, a decorated veteran of the 10th Battalion CEF who fought at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, and Passchendaele. When the war ended, Mitsui returned home determined to continue serving his community. He helped build the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, dedicated on April 9, 1920 with the lighting of an eternal flame. He also helped form Branch No 9 and was elected its first president.

For years, Japanese Canadian veterans gathered at the branch. But with the outbreak of the Second World War, everything changed.

Branch No. 9 was told to voluntarily surrender its charter “to prevent any embarrassment to the Legion through their continued membership.” Though the veterans of Branch No 9 were later promised “every consideration” if they reapplied, the surrender carried a painful message.

In 1948, the veterans of Branch No. 9 asked to reinstate their charter. Their request was denied.

The Japanese Canadian War Memorial’s eternal flame was extinguished during the Second World War and was not relit until August 2, 1985, with Mitsui and two other Japanese Canadian First World War veterans present as guests of honour.

📸: 1. Founding members of the Canadian Japanese Association at the Japanese Canadian War Memorial, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C. // 1994.41.14.a-c, Nikkei National Museum
2. Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. - Japanese Branch #9 Flag //2016.5.1.2.1, Nikkei National Museum

Jul 1

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RUSI President LCol (Ret’d) Ed Staniowski would like to extend a Happy Canada Day from all of us at RUSI Regina, to all of you.

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