"Vir fortis natus" "Destined Hero" Tribute song for the Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan. The song which was written and recorded by John MacPhee, Paul Schram and Brad Howe was ordered played on armed forces radio in Afghanistan by CDS General Rick Hillier. (For Full Size) Ode to the Canadian Soldiers - Mirage 3These latest deaths are as heart-rending as the first but can't diminish our national resolve to confront the Taliban where it stands and fight on behalf of everyday citizens...Read Full Story
"Vir fortis natus" "Destined Hero" Tribute song for the Canadian Soldiers in Afghanistan. The song which was written and recorded by John MacPhee, Paul Schram and Brad Howe was ordered played on armed forces radio in Afghanistan by CDS General Rick Hillier. (For Full Size) Ode to the Canadian Soldiers - Mirage 3Please give a look. The lyrics pay tribute to the men and women who are "Fighting for freedom and staying the course. Petty Officer Second Class Craig Blake Age: 37 Hometown...Read Full Story
11 April, 2010 09:05:00
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MONTREAL — A Canadian soldier was killed Sunday after stepping on an improvised explosive device during a foot patrol near Kandahar City in Afghanistan, the Canadian Department of National Defense said.The soldier was identified as 26-year-old Private Tyler William Todd, originally from Kitchener, Ontario. He was serving the 1st battalion Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton...Read Full Story
23 March, 2010 10:00:00
Ryan Cormier
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EDMONTON — An Edmonton-based soldier died in an Alberta hospital on Sunday after being wounded in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan earlier this month. Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick, 21, was with members of the Afghan National Army in the Zhari district of southern Afghanistan on March 6 when he was injured by the improvised explosive device. Fitzpatrick, a member of the...Read Full Story
A Canadian soldier was killed Sunday after stepping on an improvised explosive device during a foot patrol near Kandahar City in Afghanistan, the Canadian Department of National Defense said.The soldier was identified as 26-year-old Private Tyler William Todd, originally from Kitchener, Ontario. He was serving the 1st battalion Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton.The explosion occurred near the village of Belanday, in the district of Dand, about eight kilometres (five...Read Full Story
Kelaiah Guiel has nabbed top honours in the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual coloured poster challenge for the second year in a row. Guiel, 12, was told Wednesday her pencil crayon drawing based on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is the national winner in the intermediate category.[...]
v=GX7q6g1nAkg=related , see also a individual listing of all of the 152 Canadian soldiers killed in action: Fallen Canadian Soldiers In Afghanistan http://www.squidoo.com/Canadian-Soldiers?utm_source=google_medium=imgres_campaign=framebuster ).
The federal government's decision to close its Veterans Affairs office by the end of this year will mean poorer service for locals who have served in the military, says a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Legion.
Another Afghan who shot dead Australian troops Capt Bryce Duffy, 26, Cpl Ashley Birt, 22, and Lance-Cpl Luke Gavin, 27, at a base in Northern Kandahar Province last November was killed in the exchange. Insurgent leaders from Oruzgan Province have set up ...
CHICAGO -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper put Canada on the growing list of war-weary nations ready to move on from Afghanistan by announcing Monday that all Canadian soldiers will be out of the troubled country by the end of March 2014. Dollars will begin ...
CHICAGO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday that all Canadian troops will be out of Afghanistan after March 2014. "The end date is firm and final," Harper told reporters. "Canada will not have a military mission in Afghanistan ...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Canada's financial contribution Monday here at the 25th NATO summit, which is focussed exclusively on how to wind down the 11-year-old war. Canada's contribution of $110 million a year from 2015 to 2017 is part of a ...
Our Canadian Troops are our backbone. We need to stand up and be proud as a country as we share the same flag. Whether or not we support the mission, we should support our troops; whether it be through care-packages, the Troop Morale Fund, "Support The Troops" merchandise, organizing a "Red Fridays" event or dropping a note of thanks to their...more
Our Canadian Troops are our backbone. We need to stand up and be proud as a country as we share the same flag. Whether or not we support the mission, we should support our troops; whether it be through care-packages, the Troop Morale Fund, "Support The Troops" merchandise, organizing a "Red Fridays" event or dropping a note of thanks to their message board. Show them we are proud of them of a job well done!