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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Legion Magazine</title> <link>https://legionmagazine.com/en</link> <description /> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 15:30:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LegionMagazine" /><feedburner:info uri="legionmagazine" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><item> <title>The new world of UN peacekeeping</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/b2RPnjB0c34/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-new-world-of-un-peacekeeping/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 15:30:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[David J. Bercuson]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Eye On Defence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31559</guid> <description>In late February, the Washington Post published an extensive story on “peacekeeper babies” in the Central African Republic. These are the children of sexual assaults perpetrated on local women by troops serving with the United Nations. These assaults are being investigated by the UN, which has uncovered other cases of malfeasance in other UN missions.... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-new-world-of-un-peacekeeping/">The new world of UN peacekeeping</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/b2RPnjB0c34" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-new-world-of-un-peacekeeping/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-new-world-of-un-peacekeeping/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Game of Thrones star pays tribute to Invictus athletes</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/gMuwLD9OfJw/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/game-of-thrones-star-pays-tribute-to-invictus-athletes/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 18:09:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Day]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Front Lines]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31932</guid> <description>As all eyes turn toward the 2017 Invictus Games, which will be held in Toronto with The Royal Canadian Legion as one of the sponsors, the results and stories from the 2016 games are pouring in. Game of Thrones star Charles Dance, who played Tywin Lannister on the show, was involved in an effort by... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/game-of-thrones-star-pays-tribute-to-invictus-athletes/">Game of Thrones star pays tribute to Invictus athletes</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/gMuwLD9OfJw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/game-of-thrones-star-pays-tribute-to-invictus-athletes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/game-of-thrones-star-pays-tribute-to-invictus-athletes/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>The tell-tale brain</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/ouADRz7AYY4/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-tell-tale-brain/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 14:44:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Adams]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31942</guid> <description>Scanners that show how the brain’s chemistry changes from moment to moment—and from thought to thought—promise new views into the inner workings of the traumatized mind &#160; Retired Master Corporal Don Leonardo of Airdrie, Alta., a third-generation soldier, has battled PTSD since serving with the United Nations protection force in Yugoslavia in 1994, a mission not so... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-tell-tale-brain/">The tell-tale brain</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/ouADRz7AYY4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-tell-tale-brain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-tell-tale-brain/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>How Canadian special ops are linked to a Second World War debacle</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/LRyeSUegrdY/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/how-canadian-special-ops-are-linked-to-a-second-world-war-debacle/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 17:59:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Day]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Front Lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Devil’s Brigade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FSSF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31845</guid> <description>&#160; It was the only time North American soil was occupied by the enemy during the Second World War, and something had to be done. The place in question is Kiska, a desolate, eight-kilometre-wide piece of rock that sits on the border between the North Pacific and the Bering Sea, a part of Alaska’s Aleutian... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/how-canadian-special-ops-are-linked-to-a-second-world-war-debacle/">How Canadian special ops are linked to a Second World War debacle</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/LRyeSUegrdY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/how-canadian-special-ops-are-linked-to-a-second-world-war-debacle/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/how-canadian-special-ops-are-linked-to-a-second-world-war-debacle/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Military service and the long term</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/rbJUleHQQGI/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/military-service-and-the-long-term/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 15:19:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Adams]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31556</guid> <description>A decade ago, Veterans Affairs Canada’s Gerontological Advisory Council brought to public attention something serving military and veterans have always known: military service has long-term effects on health, and we’re not just talking about war wounds. At the time, the council was concerned that there be adequate services to support veterans of the world wars... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/military-service-and-the-long-term/">Military service and the long term</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/rbJUleHQQGI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/military-service-and-the-long-term/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/military-service-and-the-long-term/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>The warrior minister</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/m9DLb29rWlk/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-warrior-minister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Day]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Defence Today]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Defence Minister]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harjit S. Sajjan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISIS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31827</guid> <description>Harjit Sajjan on the difference between the Taliban and Islamic State, why Russia is not behaving like a democratic nation, what we may have done wrong in Afghanistan, and a candid answer concerning his least-favourite thing about being a politician &#160; Canada’s war against the Islamic State has switched into a higher gear. Hundreds of our special... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-warrior-minister/">The warrior minister</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/m9DLb29rWlk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-warrior-minister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/the-warrior-minister/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>ISIS and the least effective attack of all time</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/KAKF9cdd95A/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/isis-and-the-least-effective-attack-of-all-time/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2016 19:47:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Day]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Front Lines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IMPACT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ISIS]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31771</guid> <description>It&#8217;s easy to think ISIS might possibly know what they’re doing; I mean, it&#8217;s not like they don&#8217;t have significant battlefield victories to their credit. However, and on the other hand, it&#8217;s clear that the majority of ISIS fighters are recruits given rudimentary military training and then sent into a combat; and anyone who&#8217;s ever... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/isis-and-the-least-effective-attack-of-all-time/">ISIS and the least effective attack of all time</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/KAKF9cdd95A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/isis-and-the-least-effective-attack-of-all-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/isis-and-the-least-effective-attack-of-all-time/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>A monument for the missing</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/0i2Rq6GQ6EM/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/a-monument-for-the-missing/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Duprau]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Remembrance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Belgium]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada and WWI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[First World War]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Menin Gate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WWI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ypres]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31676</guid> <description>The Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium— a memorial to 54,395 Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave—is the setting for a daily ritual of remembrance &#160; It is 5:00 a.m. and the streets of Ypres, Belgium, are dark and quiet. I’m out early today, on my way to the Menin Gate. I want to experience the... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/a-monument-for-the-missing/">A monument for the missing</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/0i2Rq6GQ6EM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/a-monument-for-the-missing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/a-monument-for-the-missing/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Our back pages: 1946-1960</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~3/uHVqaZyP2wE/</link> <comments>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/our-back-pages/#respond</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 13:16:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Legion Magazine]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Remembrance]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://legionmagazine.com/en/?p=31508</guid> <description>Resettlement and a larger magazine Third in a six-part series looking back at 90 years of The Legionary and Legion Magazine After the Second World War, The Legionary became an important vehicle for communicating news of benefits available to returning veterans. Still, the Legion had problems putting forth its positions and increasing membership since not all Legionnaires... The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/our-back-pages/">Our back pages: 1946-1960</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/uHVqaZyP2wE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/our-back-pages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/our-back-pages/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item> <title>Is it combat or not? It doesn’t matter. 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It’s war.</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://legionmagazine.com/en">Legion Magazine</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LegionMagazine/~4/ezJXnXX2Olg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/is-it-combat-or-not-it-doesnt-matter-its-war/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <feedburner:origLink>https://legionmagazine.com/en/2016/05/is-it-combat-or-not-it-doesnt-matter-its-war/</feedburner:origLink></item> </channel> </rss>