The Newfoundland and Labrador president of the Royal Canadian Legion says a plan to remove a memorial sign in Springdale for a soldier who died in Afghanistan is "embarassing."

The family of Cpl. Stephen Bouzane was upset when the local Legion sent the family an email, asking that the tribute be removed. It believes the tribute is a traffic hazard … even though the RCMP and the town said they haven't received any complaints.

This sign, in St. Alban's, is one of two erected in the memory of Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2007. (CBC)But Thursday, provincial Legion president Aiden Crewe called the Legion in Springdale. He said the decision by the local office contradicts Legion's mission to honour veterans.

Bouzane's family told CBC News Thusday afternoon that the damage is done and the sign will still be removed on Saturday. They say the legion had a chance to fix the situation.

Bouzane was killed when a roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan in 2007. He was 26.

The Bouzane family donated two large tribute signs to Royal Canadian Legions in Springdale and St. Alban's last year.

"The one in Springdale doesn't mean nothing to me any more," Maureen Bouzane told CBC News at her home in St. Alban's.

Fred Bouzane, Stephen's father, is frustrated.

"His memory has been disrespected in my opinion," he said. "So I'm just taking the sign out of it."

Bouzane said the family will store the sign until a new location can be found.

The Springdale Legion isn't commenting.