September 11, 2001
Proud Canadian Soldier- by student in 2007 when we lost way to many canadian sons - their story and their son
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Canadian Armed Forces – Canadian Anthem – OH Canada
Canadian Forces-Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force and Militia and Reserves and Rangers of yesterday and today
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AND.. FROM MR. CANADA HOCKEY
Wounded Warriors Fund Canada
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Canada’s Military- PURE CANADA LOVE
Standing Strong & True (For Tomorrow) Official Music Video (HD)
"Standing Strong and True (For Tomorrow)," is an all-star Canadian country single dedicated to fallen Canadian soldiers and their families.
for more info:
www.wesaluteoutheroes.ca
Music video Produced by Fahrenheit Films. Director/Editor: Antonio Hrynchuk. Cinematographer: Ray Dumas. Producers: Hrynchuk / Susan Busse.
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CARTOON
GOD IS LAUGHING- Westboro Baptist hate on r troops- especially those KIA- they r the Jane Fonda and John Kerry of our Vietnam- Burn Baby Burn
CARTOON
They r before the devil with their signs: God hates fags and troops! You’re going to hell! Thank God 4 dead soldiers! and the devils laughs and says: "AS IT TURNS OUT, GOD ACTUALLY HATES SMALL MINDED BIGOTED, BLIND FANATICS….
GOD ROARS WITH LAUGHTER-so do we -Westboro Baptist Church neighbour paints house in gay pride-God bless our troops – and all the families who mourn those waiting on us
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We Wear Red (for our soldiers)
We wear red each and every Friday to show support for our Canadian soldiers.
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NATO TROOPS- HONOUR- ALL COUNTRIES
Pls. hug r vets, all serving r flags, troops, wounded, homeless and hurting- from.. home and away-yelling real, real, loud or signing- HELL YA…u all make us soooo proud…. thank u, thank u, thank u
2 families of Nato Nations from Nato troops- Do We Make U Proud:
Tribute to all the NATO and ISAF soldiers in Afghanistan
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ONE BILLION RISING- breaking the chains- ensuring women and children have equal rights 2 men in 2013 even in hard parts of the world- equality means no wars and education each and every child- Malalas and Nedas will be equal and will go 2 school- EDUCATION IS THE BEST POWER ON THE PLANET….
Canadian women in the services
Women, Peace and Security – Prevention
Women have a significant role to play in NATO to help resolve and prevent conflicts.
War and conflict often affects women and children more than men.
Recognizing the important role women play in building peace, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000.
The Resolution called for an end to the historic inequality of male and female participation in resolving conflicts.
This short film examines how NATO is working to protect women and children in its areas of operations, and to increase the participation of women at every level to prevent future conflicts.
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Dieppe Bell Commercial – thank u
An old Bell commercial about a kid who calls his grandfather to thank him for everything he did in WW2. For a commercial, it is pretty moving
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NORTHERN WARRIOR: Canadian Ranger Corporal Donald Anguyoak
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the death of Canadian Ranger Corporal Donald Anguyoak
February 19, 2013
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement after learning of the death of Canadian Ranger Corporal Donald Anguyoak during a training exercise near Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
"On behalf of all Canadians, Laureen and I offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Corporal Donald Anguyoak, who lost his life in a snowmobile accident during Exercise Polar Passage, part of the Canadian Ranger Ocean Watch program monitoring snow and ice conditions along the Northwest Passage.
"This is a stark reminder of the very real dangers that the Canadian Rangers and other members of the Canadian Armed Forces face regularly while promoting national security and exercising sovereignty in our harsh northern territories.
"Corporal Anguyoak’s sacrifice in the name of defending his country will be honoured and remembered."
The Canadian Rangers, who are part of the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve, provide patrols and detachments for national security and public safety missions in sparsely settled northern, coastal and isolated areas of Canada.
Amazing Grace (Inuit)
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Waging Peace: Canada in Afghanistan FULL DOCUMENTARY
Published on Dec 29, 2012
Canada's Only Independently funded and filmed documentary on our mission in Afghanistan. http://www.wagingpeacefilm.com
Follows Canadian Richard Fitoussi on a personal quest into the fiercest parts of Afghanistan's war-torn southern frontier to learn why Canadian soldiers are dying in a mission that has sparked more controversy than any other military intervention in Canadian history.
Embedded with the Canadian military alongside established war correspondents. Fitoussi sees for himself what is at stake for the Afghan people and the Canadians who serve in our name.
As his journey unfolds, Fitoussi is faced with the realites of modern day peacekeeping, and tries to distinguish between the reality on the ground and the rhetoric of the U.S. led "war on terror". In the end he witnesses the ultimate sacrifice of young Canadians in a journey that nearly costs him his life.
COMMENT:
I agree, I believe that Canadians are indeed the better basic soldiers and are more resourceful than our soldiers. I just meant that the USA's military has more resources and a larger budget to allow for more types of training.
Generally though, when comparing Canadian and American soldiers, the Canadian soldiers tend to operate better than ours.
Also, there is a large amount of military cooperation between the? US and Canada too, so we're designed to be interoperable with each other anyways. :)
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GITTIN R DONE- the good stuff Afghanistan- freedom in the hard part of the world- girls n boys r important all over the world
The Canadian Armed Forces military engagement in Afghanistan
More than 39 000 Canadian Armed Forces members have served in an Afghanistan theatre of operations or in support of the Afghanistan mission from other locations around the world. The Canadian Armed Forces:
•searched for terrorists in Afghanistan’s mountains and caves alongside U.S. forces (2002);
•increased security around Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul while ensuring the safety of its residents (2003-2005);
•formed part of a Canadian "whole of government" team that supported development and governance projects in the southern province of Kandahar, to improve the life of Afghans (2005-2011);
•trained and mentored the Afghan National Security Forces (2005-2014);
•lived among the Afghan people to provide security so that development work could begin (2006-2008); and
•were recognized by NATO for their leadership role at the Kandahar Airfield Medical unit in establishing, supporting, and commanding the NATO Multinational Role 3 Medical Unit, the first ever NATO multinational field hospital in combat operations (2006-2011).
Canada’s whole-of-government mission in Afghanistan
The security provided by the Canadian Armed Forces greatly facilitated the work of other departments and agencies, including the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada; Public Safety; the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Canadian civilian police departments; Correctional Services Canada; and the Canada Border Services Agency. In partnership with the Afghan Government, the Afghan people, and other nations, Canada helped:
•create better trained, better educated and more professional Afghan national security forces;
•improve access to education – school attendance is up nearly eight-fold since 2001, with a nearly 40% increase in attendance by Afghan girls;
•improve healthcare – maternal mortality has decreased by about two-thirds over the last ten years;
•strengthen the rule of law and human rights for Afghans, including for women and children;
•improve infrastructure, roads and irrigation systems; and
•provide skills development and job creation, contributing to improved economic growth.
http://www.cjoc-coic.forces.gc.ca/exp/vigil-veille-eng.asp
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2013 CANADA- AFGHANISTAN- Travelling memorial honours the fallen
http://nova0000scotia.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/2013-canada-afghanistan-travelling-memorial-honours-the-fallen-honour-dignity-respect-and-most-of-all-thanks-and-prayers/
2013 CANADA- AFGHANISTAN- Travelling memorial honours the fallen… honour, dignity, respect and most of all thanks and prayers
The Memorial Vigil
http://nova0000scotia.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/2013-canada-afghanistan-travelling-memorial-honours-the-fallen-honour-dignity-respect-and-most-of-all-thanks-and-prayers/
The Memorial Vigil
One of the ways the DND/CAF are commemorating the service of Canadian personnel is through an Afghanistan Memorial Vigil. The Memorial Vigil contains 190 plaques representing 201 fallen: 158 CAF members, one Canadian diplomat, one Canadian civilian contractor, one Canadian journalist and 40 United States Armed Forces members who were under Canadian command.
As of 9 July, the Vigil is open to the public in the Hall of Honour on Parliament Hill. It will remain there throughout the summer until, at a later date, it will travel across Canada to a variety of cities and Canadian Forces Bases to ensure all families of our fallen and Canadians have the opportunity to view it.
With approximately 900 CAF members currently deployed in Afghanistan as part of Operation ATTENTION, important contributions continue to be made. The Vigil commemorates the hard work, dedication and sacrifice of CAF members during Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, and recognizes the support of military families, friends, and all Canadians.
By the end of Canada’s current training mission in Afghanistan in March 2014, the CAF will have been in Afghanistan about the same length of time as the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War combined. Once the last CAF troops have come home, the Government of Canada, including the DND/CAF, will take additional steps to recognize and commemorate all of the work and sacrifices Canadians have made in Afghanistan.
http://nova0000scotia.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/2013-canada-afghanistan-travelling-memorial-honours-the-fallen-honour-dignity-respect-and-most-of-all-thanks-and-prayers/
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Canadian Forces – Angels- 2013
Canadian Forces Tribute, God bless our troops!
Song – Morandi – Angels
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Canadian Forces Tribute / Hommage Forces Canadienne -2013
Published on Feb 6, 2013
–Réalisation de la vidéo par nbaravens. En partenariat avec MrRIDERDU45
(http://www.youtube.com/user/mrriderdu… )
Thank you to Jasmine McGuinn have accepted that I use his music, visit his channel she is talented !
Merci a Jasmine McGuinn d’avoir acceptée que j’utilise sa musique , aller visiter sa chaine , elle es talentueuse !
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Afghanistan War – ISAF Tribute , Amazing Photos ^(H)^(D) [NEW] 2013
Published on Jan 17, 2013
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A little tribute to ISAF FORCES
in this video you can see photos from AFG with
GERMANY, CANADA, ITALY, BRITISH & USA forces.
Music: Two Steps from Hell – Master of Shadows
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My first video ever!!! Please no harsh or rude comments, this video is about respecting the Royal Canadian Forces, not criticizing them. Song: Never Let Go-Bryan Adams. I own no rights to this song or these pictures!!
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NATO in Afghanistan -2013
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Canadian Forces Tribute – Wait For Me (Theory Of A Deadman)
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The Trews – Highway of Heroes
"Highway of Heroes", was co-written and co-produced by The Trews and Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) and was inspired by the 2006 death of Captain Nichola Goddard from The Trews’ hometown of Antigonish, NS. Canada’s Highway of Heroes, is the section of the MacDonald-Cartier freeway named to honour those who have sacrificed all in service of country.
You can purchase "Highway of Heroes" world-wide exclusively via iTunes.
http://bit.ly/dbVi6d
ALSO
Remembering Canada’s son’s and daughters…. and all those beautiful Canadian children we have lost….. and to our 6,000 wounded…. we got your backs…. of that you can be sure…. no political games on this one… we will ensure it gets fixed… and fast….. God bles you all.- and all our Nato Coalition Sons and Daughters from 47 countries…. we are still here…. each and every day..
158 Canadian soldiers, two aid workers, one journalist and one diplomat have been killed since the Canadian military deployed to Afghanistan in early 2002.
CANADA: Timeline: Death toll in Afghanistan 2013
Master Corporal Byron Garth Greff Age: 28
Deceased: October 29, 2011
Unit: 3rd Battalion Princess Patricias’s Canadian Light Infantry
Hometown: Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Incident: Improvised explosive device, Kabul, Afghanistan
Deceased: June Francis Roy
Deceased: May 27, 2011: Bombardier Karl Manning; Hometown: 5th Régiment d’artillerie légère du Canada of the 1er Royal 22e Régiment Battle GroupIncident: Non combat related
Deceased: March 28, 2011: Corporal Yannick Scherrer : 24 of Montreal, Quebec: 1st Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, based in CFB Valcartier in Quebec: Yannick’s First tour,Nakhonay, southwest of Kandahar City
Deceased: December 18, 2010: Corporal Steve Martin -Age: 24-Hometown: St-Cyrille-de-Wendover (Québec)-Unit: 3e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment-Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Deceased February 10, 2010- at home but still on active duty to Afghanistan- Captain Francis (Frank) Cecil Paul to the official list of Canadian Forces (CF) casualties sustained in support of the mission in Afghanistan. Capt Paul died in Canada last February while on leave from Kandahar.
Deceased: August 30, 2010 Corporal Brian Pinksen, Age: 21, Hometown: Corner Brook , Newfoundland and Labrador ,Unit: 2nd Battalion , Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Deceased: July 20, 2010 Sapper Brian Collier Age: 24 Hometown: Bradford, Ontariom Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan
Deceased: June 26, 2010 Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht Age: 34 Hometown:Wallaceburg, Ontario.Unit: 1 Canadian Field Hospital Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan
Deceased: June 26, 2010 Private Andrew Miller Age: 21 Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario Unit: 2 Field Ambulance Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Deceased: June 21, 2010 Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil Age: 29 Hometown: Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Unit: 2 Combat Engineer Regiment Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Deceased: June 6, 2010 Sergeant Martin Goudreault Age: 35 Hometown: Sudbury, Ontario Unit: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwa’i District, Afghanistan.
Deceased: May 24, 2010Trooper Larry Rudd Age: 26 Hometown: Brantford, Ontario Unit: Royal Canadian Dragoons Incident: Improvised explosive device, southwest of Kandahar City, Afghanistan.
Deceased: May 18, 2010Colonel Geoff Parker Age: 42 Hometown: Oakville, Ont.Unit: Land Forces Central Area Headquarters Incident: Suicide bomber, Kabul, Afghanistan
May 13 Pte. Kevin Thomas McKay, 24, was killed by a homemade landmine while on a night patrol near the village of Nakhoney, 15 southwest of Kandahar City.
May 3 Petty Officer Second Class Douglas Craig Blake, 37, was on foot with other soldiers around 4:30 p.m. Monday near the Sperwan Ghar base in Panjwaii district when an improvised explosive device detonated.
Apr 11 Private Tyler William Todd, 26, originally from Kitchener, Ont., was killed when he stepped on an improvised explosive device while taking part in a foot patrol in the district of Dand, about eight kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
Mar 20 Corporal Darren James Fitzpatrick, a 21-year-old infantryman from Prince George, B.C., succumbed to wounds received from a roadside bomb that detonated during a joint Canadian-Afghan mission 25 kilometres west of Kandahar City.
Feb. 12 Corporal Joshua Caleb Baker, a 24-year-old Edmonton-based soldier died in an explosion during a "routine" training exercise at a range four kilometres north of Kandahar City.
Jan. 16 Sergeant John Wayne Faught, a 44-year-old section commander from Delta Company, 1 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry of Edmonton. Faught was killed when a land mine exploded underneath him while he led a foot patrol near the village of Nakhoney, about 15 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
2009
Dec. 30 Private Garrett William Chidley, 21, of Cambridge, Ont.; Corporal Zachery McCormack, 21, of Edmonton; Sergeant George Miok, 28, of Edmonton; Sergeant Kirk Taylor, 28, of Yarmouth, N.S.; and Canwest journalist Michelle Lang of Calgary. All were killed when a massive homemade land mine blew up under the light-armoured vehicle that was carrying them on a muddy dirt road on Kandahar City’s southern outskirts.
Dec. 23 Lieut. Andrew Richard Nuttall, 30, originally from Prince Rupert, B.C., was serving with the Edmonton-based 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. died when a homemade bomb detonated as he led a foot patrol in the dangerous Panjwaii district southwest of Kandahar City.
Oct. 30 Sapper Steven Marshall, 24, a combat engineer with the 11th Field Squadron, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment had been in Afghanistan less than one week when he stepped on a homemade landmine while on patrol in Panjwaii District about 10 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City.
Oct. 28 Lt. Justin Garrett Boyes, 26, from the Edmonton-based, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was killed by a homemade bomb planted while on patrol with Afghan National Police near Kandahar City.
Sep. 17 Private Jonathan Couturier, 23, of Loretteville, Que., with the 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment, died when an armoured vehicle struck an improvised explosive device about 25 kilometres southwest of Kandahar City in Panjwaii district. Eleven other soldiers suffered slight injuries.
Sep. 13 An armoured vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Kandahar City, killing Pte. Patrick Lormand, 21. Four other soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment received minor injuries in the blast.
Sep. 6: Major Yannick Pepin, 36, of Victoriaville, Que., commander of the 51st Field Engineers Squadron of the 5th Combat Engineers, and Cpl. Jean-Francois Drouin, 31, of Quebec City, who served with the same unit, were killed and five other Canadians were injured when their armoured vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Dand District, southwest of Kandahar City.
Aug 1: Sapper Matthieu Allard, 21, and his close friend, Cpl. Christian Bobbitt, 23, were killed near Kandahar City by an improvised explosive device when they got off their armoured vehicle to examine damage to another vehicle in their resupply convoy that had been hit by another IED. Both men served with the 5th Combat Engineers Regiment from Valcartier, Que.
Jul 16: Private Sebastien Courcy, 26, of St. Hyacinthe, Que., with the Quebec-based Royal 22nd Regiment was killed when he fell from "a piece of high ground" during a combat operation in the Panjwaii District.
Jul. 6: Two Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan when the Griffon helicopter they were aboard crashed during a mission. Master Cpl. Pat Audet, 38, from the 430 tactical helicopter squadron; and Cpl. Martin Joannette, 25, from the third battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment, both based in Valcartier, Que.
Jul. 4: Master Cpl. Charles-Philippe Michaud, 28, died in a Quebec City hospital from injuries he sustained after stepping on a landmine while on foot patrol June 23.
Jul. 3: Corporal Nicholas Bulger, 30, hailed from Peterborough, Ont., and was with the Edmonton-based 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. The convoy which transports Canada’s top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb, killing Bulger who was a member of the general’s tactical team and injuring five others.
Jun. 14: Corporal Martin Dubé, 35, from Quebec City, Quebec with the 5 Combat Engineer Regiment killed by an improvised explosive device, in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan.
Jun. 8: Private Alexandre Péloquin, 20, of Brownsburg-Chatham, Quebec with 3rd Battalion, Royal 22nd Regiment. Was killed by an improvised explosive device, Panjwayi District, Afghanistan.
Apr. 23: Major Michelle Mendes, based in Ottawa, Ont. was found dead in her room at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.
Apr. 13: Trooper Karine Blais, 21, with the 12th Armoured Regiment based in Val Cartier, Que., was killed in action when her vehicle was hit by a homemade bomb.
Mar. 20: Master Cpl. Scott Vernelli of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and Pte. Tyler Crooks of 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, died when they were hit by an IED while on a foot patrol in western Zahri District as part of Operation Jaley. An Afghan interpreter was also killed. Five other soldiers from November Company were wounded as was another Afghan interpreter. About two hours later, Trooper Jack Bouthillier and Trooper Corey Hayes from a reconnaissance squadron of the Petawawa-based Royal Canadian Dragoons died when their armoured vehicle struck an IED in Shah Wali Khot District about 20 kilometres northeast of Kandahar. Three other Dragoons were wounded in the same blast.
Mar. 8: Trooper Marc Diab, 22, with the Royal Canadian Dragoons based in Petawawa was killed by a roadside bomb north of Kandahar City.
Mar. 3: Warrant Officer Dennis Raymond Brown, a reservist from The Lincoln and Welland Regiment, based in St. Catharines, Ont., Cpl. Dany Olivier Fortin from the 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron at 3 Wing, based in Bagotville, Que., and Cpl. Kenneth Chad O’Quinn, from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, in Petawawa, Ont., were killed when an IED detonated near their armoured vehicle northwest of Kandahar.
Jan. 31: Sapper Sean Greenfield, 25, was killed when and IED hit his armoured vehicle while driving in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar. He was with the 2 Combat Engineer Regiment based in Petawawa.
Jan. 7: Trooper Brian Richard Good, 42, died when the armoured vehicle he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive devise, or IED. Three other soldiers were injured in the blast, which occurred around 8 a.m. in the Shahwali Kot district, about 35 kilometres north of Kandahar City.
2008
Dec. 27: Warrant Officer Gaetan Joseph Maxime Roberge and Sgt. Gregory John Kruse died in a bomb blast while they were conducting a security patrol in the Panjwaii district, west of Kandahar City. Their Afghan interpreter and a member of the Afghan National Army were also killed. Three other Canadian soldiers were injured in the blast.
Dec. 26: Private Michael Bruce Freeman, 28, was killed after his armoured vehicle was struck by an explosive device in the Zhari dessert, west of Kandahar City. Three other soldiers were injured in the blast.
Dec. 13: Three soldiers were killed by an IED west of Kandahar City after responding to reports of people planting a suspicious object. Cpl. Thomas James Hamilton, 26, Pte. John Michael Roy Curwin, 26, and Pte. Justin Peter Jones, 21, members of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment from CFB Gagetown, N.B., died.
Dec. 5: An IED kills W.O. Robert Wilson, 38, Cpl. Mark McLaren, 23, and Pte. Demetrios Diplaros, 25, all members of the 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa, Ont. All three are from Ontario – Keswick, Peterborough and Scarborough respectively.
Sep. 7: Sergeant Prescott (Scott) Shipway, 36, was killed by an IED just days away from completing his second tour of Afghanistan and on the same day the federal election is called. Shipway, a section commander with 2nd battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based out of Winnipeg, was killed in the Panjwaii district. He is from Saskatchewan.
Sep. 3: Corporals Andrew (Drew) Grenon, 23, of Windsor, Ont., and Mike Seggie, 21, of Winnipeg and Pte. Chad Horn, 21, of Calgary, infantrymen with the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry from CFB Shilo, where killed in a Taliban ambush. Five other soldiers were injured in the attack.
Aug. 20: Three combat engineers attached to 2nd Battalion Batallion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton are killed by an IED in Zhari district. Sgt. Shawn Eades, 34, of Hamilton, Ont., Cpl. Dustin Roy Robert Joseph Wasden,25, of the Spiritwood, Sask., area, and Sapper Stephan John Stock, 25, of Campbell River, B.C. A fourth soldier was seriously injured.
Aug. 13: Jacqueline Kirk and Shirley Case, who were in Afghanistan with the International Rescue Committee, died in Afghanistan’s Logar province after the car they were riding in was ambushed. Kirk, 40, was a dual British-Canadian citizen from Outremont, Que. Case, 30, was from Williams Lake, B.C.
Aug. 11: Master Cpl. Erin Doyle, 32, of Kamloops, B.C., an Edmonton-based soldier of 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was killed in a firefight in Panjwaii district.
Aug. 9: Master Cpl. Josh Roberts, 29, a native of Saskatchewan and a member of 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Man., died during a firefight involving a private security company in the Zhari district, west of Kandahar City. The death is under investigation.
Jul. 18: Corporal James Hayward Arnal of Winnipeg, an infantryman with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was rushed from the patrol in the volatile Panjwaii district to Kandahar Airfield, where he died from his injuries sustained from an IED.
Jul. 5: Private Colin William Wilmot, a medic with 1 Field Ambulance and attached to 2nd Battalion Batallion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry from Edmonton, stepped on an IED while on foot patrol in the Panjwaii district.
Jul. 4: Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey died at Camp Mirage in an undisclosed country in the Arabian Peninsula of non-combat injuries. He was in his quarters at the time. Downey, 36, was a military police officer with 17 Wing Detachment, Dundurn, Sask.
Jun. 7: Captain Jonathan Sutherland Snyder, a member of 1 Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry based in Edmonton, died after falling into a well while on a security patrol in the Zhari district.
Jun. 3: Captain Richard Leary, 32, was killed when his patrol came under small arms fire while on foot patrol west of Kandahar City. Leary, "Stevo" to his friends, and a member of 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was based at CFB Shilo, Man.
May 6: Corporal Michael Starker of the 15 Field Ambulance was fatally wounded during a foot patrol in the Pashmul region of the Afghanistan’s Zhari district. Starker, 36, was a Calgary paramedic on his second tour in Afghanistan. He was part of a civil-military co-operation unit that did outreach in local villages. Another soldier, who was not identified, was wounded in the incident.
Apr. 4: Private Terry John Street, of Surrey, B.C., and based with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Shilo, Man., was killed when his armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device to the southwest of Kandahar City.
Mar. 16: Sergeant Jason Boyes of Napanee, Ont., based with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Shilo, Man., was killed when he steps on a buried explosive device while on foot patrol in the Zangabad region in Panjwaii District.
Mar. 11: Bombardier Jeremie Ouellet, 22, of Matane, Que., died in his quarters at Kandahar Airfield. He was with the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. His death is under investigation by the National Investigative Service.
Mar. 2: Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, 25, of Edmonton was killed by an IED just days before his tour was scheduled to end. He was in a vehicle about 45 kilometres west of the Kandahar base. He was a member of the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians).
Jan. 23: Sapper Etienne Gonthier, 21, of St-George-de-Beauce, Que., and based with 5e Regiment du genie de combat in Val Cartier, Que. was killed and two others wounded in an incident involving a roadside bomb.
Jan. 15: Trooper Richard Renaud from Alma, Que., was killed and a second Canadian soldier was injured when their armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb Tuesday in Kandahar’s Zhari district. Renaud, 26, of the 12eme Regiment blinde du Canada in Valcartier, Que., and three other soldiers were on a routine patrol in the Arghandab region, about 10 Kilometres north of Kandahar City, when their Coyote reconnaissance vehicle struck the improvised explosive device.
Jan. 6: Corporal Eric Labbe, 31, of Rimouski, Que., and W.O. Hani Massouh died when their light armoured vehicle rolled over in Zhari district.
2007
Dec. 30: Gunner Jonathan Dion, 27, a gunner from Val d’Or, Que., died and four others were injured after their armoured vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Zhari district.
Nov. 17: Corporal Nicholas Raymond Beauchamp, of the 5th Field Ambulance, and Pte. Michel Levesque, of the Royal 22nd Regiment, both based in Valcartier, Que., were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their LAV-III armoured vehicle in Zhari district.
Sep. 25: Corporal Nathan Hornburg, 24, of the Kings Own Calgary Regiment, was killed by mortar fire while trying to repair the track of a Leopard tank during an operation in the Panjwaii district.
Aug. 29: Major Raymond Ruckpaul, serving at the NATO coalition headquarters in Kabul, died after being found shot in his room. ISAF and Canadian officials have said they had not ruled out suicide, homicide or accident as the cause of death. Ruckpaul was an armoured officer based at the NATO Allied Land Component Command Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. His hometown and other details have not been released.
Aug. 22: Two Canadian soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb. M.W.O. Mario Mercier of 2nd Battalion Batallion, Royal 22nd Regiment, based in Valcartier, Que., and Master Cpl. Christian Duchesne, a member of Fifth Ambulance de campagne, also based in Valcartier, died when the vehicle they were in struck a suspected mine, approximately 50 kilometres west of Kandahar City during Operation EAGLE EYE. An Afghan interpreter was also killed and a third soldier and two Radio Canada journalists were injured.
Aug. 19: Private Simon Longtin, 23, died when the LAV-III armoured vehicle he was travelling in struck an improvised explosive device.
Jul. 4: Six Canadian soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle. The dead are Capt. Matthew Johnathan Dawe, Cpl. Cole Bartsch, Cpl. Jordan Anderson and Pte. Lane Watkins, all of 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton, and Master Cpl. Colin Bason, a reservist from The Royal Westminster Regiment and Capt. Jefferson Clifford Francis of 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery based in Shilo Man.
Jun. 20: Three soldiers from 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, died when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Christos Karigiannis, Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, 26, and Pte. Joel Wiebe, 22 were on a re-supply mission, travelling between two checkpoints in an open, all-terrain vehicle, not an armoured vehicle.
Jun. 11: Trooper Darryl Caswell, 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Dragoons, was killed by a roadside bomb that blew up near the vehicle hewas travelling in, while on patrol about 40 minutes north of Kandahar city. He was part of a resupply mission.
May 30: Master Cpl. Darrell Jason Priede, a combat cameraman, died when an American helicopter he was aboard crashed in Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province, reportedly after being shot at by Taliban fighters. Priede was from CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick.
May 25: Corporal Matthew McCully, a signals operator from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, based at Petawawa, Ont., was killed while on foot patrol and another soldier was injured when a roadside bomb exploded near them during a major operation to clear out Taliban. The soldier, a member of the mentorship and liaison team, is believed to have stepped on an improvised explosive device.
Apr. 18: Master Cpl. Anthony Klumpenhouwer, 25, a special forces member, died from injuries sustained in an accidental fall from a communications tower in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is the first death of a special forces member while on duty in Afghanistan.
Apr. 11: Master Cpl. Allan Stewart, 30, and Trooper Patrick Pentland, 23, were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. Both men were members of the Royal Canadian Dragoons based at CFB Petawawa, Ont.
Apr. 8: Six Canadian soldiers died in southern Afghanistan as a result of injuries sustained when the vehicle they were travelling in hit an explosive device. Sgt. Donald Lucas, Cpl. Aaron E. Williams, Cpl. Brent Poland, Pte. Kevin Vincent Kennedy, Pte. David Robert Greenslade, 2nd Battalion The Royal Canadian Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B. were killed in the blast. Cpl. Christopher Paul Stannix, a reservist from the Princess Louise Fusiliers, based in Halifax, also died. One other soldier was seriously injured.
Mar. 6: Corporal Kevin Megeney, 25, a reservist from Stellarton, N.S., died in an accidental shooting. He was shot through the chest and left lung. Megeney went to Afghanistan in the fall as a volunteer with 1st Batallion, Nova Scotia Highlanders Militia.
2006
Nov. 27: Two Canadian soldiers were killed on the outskirts of Kandahar when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of military vehicles. Cpl. Albert Storm, 36, of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46, from Bouctouche, N.B., were members of the Royal Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa, Ont. They were in an armoured personnel carrier that had just left the Kandahar Airfield base when a vehicle approached and detonated explosives.
Oct. 14: Sergeant Darcy Tedford and Pte. Blake Williamson from 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment in Petawawa, Ont., were killed and three others wounded after troops in Kandahar province came under attack by Taliban insurgents wielding rocket propelled grenades and mortars, according to media reports. The troops were trying to build a road in the region when the ambush attack occurred.
Oct. 7: Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, a member of the Royal Canadian Dragoons of Petawawa, Ont., died after a roadside bomb or IED exploded under a Nyala armoured vehicle. Wilson was a gunner in the Nyala vehicle. The blast occurred in the Pashmul region of Afghanistan.
Oct. 3: Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell and Sgt. Craig Paul Gillam were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan as they worked to clear a route for a future road construction project. Both were members of the Petawawa, Ont.-based Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Sep. 29: Private Josh Klukie was killed by an improvised explosive device while he was conducting a foot patrol in a farm field in the Panjwaii district. Klukie, of Thunder Bay, Ont., was serving in the First Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment.
Sep. 18: Four soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated explosives in the Panjwaii area. Cpl. Shane Keating, Cpl. Keith Morley and Pte. David Byers, 22, all members of 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry from Shilo, Man., and Cpl. Glen Arnold, a member of 2 Field Ambulance, from Petawawa, Ont., were killed in the attack that wounded several others.
Sep. 4: Private Mark Anthony Graham, a member of 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Petawawa, Ont., killed and dozens of others wounded in a friendly fire incident involving an American A-10 Warthog aircraft. Graham was a Canadian Olympic team member in 1992, when he raced as a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay team.
Sep. 3: Four Canadian soldiers – W.O. Richard Francis Nolan, W.O. Frank Robert Mellish, Sgt. Shane Stachnik and Pte. William Jonathan James Cushley, all based at CFB Petawawa, west of Ottawa, were killed as insurgents disabled multiple Canadian vehicles with small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. Nine other Canadians were wounded in the fighting that killed an estimated 200 Taliban members.
Aug. 22: Corporal David Braun, a recently arrived soldier with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was killed by a suicide bomber outside the gates of Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City. The soldier, in his 20s, was a native of Raymore, Sask. Three other Canadian soldiers were injured in the afternoon attack.
Aug. 11: Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom died during an attack by a suicide bomber on a Canadian convoy that was resupplying a forward fire base south of Kandahar near the border with Pakistan. A medic with the 1st Field Ambulance based in Edmonton, he was in his mid-20s and had been in the Canadian Forces for four years.
Aug. 9: Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh, based out of Shilo, Man., with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was shot in a friendly fire incident, just days after arriving in Kandahar to begin his tour of duty. He arrived in Kandahar less than a week earlier.
Aug. 5: Master Cpl. Raymond Arndt of the Edmonton-based Loyal Edmonton Regiment was killed when a G-Wagon making a supply run collided with a civilian truck. Three other Loyal Edmonton Regiment soldiers were also injured in the crash.
Aug. 3: Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, based in Edmonton with the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, was killed in a roadside bomb attack. Later the same day, Sgt. Vaughn Ingram, Cpl. Bryce Jeffrey Keller and Pte. Kevin Dallaire were killed by a rocket-propelled grenade as they took on militants around an abandoned school near Pashmul. Six other Canadian soldiers were injured in the attack.
Jul. 22: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kandahar, killing two Canadian soldiers and wounding eight more; the slain soldiers were Cpl. Francisco Gomez, an anti-armour specialist from the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton, who was driving the Bison armoured vehicle targeted by the bomber’s vehicle, and Cpl. Jason Patrick Warren of the Black Watch in Montreal.
Jul. 9: Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, a reservist with the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment based in Thunder Bay, Ont., was killed as Canadian military and Afghan security forces were pushing through an area west of Kandahar City that had been a hotbed of Taliban activity.
May 17: Captain Nichola Goddard, a combat engineer with the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Canada’s first female combat death, was killed during battle against Taliban forces in the Panjwaii region, 24 kilometres west of Kandahar.
Apr. 22: Four soldiers were killed when their armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb near Gombad, north of Kandahar. They were Cpl. Matthew Dinning, stationed at Petawawa, Ont.; Bombardier Myles Mansell, based in Victoria; Lieut. William Turner, stationed in Edmonton, and Cpl. Randy Payne of CFB Wainwright, Alta.
Mar. 28-29: Private Robert Costall was killed in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the desert north of Kandahar. A U.S. soldier and a number of Afghan troops also died and three Canadians were wounded. Costall was a member of 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Edmonton. An American inquiry, made public in the summer of 2007, determined Costall was killed by friendly fire.
Mar. 5: Master Cpl. Timothy Wilson of Grande Prairie, Alta., succumbed to injuries suffered in the LAV III crash on March 2 in Afghanistan. Wilson died in hospital in Germany.
Mar. 2: Corporal Paul Davis died and six others were injured when their LAV III collided with a civilian taxi just west of Kandahar during a routine patrol. The soldiers were with 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
Jan. 15: Diplomat Glyn Berry was killed and three soldiers injured by a suicide bomber in Kandahar. They were patrolling in a G Wagon.
2005
Nov. 24: Private Braun Scott Woodfield, Royal Canadian Regiment, was killed in a traffic accident involving his light-armoured vehicle (LAV III) northeast of Kandahar. Three others soldiers suffered serious injuries.
2004
Jan. 27: Corporal Jamie Murphy died and three soldiers were injured by a suicide bomber while patrolling near Camp Julien in an Iltis jeep. All were members of the Royal Canadian Regiment.
2003
Oct. 2: Sergeant Robert Alan Short and Cpl. Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger were killed and three others injured when their Iltis jeep struck a roadside bomb outside Camp Julien near Kabul. They were from 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment.
2002
Apr. 18: Sergeant Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith were killed by friendly fire when an American fighter jet dropped a laser-guided 225-kilogram bomb on the soldiers during a training exercise near Kandahar. All served with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
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CANADA’S TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Portraits of Honour (Canadian Forces) 2012
The hand painted Portraits of Honour 10' x 50' mural features the faces of the 157 Canadian Forces troops who have lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan.
The Portraits of Honour National Tour will travel across Canada starting June 1, 2011.
For more information, visit
www.portraitsofhonour.ca
or call 1-888-9-HONOUR
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Visited Dave at the studio, there are now 158 portraits on the canvas.
Amazing tribute.
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CANADA’S SGT.ELTON ADAMS- wrote the first song on PTSD (2008-2009) to make us aware of haunted souls of our troops with PTSD
The Battle of the mind – Operational Stress & PTSD
DOWLOAD This song for free at
http://www.eltonadams.com
I made this video in hope to bring awareness to the number of soldiers dealing with PTSD & OSI – Operational Stress Injury. The song "Hard" was written by a member of The Canadian Forces MCpl Elton Adams and you can download from Itunes orhttp://www.eltonadams.com
Some Other resources:
http://operationptsd.com/
http://ptsdcombat.blogspot.com/
US ARMY
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/01/12/…
Canadian Forces:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nou…
Blog of a OIF Veteran
http://oifvet2008.blogspot.com/
Nick Horner Foundation:
https://nickhornerfoundation.org
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Mental health issues for soldiers, police up 47% since 2008
Over 16,000 veterans, soldiers and RCMP officers on disability for mental health conditions
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News
Posted: May 1, 2013 5:01 PM ET
The number of soldiers and RCMP officers suffering from mental health injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder has skyrocketed over the last six years, driven in part by the gruelling decade-long combat mission in Afghanistan.
Data provided to CBC News Network’s Power & Politics from Veterans Affairs Canada shows the number of veterans, soldiers and federal police officers receiving disability benefits for mental health conditions has swelled to 16,206 at last count, from just over 11,050 in 2008. That marks an increase of 47 per cent.
Source: Veterans Affairs CanadaSource: Veterans Affairs Canada (CBC)
Second World War and Korean War vets with mental health problems is the only group that saw their caseload decline, and that is due to an aging population. There are now 1,932 "traditional" veterans of that era with PTSD and other mental disorders, down from 3,036 six years ago
Veterans Affairs did not have a figure immediately available on the costs of benefits and services to individuals with mental conditions, but the Defence Department spends about $50 million a year on mental health services.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay has described the care of ill and injured soldiers as his "number 1 priority."
A statement from MacKay’s office to CBC News said the Armed Forces has made "tremendous strides" in supporting personnel who suffer from deployment-related mental health conditions like PTSD.
"Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression are a priority focus for military health programs because they are the most common operational stress injuries," he said. "Canada is now recognized as a world leader in fighting stigmatization and raising awareness of mental health illnesses. In fact, we have the greatest ratio of mental health care workers to soldiers in NATO."
The data also shows the number of Mounties suffering with mental disorder has also spiked to 2,674 cases from 1,427 in the last six years.
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Canada- SUICIDES- in our Military
The Soldiers Song by Devon S.
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WOUNDED WARRIORS.CA- Amazing Grace
CANADA: "Freedom" Support our troops
The Sapper Mike McTeague Wounded Warrior Fund supports Canadian service persons wounded on operations, at the outset of the healing process. The fund aims to improve the general morale and welfare of the soldiers and their families by working through first-line caregivers, medical staff, chaplain’s and Assisting Officers.
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The Purpose (Get Up Weary Soldier)
A song to encourage and inspire the Canadian and American soldiers who are serving in areas of conflict and peacekeeping overseas, and their families who remain here at home. Our hearts and prayers are with you.
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I’d prefer to be a poster girl- on the wrong side of the world……. because I wish the wrong side of the world had our rights……the actual fight 4 freedom- Aussie Poster Girl is the Vera Lynn song that reflected WWII- it’s passion of r troops over ur callous judgements; and deep caring 4 children who have no other chances outside our Nato troops fighting and dyin 4 simple basic freedom- Malalas and Nedas- each child deserves 2 go 2 school- NATO CREED
-u wave placards and scream freedom- our troops actually fight and die 4 freedom.
Aussie Digger Tribute : POSTER GIRL (this beautiful brave song and words- fit all Nato troops….. God bless u all)
"Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World)"
AUSSIE TRIBUTE- BECCY COLE- POSTER GIRL 4 AUSSIE DIGGERS
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UNIED STATES OF AMERICA-
When Johnny Comes Marching Home-Dolly Parton- America …America
"In war, there are no unwounded soldiers." ~José Narosky – created at
http://animoto.com
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UK-Australia-New Zealand-The Soldiers with Robin Gibb – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You [Official Video]
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This is the official video for The Soldiers with Robin Gibb – I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You, which has been chosen as The Official Poppy Appeal Single for 2011.
To be released on 23rd October 2011, The Soldiers’ royalties will go to The Royal British Legion’s annual fundraising drive which will be launched nationally on Oct. 27th. It is the first time serving soldiers have released the Official Single for the Poppy Appeal, which will focus this year on the Legion’s assistance in the recovery of injured Armed Forces personnel.
The Soldiers are Sergeant Major Gary Chilton, Staff Sergeant Richie Maddocks and Lance orporal Ryan Idzi, who are actual soldiers that have served in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Gulf War.
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War dogs have saved over 500,000 lives in the hard parts of the world…. troops and civilians….. they are true heroes of Afghanistan, Iraq and hard parts of the world… and even our own streets these days…
Save-A-Vet Rescues Hero MWD Dexter
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CANADA IS BILINGUAL- ENGLISH-FRENCH- ACADIAN
Cadets Canada-Quebec 2013: Think you Got what it takes – Quebec 2013: Vous pensez avoir ce qu’il faut?
About Cadets Canada
The aim of the Cadet Program is to develop in youth the attributes of good citizenship and leadership, promote physical fitness and stimulate the interest of youth in the sea, land and air activities of the Canadian Forces.
Le Programme des cadets vise à développer chez les jeunes les qualités de civisme et de leadership, à promouvoir la forme physique et à stimuler l’intérêt de la jeunesse pour les activités maritimes, terrestres et aériennes des Forces canadiennes.
COMMENT:
The Cadet programs- air force, army, navy and Rangers is the finest – teaches math, science, discipline, respect, loyalty, dignity, pride, environment, precision, comradarie… what could be better 4 Canadian boys and girls… oh yes and did I foget intelligence, leadership and the personality of becoming a learner all their lives- education rules with them…. how’s that 4 a good day 4 Canada- God bless our Cadets and Rangers
By Peter MacKay
Cadets organizations across Canada play an important role in promoting good citizenship, leadership, community service and physical fitness among young Canadians. I believe in the merits of this program and the benefits it provides to Canadian communities are unparalled. In fact, the Cadet program is the best youth development program in Canada. It is regrettable that some oppostion members attempt to misinform canadians scare our fine young cadets, and their parents. As I informed the House of Commons, "I can assure the House that the cadet program will continue to enjoy the important use of gliders." There are to be no reductions in resources allocated to the Cadet glider program or any Cadet program. The Cadet program is here to stay.
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Halifax 57 Rescue presents the Canadian Air Cadets. Featured in this video from the National Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Canada at the 2011 Battle of Britain Ceremonies, they talk about what it’s like to be a Cadet. A Dunrobincastle.com Video
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AND.. IDLE NO MORE- young Warriors of the North
Canadian Junior Rangers at Kananaskis, Alberta 2012.
Video about the great week the Canadian Junior rangers had at Tim Horton’s Children Foundation camp, at Kananaskis, Alberta.
During that week, Junior Rangers were involved in different activites in which the main goal was to meet fellow Junior Rangers and devellop foundations of organisation and leadership.
Vidéo amusante impliquant les Canadian Junior Rangers au Camp "Tim Horton’s children foundation" .
Les jeunes ont pû démontrer leur compétence de base en matière d’organisation et de leadership élémentaire .
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Junior Canadian Rangers learn from elders
Program teaches Northern youth new skills at Camp Okpiapik.
Episode 548
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Canadian Cadets play: Every Day I’m Shufflin’
The Canadian cadets just seem to do things… Right. Excuse my unwanted commentary and shaky hands.
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KANKASH: Human Rights Watch Concerned About Afghan Police Women
Sunday, 28 April 2013 19:49 Written by TOLOnews.com
Concerned about the condition of Afghan policewomen at work, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has suggested that the policewomen should have access to separate living facilities at their work space, which the country’s interior ministry said is being founded.
of these policewomen, who are currently facing misbehaviour from their colleagues while at sleep or changing.
Neither confirming nor rejecting what HRW has said, Afghan interior ministry stated that it is putting the highest amount of effort to provide necessary facilities to Afghan policewomen.
Despite, criticism against employment of women police in Afghanistan, it is said that there has been no effective programmes by the government to encourage women of the country to join security forces.
Host Omid Farooq will look at different aspects of the issue with this episode’s guests:
Sediq Sediqi, spokesman to Ministry of Interior Affairs
Nazifa Zaki, member of homeland security commission of parliament
Ahmad Shuja, researcher at human rights watch
http://www.tolonews.com/en/video/kankash/10318-kankash-human-rights-watch-concerned-about-afghan-police-women
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Nova Scotia
We love u so much….. hugs Matthew Worth….. be safe darlins…. and to all who serve – land, sea, air- military militia and reservists- u are r everything- Canada- troops, hockey and our kids… hell yeah!
Music Video of Canadian Heroes- A TRIBUTE TO OUR TROOPS
Music video of "Canadian Heroes", written for the Canadian Forces Troops. Check out:
www.canadianheroes.com This new song for the Canadian Troops is amazing!!
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WE ARE CANADIAN
COMMENT:
God bless Our Canadian commonwealth brothers and sisters the UK has a Great and loyal ally as proven in the past God Save the Queen
COMMENT:
No, you’re not a war machine, but it still doesn’t keep Canada from acting when the need arises.
Canada never backs down from a fight. You still dive right into the fray when you’re needed. Hell, Canada wasn’t even attacked in WW2, and you still jumped right in, while my country was doing its? "Isolationist" thing.
You may not be a military powerhouse, but America is proud to have you with us.
Much respect, from America.
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THE WORLD OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY- this sounds familiar to all women serving in all nations doesn’t it
NATO in Afghanistan – Afghan female security forces fight prejudice
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FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO AFGHANISTAN- WOMEN MARCH- 1 BILLION RISING
The dancing demonstrators of One Billion Rising – EURONEWS- IN AFGHANISTAN- THEY MARCHED-
Breaking the chain of violence against girls and women-
http://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Billion-Rising-Canada/519388444743471
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Let’s break the chains of abuse of women and children on this planet- when women legislated by UNITED NATIONS AND USA AS EQUAL- there will be no more wars- just education and empowerment imho
One Billion Rising-Break the Chains (Short Film)
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Minister MacKay Delivers Keynote Address at Canadian Club and Announces the Restoration of Historic Identities of Canadian Army Corps
2013-04-19 19:42:03 -
TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 04/19/13 — In a keynote address at the Canadian Club of Toronto today, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, announced that the Government of Canada has restored the historical names of five Canadian Army corps, in addition to changing the title of another organization.
Minister MacKay’s speech, entitled "The Heritage and Future of the Canadian Armed Forces", focused on the Government’s investments in the Canadian Armed Forces, the Defence portfolio’s relationship with Canadian business and the impact of Defence spending in Canadian communities.
"I am proud to say that since 2006, this Government has embarked on a "decade of delivery" for the Canadian Armed Forces, delivering the equipment, the infrastructure and the personnel support that these men and women need," said Minister MacKay.
The announcement of the restoration of historical names for Canadian Army corps is the next step in the phased approach begun in August 2011, when the historical name of the Canadian Army was restored.
"Our country continues to ask a great deal of our soldiers. Our government is committed to honouring their actions, heritage and sacrifices," said Minister MacKay. "Restoring these historic identities is an important way of reconnecting today’s men and women in uniform with the proud history and traditions they carry with them as members of the Canadian Army."
The historical designations of the following corps have been restored:
– Royal Canadian Armoured Corps;
– The Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers;
– Royal Canadian Corps of Signals;
– Royal Canadian Infantry Corps; and
– The Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
The new title of the Canadian Army Military Police Group has also been adopted by the previous Land Force Military Police Group.
These and other heritage changes are being phased in over the next year as Canada and its military prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War.
Notes to editor / news director:
For background information about the restoration of historic identities of Canadian Army Organizations:
www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4 .. : www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4 ..
In his keynote address today, Minister MacKay proudly highlighted that two Canadian Forces members of the Soldier On program will be participating in the Walking with the Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge. This monumental expedition will see three teams of ill and injured servicemen and women race to the Geographic South Pole. Minister MacKay also released a statement wishing the participants best of luck on their journey:
www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4 .. : www.forces.gc.ca/site/news-nouvelles/news-nouvelles-eng.asp?id=4 ..
From April 26 to 28, Minister MacKay will attend the Sedona Forum and participate in a number of bilateral meetings at McCain Institute for International Leadership in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme of the Sedona Forum 2013 is "How to Promote Freedom and Democracy Effectively", and will include senior international leaders, including the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili and U.S. Senator John McCain.
Contacts:
Information: 1-866-377-0811/613-996-2353
www.forces.gc.ca
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