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Drastic Legion membership drop tests leadership choice
At the 37th biennial convention in Winnipeg, the Royal Canadian Legion elected Charles Murphy of Port Moody as Dominion President, the first peacetime soldier to lead the 514,000-member group amid an 80,000-member decline since 1989. The ceremony featured veterans from World War II and Korea, including Smokey Smith, Victoria Cross recipient.
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Royal Canadian Legion
Dominion
Charles ‘Chuck’ Murphy
Port Moody
B.C
Legion
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mr. Murphy
Joe Kobolak
Welland
Ont
Europe
Murphy
Lord Strathcona’s Horse
NATO
West Germany
Canada
RCMP
Tessier Confesta
RCNP
Phillip Murray
Ottawa