The First Poppy of the year was presented to legion member Carl Duff outside the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 92 in Gananoque on October 21. Article content

Legion life m­­ember Carl Duff, recipient of this year’s First Poppy in Gananoque, will be out on November 1 helping collect donations for the Poppy Fund. Photo by LORRAINE PAYETTE / For Postmedia Network Article content

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“(Duff) served with the Canadian army in Germany soon after the end of (the Second World War), so he saw the destruction caused by the Allied war effort,” said Bill Beswetherick, branch 92 historian and life member. “He was one of the first Canadian soldiers to serve in Germany as a part of our NATO commitment. After he left the military, he became a Canadian civil servant.

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