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Lookout Newspaper, Issue 39, November 18, 2024

Volume 69, Issue 39, November 18, 2024

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Minister of Veterans Affairs Canada and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor, left, and memory Anchor co-founder Ryan Mullens use the company’s interactive app during D-Day 80 services at the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy, France. Photo: Veterans Affairs Canada

Memory Anchor app collecting stories of those who served

Officer Cadet Laura Lascelle  —  As much as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has embraced its future during this year’s centennial celebrations, using an augmented reality application, digital exhibitions, virtual reality cockpit experiences and flight simulators to showcase the organization’s rich history; so, too, has the remembrance of our fallen soldiers benefitted from advancing […]

Prince Harry speaks during an Invictus Games Symposium on Invisible Wounds, seeking to destigmatize the victims of post traumatic stress and other injuries. Photo: DoD News photo by EJ Hersom – Wikimedia Commons

Invictus excitement builds in B.C.

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer  —  In less than a year, Vancouver and Whistler will welcome ill and injured military athletes worldwide for the Invictus Games 2025. To celebrate the upcoming games and help boost awareness of its mission, a group of 60 military athletes, competitors, coaches, and managers from 19 nations worldwide gathered in mid-February […]