Sasha Erfanian, Centretown News
Britt Braaten, learning specialist at the Canadian War Museum, stands in front of the case holding Teddy, the bear given to Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers by his daughter Aileen before he went off to fight in the First World War. The 100-year-old-bear was found in Roger's pocket when his body was recovered from Passchendaele.A book launch at the Canadian War Museum is set to bring the story of “Teddy” – a much-loved national wartime artifact – to life again.
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