maybe to protect the ones they love and their country
The legion is to support the veterans and their families through financial hardship.
I still remember D-Day because I knew quite a few men who took part in it, mostly through my membership in the Royal Canadian Legion. Unfortunately many of these veterans have since died and I only know one who is still alive,.
Yes. The RCMP represent the law in the western part of Canada.
The 1947 Canadian Penny was minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, Ontario. Today the penny is minted in Winnipeg by the Royal Canadian Mint.
The French foreign Legion is still active and recrutting. Link goes to the English verion of its website.
Today The Canadian Northwest Mounted Police Are Know As The RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police or the Canadian mounties for short. ========================== At first, they were known simply as the Mounted Police. Then they became known as the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP). Later they became the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP), but "Canadian" was not a part of their name until they became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
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The North West Mounted Police (NWMP) is still with us today, just in a different form. In 1904, King Edward VII honoured the NWMP with the Royal prefix, after which they were known as the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP). On February 1, 1920, the Royal North West Mounted Police (RNWMP) was merged with the with the Dominion Police, thereby creating today's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
The British Legion is not the same, for example, as the French Foreign Legion. (La Legion Etrangere) The British Legion is a social club, nationally, for ex services personnel ! The British Empire however is a different Question ! Rockall, Gibraltar, Crown dependancies in Cyprus, Diego Garcia... I think that's about it these days.
It's still worth one dollar in Canada.
None. The Northwest Mounted Police no longer exists. It was later changed to the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and then the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP exists today as Canada's national police force.
Based upon a Roman Legion's organization, it could be between 4800 and 5500. Many today would consider a legion to be roughly 6,000.