HALIFAX — A Halifax woman is asking Canada Post to consider honouring a veteran of the first and second world wars who entertained Canadian troops as a female impersonator. Mieke van Vulpen says a stamp to commemorate Ross Hamilton would give the veteran, who died in 1965, the national recognition he deserves. Van Vulpen says the recognition would also help right the wrong that was done when Hamilton was discharged during the Second World War after the military discovered he was gay. According to Veterans Affairs Canada, Hamilton, who was from Pugwash, N.S., enlisted in 1916 and served as an ambulance driver. However, the talented singer became best known as Marjorie, a female character he
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