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Nov 13

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Please enjoy some photos we were able to capture from the Armistice Dinner this past Tuesday evening. Please feel free to share this post with anyone you might see in these photographs.

Thank you to our volunteer @prosserbrookian for stepping in as assistant for the evening to take some of the pictures you see here. RUSI Regina is so grateful for our volunteers, those who sit on our Board and those who help behind the scenes.

Have a wonderful weekend.

#rusiregina #reginask #reginasaskatchewan

Nov 12

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A glance at our Armistice Dinner this past Tuesday evening at the @atlashotelregina … thank you to everyone who came out, it was our most attended Armistice Dinner ever and much of that credit can go to our guest speaker MWO (Ret’d) William “Willy” MacDonald who captivated the room with his humble reflections on what it means to be a veteran and why we wear a poppy.

Check back tomorrow when we will post some of the photos captured from the event.

For more information on how to become a member of RUSI Regina and be a part of our Armistice Dinner in 2027, please visit www.rusiregina.ca💙💚

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Nov 11

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FALLEN COMRADES TABLE

This small simple table, set for one, symbolizes the frailty of life in the face of oppression;

The tablecloth is white... symbolizing the purity of their intentions in responding to the country’s call to arms;

The single rose displayed in a vase, reminds us of all the families and loved ones of our comrades, who kept the faith by remembering their sacrifices, while enduring their own hardships on the home-front;

The red ribbon tied so prominently on the vase, bears witness to their determination and steadfast belief in valour and sacrifice;

The slice of lemon on the bread plate is to remind us of their bitter fate;

The salt upon the bread plate is symbolic of the family tears, as they remember and mourn them;

The glass is inverted...
they cannot toast with us tonight;

The chair is empty ... they cannot be with us;

We will remember them!

All of you who served with them,
or us who now live in freedom because of them, we will remember them! The profession of arms, and our nation depended on them and they gave their lives for us.

#remembranceday2026 #remembranceday🇨🇦 #fallencomradetable

Nov 10

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 10: Flt Sgt. Roy Weldon

For the 10 days leading up to Remembrance Day, brought you a series entitled Beyond The Medal. Today is the final story.

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 Flt Sgt. Roy Weldon.

Thank you for following along.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 10

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 9: Thomas Hargreaves

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 Thomas Hargreaves.

Check back tomorrow for our final story in Beyond The Medal.

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 9

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Who Wears The Uniform? has been remounted until Nov 16 at the George Bothwell Public Library. Takes some time this Remembrance Day week to stop in and take a peek and/or listen to the stories of these great men and women over at www.rusiregina.ca 💙💚

#rusiregina #reginask #reginalibrary #militaryhistory

Nov 9

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 8: Pte. Thomas McGowran

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 Pte. Thomas McGowran.

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

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 7

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 7: Pte. Edger Swain

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 Pte. Edgar Swain.

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

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 7

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BEYOND THE MEDAL Day 6: Gwilym Bertram Griffith

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 Gwilym Bertram Griffith.

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

We will remember them.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #reginask #saskhistory #remembranceday2026

Nov 6

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We were not only excited to be a part of this @heritageregina event, but also it also warmed our hearts - on behalf of the Regina Legion - to see so many come out to this evening celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Museum and collections that have been painstakingly curated at Regina Legion Branch 001 over the last two years.

It is an honour to work with these community partners to keep our history alive, lest we forget.

#rusiregina #reginalegion #heritageregina #royalcanadianlegion #history

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

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