September/October 2011 Issue

Researching War Veterans: 6 Steps To Discovery
Library and Archives Canada has many resources you can use to discover more about one of your ancestors and his or her military career. Historian Glenn Wright offers six useful steps to research those who served in the First World War.

Assignment Afghanistan: The Impossible War
The combat mission is over and our troops are returning home from Afghanistan. Staff Writer Adam Day gives a reporter’s view from the ground of Canada’s efforts to bring peace and security to a troubled land.

Letters From Private Bill
Legion Magazine introduces a new blog with the letters of Private Bill Cameron, a Nova Scotia lad who served and fought with the Essex Scottish in the Second World War. Follow his letters as they are released on our website at www.legionmagazine.com/blog.

ALSO INSIDE LEGION MAGAZINE

• The Chinese Labour Corps: Most Canadians never knew about the thousands of Chinese labourers who were secretly transported across Canada before sailing to support the troops in Europe.
• Fallen In Afghanistan: Legion magazine offers a six-page pull-out tribute to the 158 war dead.