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"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." ― Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Many of us stared down discrimination to wear the uniform.
They were shunned.
They were threatened.
They were attacked.
They persevered.
They are Us.
#MLKDay
#MLK
Many of us stared down discrimination to wear the uniform.
They were shunned.
They were threatened.
They were attacked.
They persevered.
They are Us.
#MLKDay
#MLK
In 1916, he enlisted in the 106th Battalion, Nova Scotia Rifles. He was 58.
At Vimy Ridge, he forced the surrender of an enemy machine gun position.
Recommended for a medal of valour.
He died in 1950.
His family received the medal in 2010.
Private Jeremiah Jones is Us.
At Vimy Ridge, he forced the surrender of an enemy machine gun position.
Recommended for a medal of valour.
He died in 1950.
His family received the medal in 2010.
Private Jeremiah Jones is Us.
They were rejected by recruiters during World War I.
They fought to fight for a country that thought they were less than equal.
They prevailed.
They were called Canada's best kept military secret.
The Black Battalion is Us.
#MLKDay2020
They fought to fight for a country that thought they were less than equal.
They prevailed.
They were called Canada's best kept military secret.
The Black Battalion is Us.
#MLKDay2020
Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
He settled in Alberta.
When the war came, he joined No. 2 Construction Battalion.
England. France.
Then back to farming in the Prairies.
Private Columbus Bowen is Us.
#MLKDay
He settled in Alberta.
When the war came, he joined No. 2 Construction Battalion.
England. France.
Then back to farming in the Prairies.
Private Columbus Bowen is Us.
#MLKDay
He was the wind that blows off.
He was the wind.
A silent force lurking in No Man's Land.
Respected. Revered. Decorated.
When he returned home, he stared down discrimination and inequality. He fought for his people.
Binaaswi is Us.
Sergeant-Major Francis Pegahmagabow is Us.
He was the wind.
A silent force lurking in No Man's Land.
Respected. Revered. Decorated.
When he returned home, he stared down discrimination and inequality. He fought for his people.
Binaaswi is Us.
Sergeant-Major Francis Pegahmagabow is Us.
He survived residential school.
He was a shape-shifting phantom to the Nazis.
A mentor in Korea. A fearless leader.
At home, he fought injustice for his people.
He carried Brokenhead Ojibway Nation with him everywhere.
Sergeant Tommy Prince is Us.
He was a shape-shifting phantom to the Nazis.
A mentor in Korea. A fearless leader.
At home, he fought injustice for his people.
He carried Brokenhead Ojibway Nation with him everywhere.
Sergeant Tommy Prince is Us.
She blazed a trail for women in flight.
She flew 47 different planes and 600 hours during WWII.
"She would rather fly than eat, drink or be married."
First Officer Violet Milstead is Us.
She flew 47 different planes and 600 hours during WWII.
"She would rather fly than eat, drink or be married."
First Officer Violet Milstead is Us.
After emigrating from Japan, he enlisted and fought at Vimy Ridge. He earned the Military Medal at Hill 70.
He helped Japanese-Canadian veterans earn the vote.
He was imprisoned and treated as an enemy during WWII.
He stood tall for his people.
Sergeant Masumi Mitsui is Us.
He helped Japanese-Canadian veterans earn the vote.
He was imprisoned and treated as an enemy during WWII.
He stood tall for his people.
Sergeant Masumi Mitsui is Us.
They were of colour.
They were from elsewhere.
They were here before anyone arrived.
They weren’t men.
Through the years, all of them kept pushing.
Prejudice. Discrimination. Intolerance.
They stood up, stood tall.
Luckily, they remain.
They are Us.
#MLKDay #MLK
They were from elsewhere.
They were here before anyone arrived.
They weren’t men.
Through the years, all of them kept pushing.
Prejudice. Discrimination. Intolerance.
They stood up, stood tall.
Luckily, they remain.
They are Us.
#MLKDay
#MLK
