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Looking ahead, I am determined to take a serious look at our strategic direction and organization. We have
much to build on and much to do; the world is changing around us and we must stay relevant. I hope to have this
strategic review started in the next few weeks.
The Navy, the Canadian War Museum and the Friends all have anniversaries in the year 2010 - you'll be hearing
more about how we intend to contribute to and support each of these noteworthy events...
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Fordson Van Unveiling - that's how it was ...
The Friends have launched a new program designed to stimulate an interest in Canadian
military history. Children (age 18 or under)
can become Youth Friends of the CWM by submitting an original
work of art to the Friends of the CWM.
Youth Friends will receive a certificate of recognition and may also see their work of art published on the Friends
web site.
Fordson Van Unveiling - celebrating together!
Please spread the word about the new Youth Friend program. Request a Youth Friend application
form the Friends office 819-776-8618 or email at
Youth Friend Application Request
or download from the FCWM web site:
FCWM - Become a Youth Friend
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Fordson Van Unveiling
Bill Leach at the unveiling
February 17, 2010 was a fitting conclusion to 10 years of effort on the part of the Friends
of the Canadian War Museum in financing the acquisition and restoration of a van that was
well known to British civilians during the Second World War. On this day, in a joint ceremony
between the FCWM and the Museum, the Fordson Van was unveiled, bringing to a successful
conclusion the Friends investment of $15,000.
More photographs of the van and the movie of the ceremony can be found in the
Fordson Emergency Food Van Restoration gallery
and Fordson Van Unveiling.
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Oral History: new interviews
A number of sounds clips of interviews with veterans, gathered in the Friends'
Oral History Program, can now be heard on our web site.
The page is coming soon!
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VERA LYNN, HONORARY FRIEND
Our members have a great interest in Dame Vera Lynn known as the "Sweetheart
of the Forces" to all British and Canadian WWII servicemen and women.
In 1996, she was very pleased to accept our invitation
to become an Honorary Life Member of the Friends.
We have stayed in touch since then, sending an autographed
copy of Raymond Moriyama’s book In Search of Soul to her
on her 90th birthday. Here is
BBC interview with Vera Lynn about her wartime experiences.
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CANADA'S NAVY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS and WE NEED YOU!
The FCWM Communications Committee invites Friends, former naval persons, bring your ideas, enthusiasm and willingness to "put hands on deck"!
Contact us by phone 819-776-8618
or by email
comms-fcwmamcg@magma.ca
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Online Exhibition on the History of the Canadian Navy
In connection with the centennial of RCN the new online resourse was launched by CWM in 2008 in collaboration with the key partners of CWM, highlights nearly 1000
objects from the collection of CWM ...
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