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Afghanistan casualty list raises serious credibility issues for Government treatment of Vets. On January 12 th the Canadian News Service released the casualty statistics for Afghanistan for the year of 2010. During this period of time, 331 Canadians sustained
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August 4, 2010 For Immediate Release Chilliwack , BC –National Peacekeepers’ Day, on August 9, will be commemorated at Chilliwack City Hall with the raising of the Peacekeepers’ UN Flag. The day honours and remembers all Canadian Peacekeepers
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Changes to overseas recognition: Bars to be awarded for multiple rotations by Major Laurie Kannegiesser Canadian Forces personnel who have served multiple tours in Southwest Asia will soon be sporting rotation bars on their medals, one of several changes
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Red Fridays Foundation of Canada Is an organization to promote support for our men and women who serve our country. Our Canadian military has made many sacrifices in the name of peace, not only for Canada but for many other countries around the world.
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Update from Kandahar , It's been 3.5 months now in theatre and it has been a series of many "firsts." It is the first time I've seen the Taliban, shot at him, been ambushed twice at close quarters and nearly blown up by him and seen
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When I was seven years old my Dad went to Egypt with the UN Peacekeeping force after the Six Day War. As a young child I did not totally understand what my Dad was doing exactly but knew that he was far away and Christmas that year was a very different
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The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a
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Bury Me With Soldiers I've played a lot of roles in life; I've met a lot of men I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again. And though I'm young, I'm old enough To know someday I'll die. And to think
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Good evening, This has been a long day for me - having to be up at 4:30am for live tv coverage until 8:45am on Global. This was time well spent, but the beginning hour is something that is very foreign to me in the last few years! The container truck
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Korea Vet News - Independent Internet Publication - August 26, 2007 Dedicated to the sacrifice and indomitable spirit of Korean War Veterans Je Me Souviens Captain Brandy McKenna describes receiving fallen soldier at aid station in Kandahar and later
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25th of August, 2007 From the "message centre" Here's a few words from the National Post written by David Pugliese, dated 23rd of August, 2007: "In the past, military officials have said the Canadian Forces is exceeding its targets
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The following list of accomplishments has been provided directly from theatre and has been used by MGen Grant and LCol Walker (2RCR CO) when conducting interviews. It puts some quantative/measurable accomplishments that have been achieved in the past
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Subject: Update in Afghanistan Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:39:39 +0000 Hello Everyone: I thought that I would send another update for you everyone. So here it is Over the past month and a bit, I was deployed with my troop to an area in the Northern area
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CANADA DAY PARADE IN SIDNEY By Billy Willbond We out here in B.C. we all want to boast About our Sidney Parade and our Canada Day’s host Sgt Paddy Tower showed raw guts and power And we are proud to have him as our man of the hour! In Pashmul Afghanistan,
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Every Canadian fatality in Afghanistan has an addendum, a pro forma epitaph: "We mourn the loss ...'' "The deaths of these brave men will not be in vain .'' "They died doing what they believed in ...'' All of which
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