Mr. Arnold R. Garron is a Veteran of the Korean War who served with the Canadian Armed Forces until 1983. Mr. Garron has been a member Royal Canadian Legion Branch 155, for 44 years. In this time, he has held numerous positions including poppy chairman, service officer, honours and awards, first vice-president and president. He also served as zone commander for six years. As a strong advocate of remembrance, Mr. Garron assisted a school in his community to set up a memorial cabinet which houses the military memorabilia of local Veterans, including some of his own items. Mr. Garron attends all Remembrance Day ceremonies in the community, which includes six schools, four churches, the Veterans care facility and a retirement home. Mr. Garron was also chairman of a committee set up to raise funds to purchase a fully accessible van for Veterans in the community to attend and participate in community activities. The committee was able to raise enough for the van and also put a significant amount into a maintenance fund. Mr. Garron continues to be highly active with the Legion, supporting Remembrance Day ceremonies, Earth Day clean up and the Poppy Campaign.