Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 147 In addition, we have Kevin’s granite memorial plaque that was mounted on the cenotaph at Kandahar Air Base. When that cenotaph, containing plaques of all those killed in action in Afghanistan, was brought home to Canada, it was set up as a temporary memorial in Ottawa. It was then toured around the country and afterward (as I understand) the plaques were given to the families. The Megeney’s have given our Legion Kevin’s plaque and it is presently installed on the Legion’s cenotaph. Elmsdale Legion Soldier Editor’s note: Kevin Megenney’s full bio and photo can be found in volume 5, page 149, of our Veteran Service Recognition Book series. Visit our Command website at www.ns.legion.ca for more information. Cpl Kevin Megeney was killed in action in Afghanistan on 06 March 2007. His uncle Bob lived in Lantz at the time of Kevin’s death and wanted to do something to commemorate his nephew. He had a soldier statue made from a tree that had been damaged during a storm. The statue remained there until health required Bob to move to the city. The statue was offered to our Legion, Elmsdale Br. 48, and we graciously accepted. The statue stood sentry for a number of years until deterioration from the elements set in. This past spring 2022 we received an offer from a local artisan to create and donate a new soldier in memory of his grandfather who was a 32-year naval veteran. We had the blessing of the Megeney family and they supported this change. The new soldier is now moved into place and the old soldier has been retired to the Legion.
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