7 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND A MESSAGE FROMTHE CHAIR RON GOEBEL We at Ontario Provincial Command are both happy and proud to introduce you to our Volume #12 book. A book that is dedicated to honour Military Veterans within the Province of Ontario for their service and sacrifice. For the past 12 years, I have been honoured to have served as the Chair of this Veteran’s program in being able to bring to you photographs and short biographies of over 7500 Veterans who have resided within this great Province of ours. Our books of Remembrance are living testaments of the courage, sacrifice and commitment that has been given to our country by the Veterans that we have showcased in our various books of Remembrance. We thank them and all Veterans for their service in order that we may enjoy the freedoms that we so freely enjoy today. During these 12 years, through revenues received from advertisers and generous donations received from donors through telephone solicitation, Ontario Command has received in excess of $2.2 million dollars. Funds that have assisted our Command to support various Veteran transition programs that we continue to support within Ontario Command. This message is somewhat difficult for me to be writing, since this will be the last message that I will be writing for these books. I find that after 12 years, it is time to be passing the torch and I will be stepping down as the Chair. I have much solace in the knowledge that I will be leaving this position in very good hands. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Branches within our Command who have worked diligently in providing Veteran submissions for our books over these past 12 years.Your dedication, support, and cooperation towards the success of this very important program is certainly appreciated. I ask that you continue to keep up the good work. Special thanks to our two Provincial Coordinators Carolyn McCaul and Rae Ann Bauman, our District Coordinators, District Commanders, Zone Commanders, the staff at Ontario Command, our Provincial President, members of our Ladies’ Auxiliary, and all of my fellow Senior Elected Officers of Ontario Command. It is only through everyone’s continued efforts that we have continued to be successful in telling the story about our Veterans, both past and present, in communities across this great Province of ours. I am certain that this important Remembrance program will continue for many years to come and that we will continue to have Veterans and family members of Veterans submit submissions for our books. To all of our Veterans, thank you for your service. To find out more about our program, go to www.on.legion.ca We Will Remember Them!
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