My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with sculptors Don and Shirley Begg, who have spent much of their careers immortalizing Canadian military history in bronze. legionmagazine.com/sculptors-do... 📸 Corporal Antoine Brochu/Canadian Forces Combat Camera.

My latest Legion Magazine cover feature, "Altar of Remembrance," is now online: legionmagazine.com/altar-of-rem... It charts Vimy Ridge’s journey from mud to chiselled stone—and the Canadian Great War veterans who witnessed both. (Yes, I was wearing my sunglasses inside, but I felt cool).

So much history I didn't know about the monument. Well worth a read. Also, it would be nice if Alex could get a few more followers on this site.

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My latest Legion Magazine cover feature, "Altar of Remembrance," is now online: legionmagazine.com/altar-of-rem... It charts Vimy Ridge’s journey from mud to chiselled stone—and the Canadian Great War veterans who witnessed both. (Yes, I was wearing my sunglasses inside, but I felt cool).

My latest Legion Magazine cover feature, "Altar of Remembrance," is now online: legionmagazine.com/altar-of-rem... It charts Vimy Ridge’s journey from mud to chiselled stone—and the Canadian Great War veterans who witnessed both. (Yes, I was wearing my sunglasses inside, but I felt cool).

My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with historian Tim Foran. Here, he discusses the Canadian War Museum's new exhibition exploring the nation's involvement in the U.S. Civil War. legionmagazine.com/canadian-war... 📸 Courtesy Canadian War Museum.

In my latest Legion Magazine article, Dutch-born Canadian Herman Mol (pictured), 97, recalls the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Hunger Winter famine that killed 20,000, and his immigration journey to the country that helped liberate his homeland. legionmagazine.com/ww-ii-hunger...

In my latest Legion Magazine article, Dutch-born Canadian Herman Mol (pictured), 97, recalls the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the Hunger Winter famine that killed 20,000, and his immigration journey to the country that helped liberate his homeland. legionmagazine.com/ww-ii-hunger...

The Juno Beach Centre has acquired the bell and shipbuilder's plate from the WW II-era HMCS Alberni. Both artifacts were removed from the wreck by independent divers, but the museum has since intervened. Read more in my latest Legion Magazine article. legionmagazine.com/juno-beach-c... 📸 JBC.

The Juno Beach Centre has acquired the bell and shipbuilder's plate from the WW II-era HMCS Alberni. Both artifacts were removed from the wreck by independent divers, but the museum has since intervened. Read more in my latest Legion Magazine article. legionmagazine.com/juno-beach-c... 📸 JBC.

He’s wearing his shades indoors because he feels pretty cool about landing the latest cover feature in Legion Magazine. This year marks 90 years since the Vimy Memorial was unveiled on the historic battlefield. Inside, you can trace the ridge’s journey from mud to chiselled stone.

He’s wearing his shades indoors because he feels pretty cool about landing the latest cover feature in Legion Magazine. This year marks 90 years since the Vimy Memorial was unveiled on the historic battlefield. Inside, you can trace the ridge’s journey from mud to chiselled stone.

I'm often embarrassed to say that I'm still on Twitter, but now more than ever as, sadly, I've been hacked. Thus, any posts or messages from me there are the imposter. Please spread the news and report if you're also still on Twitter.

I'm often embarrassed to say that I'm still on Twitter, but now more than ever as, sadly, I've been hacked. Thus, any posts or messages from me there are the imposter. Please spread the news and report if you're also still on Twitter.

Did you know that a Canadian was at the helm of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) during the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Read my latest Legion Magazine article—an interview with NORAD's former director of operations, Eric Findley—to learn more. legionmagazine.com/canadian-eri...

Did you know that a Canadian was at the helm of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) during the 9/11 terrorist attacks? Read my latest Legion Magazine article—an interview with NORAD's former director of operations, Eric Findley—to learn more. legionmagazine.com/canadian-eri...

My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with anthropologist Ian Cosh. His new book explores the memory, trauma, and legacy of Canada’s WW II veterans who fought in the 1943 Battle of Ortona. legionmagazine.com/anthropologi... 📸 Sutherland House Books

My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with anthropologist Ian Cosh. His new book explores the memory, trauma, and legacy of Canada’s WW II veterans who fought in the 1943 Battle of Ortona. legionmagazine.com/anthropologi... 📸 Sutherland House Books

Three years after #movingtoCanada from Blighty (the U.K.), and I still lose my mind when North American wildlife makes an appearance outside my door. Perhaps I would feel differently if I had my trash cans outside.

My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with Christine Hines, manager of the Shearwater Aviation Museum near Halifax, N.S., Canada. Are you curious to know what's in the collection? Take an armchair tour here! legionmagazine.com/an-armchair-... 📸 Tourism Nova Scotia.

I was pleased to see my copy of Kelsey Lonie's truly excellent "A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women's Land Army in Canada" show up in the mail yesterday morning. I was also honoured to offer a few words of praise that now appear at the front of the book.

My latest Legion Magazine article is an interview with Christine Hines, manager of the Shearwater Aviation Museum near Halifax, N.S., Canada. Are you curious to know what's in the collection? Take an armchair tour here! legionmagazine.com/an-armchair-... 📸 Tourism Nova Scotia.

Canadian Fern Blodgett Sunde was the first woman to serve as a wireless radio operator at sea -- on a Norwegian merchant navy vessel during WW II. legionmagazine.com/the-wavemaker/ I'm very proud of the Legion Magazine feature I wrote about her, so please consider reading and sharing!

Canadian Fern Blodgett Sunde was the first woman to serve as a wireless radio operator at sea -- on a Norwegian merchant navy vessel during WW II. legionmagazine.com/the-wavemaker/ I'm very proud of the Legion Magazine feature I wrote about her, so please consider reading and sharing!

“We were gaslit every which way,” said retired sergeant Jessica Miller on Veterans Affairs Canada and its handling of the Women Veterans Council. Six members have since resigned, including Miller. You can read more in my latest Legion Magazine article. legionmagazine.com/jessica-mill...

“We were gaslit every which way,” said retired sergeant Jessica Miller on Veterans Affairs Canada and its handling of the Women Veterans Council. Six members have since resigned, including Miller. You can read more in my latest Legion Magazine article. legionmagazine.com/jessica-mill...

Did you know that a Canadian named James Campbell Clouston played a critical role in the 1940 Dunkirk evacuations? Read more in my latest Legion Magazine article, part two of an interview with biographer Brian Jeffrey Street. legionmagazine.com/biographer-b... 📸 Norman Wilkinson/IWM.

My latest Legion Magazine article - the first of two parts - is an interview with biographer Brian Jeffrey Street, discussing the life of Canadian James Campbell Clouston and his heroics in Dunkirk. legionmagazine.com/biographer-b... 📸 Courtesy Clouston family via Brian Jeffery Street

My latest Legion Magazine article - the first of two parts - is an interview with biographer Brian Jeffrey Street, discussing the life of Canadian James Campbell Clouston and his heroics in Dunkirk. legionmagazine.com/biographer-b... 📸 Courtesy Clouston family via Brian Jeffery Street

My latest Legion Magazine article is about the so-called Dead Man's Penny, 1.3 million of which were sent to mourning families of the Great War. legionmagazine.com/dead-mans-pe... 📸 The Commemorative Coin Company/ebay.ca; Oshawa Museum Blog; Whitby Archives; Oshawa Museum Archival Collection.

My latest Legion Magazine article is about the so-called Dead Man's Penny, 1.3 million of which were sent to mourning families of the Great War. legionmagazine.com/dead-mans-pe... 📸 The Commemorative Coin Company/ebay.ca; Oshawa Museum Blog; Whitby Archives; Oshawa Museum Archival Collection.