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Article: The Memory Project connect veterans with youth.(THE OLD GUARD: Veterans' news & views)
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- Esprit de Corps
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- November 1, 2005
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As we approach Remembrance Week during this very special Year of the Veteran, we must recognize the importance of what our youth know about Canada's military history and what we are doing as a country to make sure future generations never forget.
Since 2001, The Dominion Institute's Memory Project has been successfully connecting youth with veterans. The program began as a Speakers' Bureau for Ontario area veterans of World War II and has now grown into a national, bi-lingual program that consists of more than 1,400 veterans who visit 100,000 youth each year.
Each year, The Dominion Institute prepares hundreds of veterans across the country to present ...