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On May 25 & 26, 2016 the Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation was on site at Lloyd Mall, 5211 44 St to display the 10 memorial prints that the community of Lloydminster commissioned for their fallen heroes. These will be sent to Pioneer Lodge in Lloydminster for permanent display on Remembrance Day 2016 and will be joining 20 already on display.

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 11 unveiled Vermilion Remembrance Portraits of fallen heroes that hailed from the County of Vermilion River on May 27, 2016. The members and executive of Branch No. 11, Branch President Mr. Gary Zayac and Mr. Barry Roth made this a special and successful event for everyone involved. The prints will be joining those already on display so we can forever remember the sacrifice of these local fallen heroes.  

On 23 May 2007, Munro Lake and a cairn were dedicated to Lieutenant Campbell Stuart Munro. Lieutenant Munro joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Italy during the summer of 1943. He served 27 August 1943 to 23 November 1943 when he was seconded to the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters. He was killed in action on 16 December 1943, during the crossing of the Moro River in Italy, in the Battle of Ortona. Lieutenant Munro is buried in the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery in Italy.

This airport was named in honour of Group Captain R.W. McNair. It is one of only three military aerodromes in Canada to be named after an individual; Moose Jaw Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport (47005-015) and Valcartier W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte Heliport (24015-001) being the others.

The 4 Airfield Engineer Squadron building in CFB Cold Lake, AB was dedicated on 12 April 1996 to the memory of Brigadier General George Stanley Galley, CD. A pilot during the Second World War, he was active in post-war RCAF Construction Engineering and the interservice studies aimed at integrating the construction engineering services of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. After assignments in Canada and Europe, including NATO Headquarters, Brigadier General Galley retired in 1976 as Director General Quartering.

Mundare cenotaph erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 39. The branch raised $1250 to renovate the cairn.

An excerpt from “Tales of Tofield” (book) Finally, the small group was forced to resign and return the charter. With $300 in the bank, which was earned in the G. W. V. A. days putting on dances and whist drives, and not wanting to send this money to Calgary, the group decided to build a cenotaph as a memorial to those in Tofield and district who had made the supreme sacrifice for Canada and the British Empire. Cde. Bill Chapman and John Letourneau drew up plans, similar to the Fort Scott Memorial. Cde. George Brace and H. Lovell (members of the town council) succeeded in getting a large donation from the town for this purpose. Deciding on the present location as best suited for the purpose, construction of the memorial took place using field stone collected from the farms in the Tofield district. The cairn was erected by Mr. Frank Hisey of Ross Creek, an old-time stonemason, and Fred Imler of the Gas Company donated pipe for the railing. The Boy Scouts cleaned out the bush in the trees at the back and were later given a lot just north of the legion where they erected the flagpole, making a place of beauty for a memorial Cairn and park, with a 50-foot frontage, which has been very well kept up through the years, and certainly is a credit to Tofield. Sunday, Nov. 12th, 1939, was destined to become the forerunner of many solemn gatherings at the new memorial which was unveiled that day by Major General W.A. Greisbach., who was the original O.C., of the 49th Edmonton Regiment. Approximately five or six hundred citizens assembled to witness the ceremony which started off with a parade of Veterans of the Boer War and World War I, together with 20 members of the Canadian Active Army. The ceremony continued with an address by Gen. Greisbach, after which an Invocation was given by Rev. D.K. Allan. A massed choir under the direction of L.A. Broughton, high school principal, led the singing, and wreathes were laid on behalf of the local community and Edmonton Branch of the Canadian Legion. No doubt that day made a deep impression on the hearts and minds of all present. During the war years that followed, the traditional duties were still kept alive by the fallen comrades in the mind of the community by ordering poppies which were sold by the faithful 1. 0. D. E. ladies. They kept up the parade and services at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day.

The Tofield War Memorial was unveiled on November 11, 1939 and rededicated November 11, 1949, in memory of the men and women of the community who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars and Korean War. This 15 foot field stone cairn was built under the influence of Colonel Cormack.

The war memorial was constructed in 1923. The mural was constructed in 1989 and repainted in 1997. Constructed in memory of the fallen in the two World Wars, Korea and Peace Keeping. In 1997, a mural was painted on the stucco wall of the Legion building. This mural shows a landing which could be anywhere: Anzio, Salerno, D.Day. These men are painted as "shades." So one can actually see through them to the sea beyond. There has been a storm, too, and the sky still shows an angry sunset against the horizon. So these painted soldiers represent the lads who never made it ashore. An old veteran and his wife after seeing this mural recently could only stand there and weep. Then he said, "This is it! There they are! My friends fell on one side of me and on the other side. We were in the first wave ashore with the Canadians, and somehow I never got a scratch!" There is also another memorial built in the village square. And there people gather, of course, on November 11th - those who are left. The legion manages to mount a parade every year, which is much appreciated by the villagers.

This monument is the newer of the two in the Town of Bonnyville. It was constructed by Jesse Lake on the Legion Hall site. Both of the town's monuments are looked after by the Town of Bonnyville.