Mr. Murray is a Canadian Armed Forces Veteran. In the late 1980s, he joined the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping. After the 2001 ceremony where the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal was presented to more than 100 peacekeeping Veterans in Charlottetown, Mr. Murray established the Prince Edward Island chapter of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping. Mr. Murray approached the Government of Prince Edward Island to have it proclaim August 9 as Peacekeepers’ Day and, in 2005, it was proclaimed in perpetuity. On top of this work, Mr. Murray also designed a small, shield-shaped sign to be placed on Prince Edward Island’s Veterans Memorial Highway. Approximately 400 of these signs displaying the poppy have now been installed on the highway as a result of Mr. Murray’s efforts. Mr. Murray has also written two books, the first documents the post-Second World War history of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, and the second the history of 32 (Moncton) Service Battalion.