Lethbridge, Alberta
Glenn Miller has been actively helping Veterans and commemorating their sacrifices for many years. A Veteran himself, he has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, General Stewart Branch for 19 years, with over a decade as Branch Service Officer. Glenn Miller volunteers with and is a founding member of the Lethbridge Military Museum. He also regularly lectures on Canada’s military history through the Memory Project. Glenn serves as the president of Lethbridge United Services Institute, president of Alberta branch of the Last Post Fund and is an individual member of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada.
Glenn Miller was Branch Service Officer with the Royal Canadian Legion for over a decade. He assisted Veterans with their applications for pensions and benefits, transported Veterans to medical appointments and visited local Veterans. He also helped members and families replace lost medals and apply for memorial ribbons, educated families on Canada’s Books of Remembrance and helped obtain copies of the pages. He also participates in the honour guard at funerals as part of Gabriel Angels, offering comfort and support to families. Glenn remains actively involved in the annual Poppy Campaign working with local media and assists local schools with planning of remembrance programs leading up to Veterans’ Week.
Glenn actively engages youth whenever possible to promote remembrance. He conducts field trips to cenotaphs, teaching students what a cenotaph is, how to properly lay a wreath and about the history of the poppy. He organized the planting of 300 poppies by students for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Glenn was the driving force behind the refurbishment of the Field of Honour and the Immortal Flame in Mountain View Cemetery in Lethbridge, Alberta. In doing so, he recruited two cadets to assist in repainting the memorial gates to the Field of Honour monument, giving them a sense of pride in doing something positive to remember Veterans’ sacrifices.
Glenn works closely with the Indigenous community and has worked to promote and acknowledge their military service. Glenn worked with elders to develop a bilingual Blackfoot and English poster of “In Flanders Fields” which was unveiled on Indigenous Veterans’ Day in 2021.
Glenn played a key role in marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in Southern Alberta. He worked to create a Vimy Ridge display for the city of Lethbridge. He also assisted in the planning and execution of a commemorative ceremony for the community of Waterton Parks. He arranged participation by the Canadian Armed Forces, the United Kingdom, the RCMP and members of the Indigenous community.
Glenn Miller also serves as a volunteer and is one of the founding members of the Lethbridge Military Museum and regularly lectures on Canada’s military history and the contribution of Canadian Veterans as a speaker for the Memory Project.