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Branch 15 Royal Canadian Legion Honours and Awards luncheon was held Sunday March 26. The ceremony was well attended and due to the fact that an awards ceremony has not been held for several years because of the COVID restrictions, there were many service pins that were overdue.
President Wendy Schmidt presided assisted by First Vice President Kelly Watson. Many pins for service from 5 year levels to as high as 50 years were presented. For those who could not attend, the pins can be picked up at the branch, or they can be mailed to you.
A luncheon was held after the presentations and a fine afternoon of socializing was appreciated by all. Many thanks to all who volunteered time to prepare our meals and to Lepp’s Market, across the road from the Legion, for sandwiches and cookies.
As well as service pins, a plaque was presented to Cindy Boury who is a very generous supporter of our Legion every year. Cindy’s brother, Joe Iten, was present and received his service pin.
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The April Events Calendar is now ready for viewing. Please go to the “Events” tab on the Menu Bar, the April Calendar will be the first drop-down entry. Also please note that there is an Executive Meeting on Sunday, April 11th and a General Meeting on April 18th. Or, you can click on the title to view the calendar directly in this post.
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New Cenotaph Plaques Dedication
On June 15, the new updated plaques on the cenotaph were dedicated. Legion members present were Wendy Schmidt, Kelly Watson, John Molnar, Sheila and Peter Slade, Jim Happer, Daniel and Libby Bucar, Harvey and Marilyn Goodwin. Also in attendance were Bruce Banman, MLA for Abbotsford South, Abbotsford City Councillor Sandy Blue, Kris Foulds from The Reach and others.
Please go to “News” on the Menu bar and use the drop down tab New Cenotaph Plaques Dedication for more information and the link to the story in the Abbotsford News.
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John Molnar – Medal from Korean Government
John Molnar during Canada Day Parade 2019 Please go to the “News” on Menu Bar and use the drop down tab to access this story in full.
Long-time member of the branch, John Molnar, accompanied by branch Vice-President Kelly Watson, were invited by the Government of South Korea, to the city of Seoul, where John was awarded the Ambassador of Peace Medal. John served on the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer, HMCS Cayuga, which was sent in 1950 as part of an initial flotilla of three destroyers, to assist in pushing back the North Korean military who had invaded the South. A full report can be found in the report of Jessica Peters in the Abbotsford News edition of July 28. (See later).
John returned as part of a peacekeeping mission in 1953, this time the Cayuga also had a seaman Dan Noorgard, another long term member off branch 15, and a good friend of John.
To read the article from the Abbotsford News please click the following url.
