bigugli Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Military medals are also worn on the right breast when earned by father/granfather/uncle. In the earlier days of the legion it was easy to differentiate those members from an associate member. For instance, I could wear the gongs earned by my forbears on my right breast as a way of recognizing thier service and legacy. Personally, I would not do so. That would be a betrayal of my uncle Bob. He had a chest full of gongs from the Great War. Never wore them, paraded or mustered at the Legion. He did not want the reminders. A lot of veterans still do not want the bloody reminders of combat, peacekeeping, or general service. They will not join the Legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkat Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 My father was in the merchant navy ww2 when they came to Canada he wasn't allowed to join the legion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsman Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Military medals are also worn on the right breast when earned by father/granfather/uncle.Not in Canada. It is actually illegal to wear medals that have not been awarded to you personally. It is a C.C.C. (Article 419) offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Not in Canada. It is actually illegal to wear medals that have not been awarded to you personally. It is a C.C.C. (Article 419) offense. Thanks for the clarification Woodsman, I also thought medals of relatives could be worn on the right. Always a good day when we learn something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsman Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 It is a common practice in some other countries. Just not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel fu Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Great knowledge learned here...thanks for that Woodsman, never knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePa Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm a Korean vet - belonged to a legion for many years - was a nice place to meet older guys - have a few beers and get into a poker game - well gambling was illegal and someone must have threatened calling the law - so the poker games went down - then they started letting non-service members in who were mostly young punks - then the rock music started playing - then the final draw - we older guys wanted the football game on the TV - the punks wanted ice skating - well there was a vote - they won because there was more younger guys in the place at the time - I left and never went back - now I have a beer at home and watch the football game on TV - most of the old timers either die off or stay home - so much for the legion - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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