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This page is dedicated to the brave men and women of our Canadian Armed Forces, past and present... We are not Soldiers; We are Supporters. This page was created to raise awareness of our country's role in Afghanistan, and to pay tribute to the brave men and women serving in our armed forces all over the world. This page is not administered by the Department of National Defence, nor, has any affiliation, except as a research, image, and information source. We greatly appreciate the National Defence and the Canadian Forces web site for the use of this material. This page may also contain and display copyrighted material from various other sources, to be used only for education, research, and not-for-profit purposes. Here we honour those who have given their lives serving Canada in Afghanistan. "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" Thanks to your love and your sacrifice, the guns, one day, shall fall silent. May God bless and keep us all, until then... Corporal Michael Starker , Age 36 Unit: 15 (Edmonton) Field Ambulance, Calgary, Alberta Deceased: May 6, 2008 Incident: Insurgent attack, Zharey District, Afghanistan. Private Terry John Street , Age : 24 Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba Deceased: April 4, 2008 Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan Sergeant Jason Boyes , Age: 32 Unit: 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Shilo, Manitoba Deceased: March 16, 2008 Incident: Explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan Bombardier Jérémie Ouellet , Age: 22 Unit: 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba Deceased: March 11, 2008 Incident: Non combat related Trooper Michael Y. Hayakaze , Age: 25 Unit: Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton, Alberta Deceased: March 2, 2008 Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan Corporal Étienne Gonthier , Age: 21 Home Town: Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, Valcartier, Québec Deceased: January 23, 2008 Incident: Improvised explosive device, Panjwayi district, Afghanistan Trooper Richard Renault , Age: 26 Home Town: Alma, Quebec Unit: 2e Régiment blindé du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec Deceased: January 15, 2008 Incident: Improvised explosive device, Arghandab district, Afghanistan Warrant Officer Hani Massouh , Age : 41 Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec Deceased: January 6, 2008 Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan Corporal Éric Labbé , Age : 31 Home Town: Rimouski, Quebec Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec Deceased: January 6, 2008 Incident: Military vehicle rollover, Nalgham, Zhari District, Afghanistan Gunner Jonathan Dion, Age: 27 Unit: 5e Régiment d'Artillerie légère du Canada, Valcartier, Quebec Deceased: December 30, 2007 Incident: Improvised explosive device Private Michel Lévesque, Age : 25 Rivière-Rouge, Quebec Unit: 3 Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Quebec Corporal Nicolas R. Beauchamp, Age : 28 Montréal, Quebec Unit: 5 Field Ambulance, Valcartier, Quebec Corporal Nathan Hornburg, Age : 24 Calgary, Alberta Unit: The King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Alberta Major Raymond Mark Ruckpaul, Age : 42 Hamilton, Ontario Unit: Armoured Corps, The Royal Canadian Dragoons Master Corporal Christian Duchesne, Age : 34 Montreal, Québec Unit: 5th Field Ambulance, 5 Area Support Group, Valcartier, Québec Master Warrant Officer Mario Mercier, Age : 43 Weedon, Québec Unit: 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec Private Simon Longtin, Age : 23 Longueuil, Québec Unit : 3rd Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, Valcartier, Québec Captain Jefferson Clifford Francis, Age : 37 New Brunswick Unit : 1 Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Shilo, Manitoba Corporal Jordan Anderson, Age : 25 Iqaluit, Nunavut Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Captain Matthew Jonathan Dawe, Age : 27 Kingston, Ontario Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Master Corporal Colin Stuart Francis Bason, Age : 28 Burnaby, British Columbia Unit : The Royal Westminster Regiment, New Westminster, British Columbia Corporal Cole D. Bartsch, Age : 23 Saskatchewan Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Lane William Thomas Watkins, Age : 20 Winnipeg, Manitoba Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Sergeant Christos Karigiannis, Age : 31 Montréal, Québec Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Stephen Frederick Bouzane, Age : 26 Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Joel Wiebe, Age : 22 Edmonton, Alberta Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Trooper Darryl Caswell, Age : 25 Bowmanville, Ontario Unit : The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Master Corporal Darrell Jason Priede, Age : 30 Burlington, Ontario Unit : Army News Team, 3 Area Support Group, Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Corporal Matthew McCully, Age : 25 Orangeville, Ontario Unit : 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signals Squadron, Petawawa, Ontario Master-Corporal Anthony Klumpenhouwer, Age : 25 Listowel, Ontario Unit : Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Master Corporal Allan Stewart, Age : 31 Newcastle, New Brunswick Unit : The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Trooper Patrick James Pentland, Age : 23 Geary, New Brunswick Unit : The Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Sergeant Donald Lucas, Age : 31 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick) Corporal Brent Poland, Age : 37 Brampton, Ontario Unit : 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick) Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix, Age : 24 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Unit : Princess Louise Fusiliers (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Corporal Aaron Edward Williams, Age : 23 Perth-Andover, New Brunswick Unit : 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick) Private David Robert Greenslade, Age : 20, Oromocto, New Brunswick Unit : 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick) Private Kevin Vincent Kennedy, Age : 20, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Gagetown, New Brunswick) Corporal Kevin Megeney, Age : 25 Stellarton, Nova Scotia Unit : 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) (Truro, Nova Scotia) Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, CD, Age : 46 Bouctouche, New Brunswick Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal Albert Storm, CD, Age : 36 Niagara Falls, Ontario Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford, Age : 32 Calgary, Alberta Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Private Blake Neil Williamson, Age : 23 Ottawa, Ontario. Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, Age : 39 London, Ontario Unit : Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, Age : 40 South Branch, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell, Age : 32 Owen Sound, Ontario Unit : Royal Canadian Dragoons (Petawawa, Ontario) Private Josh Klukie, Age : 23 Shuniah, Ontario Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal Glen Arnold, Age : 32 McKerrow, Ontario Unit : 2 Field Ambulance (Petawawa, Ontario) Private David Byers, Age : 22 Espanola, Ontario Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Corporal Shane Keating, Age : 30 Dalmeny, Saskatchewan Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Corporal Keith Morley, Age : 30 Winnipeg, Manitoba Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Private Mark Anthony Graham, Age : 33 Hamilton, Ontario Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Private William Jonathan James Cushley, Age : 21 Port Lambton, Ontario Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, Age : 38 Truro, Nova Scotia Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, Age : 39 Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Sergeant Shane Stachnik, Age : 30 Waskatenau, Alberta Unit : 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal David Braun, Age : 27 Raymore, Saskatchewan Unit : 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, Age : 23 Comox, British Columbia Unit : 1st Field Ambulance (Edmonton, Alberta) Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, Age: 33 Regina, Saskatchewan Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Master Corporal Raymond Arndt, Age : 31 Edson, Alberta Unit : The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Kevin Dallaire, Age : 22 Calgary, Alberta Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Sergeant Vaughan Ingram, Age : 35 Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller, Age : 27 Regina, Saskatchewan Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, Age : 34 Truro, Nova Scotia Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Francisco Gomez, Age : 44 Edmonton, Alberta Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, Age : 29 Quebec City, Quebec Unit : The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (Montréal, Québec) Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, Age : 21 Thunder Bay, Ontario Unit : Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Thunder Bay, Ontario) Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, Age : 26 Calgary, Alberta Unit : 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (Shilo, Manitoba) Corporal Matthew David James Dinning, Age : 23 Richmond Hill, Ontario Unit : 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (Petawawa, Ontario) Bombardier Myles Stanley John Mansell, Age : 25 Victoria, British Columbia Unit : 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment (Victoria, British Columbia) Corporal Randy Payne, Age : 32 Gananoque, Ontario Unit : CFB/ASU Wainwright Military Police Platoon (Wainwright, Alberta) Lieutenant William Turner, Age : 45 Toronto, Ontario Land Force Western Area Headquarters (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Robert Costall, Age : 22 Thunder Bay, Ontario Unit : 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Corporal Paul Davis, Age : 28 Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Master Corporal Timothy Wilson, Age : 30 Grande Prairie, Alberta Unit : 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Shilo, Manitoba) Mr. Glyn Berry, Age : 59 United Kingdom Unit : Director, Foreign Affairs Canada Private Braun Scott Woodfield, Age : 24 Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia Unit : 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Oromocto, New Brunswick) Corporal Jamie Brendan Murphy, Age : 26 Conception Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Unit : 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, Age : 29 Ottawa, Ontario Unit : 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Sergeant Robert Alan Short, Age : 42 Fredericton, New Brunswick Unit : 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (Petawawa, Ontario) Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Age : 24 Montréal, Québec Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Richard Green, Age : 21 Mill Cove, Nova Scotia Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Sergeant Marc D. Léger, Age : 29 Lancaster Ontario Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) Private Nathan Smith, Age : 26 Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia Unit : 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Edmonton, Alberta) *** |
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Capt. Richard (Steve) Leary, 32, was leading Canadian and Afghan troops in a foot patrol in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province when they were ambushed by small arms fire shortly after 9 a.m. local time. The soldiers returned fire, then repositioned under Leary's leadership in what became a half-hour-long battle. Close air support was called in and the insurgents were pushed back. Leary was struck at about 9:30 a.m., said Colonel Jamie Cade during a news conference. No other soldiers were hurt in the gunfire. "Captain Leary was what we in uniform are expected to be. Captain Leary was a soldier and Captain Leary was a leader," Cade said. "In his memory and the memory of those that have gone before him we remain steadfast in our resolve to bring peace and stability to the people of Afghanistan. He will be greatly missed by his military family." Leary was a platoon commander with 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, based out of Shilo, Man. Originally from Brantford, Ont., he was on his first overseas mission. He leaves behind his wife Rachel, his parents Richard and Gail and his sister Brandi. His repatriation ceremony is tentatively scheduled for June 6. After being shot, Leary was airlifted to the medical facility at Kandahar Airfield where he was pronounced dead by a medical officer. "Every death is deeply painful to us, but it is a risk that we as members of the Canadian Armed Forces understand and assume as we work to bring peace and stability to a country that has been torn apart by war," Cade said. Senior army spokesman Maj. Jay Janzen said Leary's men are taking the loss with much difficulty. "When you lose a leader as effective as Capt. Leary, as personable, it is difficult, but we're just thinking about (his) family right now,'' he said. Defence Minister Peter MacKay, the Governor General, the prime minister and the opposition party leaders have all extended their condolences to Leary's family. Canada's military losses in Afghanistan now total 84, Leary being the second solider in a month to die after an ambush. The last was Calgary paramedic Cpl. Michael Starker, whose patrol was attacked within close range of a major Canadian base in the Panjwaii district. Of the 84 Canadians killed in Afghanistan, 39 were killed by buried bombs. Earlier attacks Taliban fighters have increasingly engaged NATO soldiers directly in recent weeks. On Monday, four Canadian soldiers and an Afghan interpreter were injured in two separate Taliban attacks west of Kandahar. One soldier was hit by gunfire while a roadside bomb blast wounded three others and their interpreter. The attacks occurred just minutes from each other in the volatile Zhari district, where Canadian forces have often come under Taliban fire. The troops were doing foot patrols when they were attacked. One of the soldiers was to be flown to a military hospital in German for treatment of serious injuries, while the other three were to be treated at the Kandahar base. Recently, Canadian forces stepped up efforts to stop Taliban bomb-making operations in a sweep dubbed Operation Rolling Thunder. With files from The Canadian Press Department of National Defence Feb 07, 2008 11:01 ET Canadian Soldier Chosen to Accept Award for NATO OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 7, 2008) - A Canadian soldier from The First Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (1 RCR) in Petawawa, Ontario, will accept the Peace Through Dialogue Medal on Saturday, February 9 in Munich, Germany. The award has been presented to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by the Munich Conference on Security Policy. The medal is awarded at the Conference each year to honour outstanding contributions to international peace and security. NATO has requested that a Canadian soldier accept this medal on its behalf. Private Michael Patrick O'Rourke, M.M.V. has been selected by the Canadian Forces to accept the award. Pte O'Rourke is pleased that he has been selected by the Canadian Forces to accept this award on behalf of all NATO soldiers. "I am a soldier doing my job and I feel humbled that of all the soldiers who have contributed to NATO operations, I would be selected to receive this honour." Pte O'Rourke also received the Military Medal of Valour in 2006 for his participation in operations in Afghanistan, where he ignored his personal safety by braving enemy fire to assist in the treatment and evacuation of his fellow soldiers trapped in a disabled vehicle. The 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy is an annual event, which will bring together some 250 high-ranking elected and appointed government officials, defence experts and media representatives from around the world in an informal setting to discuss transatlantic security and defence issues. The conference is scheduled February 8-10. For more information, please contact Information: 1-866-377-0811 After hours: 613-792-2973 www.forces.gc.ca ------------------------------------------ From Scott Kesterson Body: AT WAR Film is the documentary project based on my filming in Afghanistan from 2006 to 2007. I have sent you a friends link from the film site. The first trailer is posted on the site. Video trailer 1 is available at: myspace.com/atwarfilm youtube.com/AtWarFilm atwarfilm.com Thanks. Scott. AT WAR Film - Trailer 3 .. Add to My Profile | More Videos AT WAR Film - Trailer 2 .. Add to My Profile | More Videos AT WAR Film - Trailer 1 .. Add to My Profile | More Videos Scott Kesterson is a freelance photojournalist from Portland, Oregon. For more than a year he has been an embedded journalist in Afghanistan. "My project is one of passion. It is the realization of a life long dream to work as a combat photographer. Having served with the Oregon Army National Guard, 41st Brigade during the mid 80's, in both the enlisted ranks, and eventually as a 2nd Lt., I also have a personal interest in documenting this narrative. My focus is and will be the human part of the story; that element that too often gets passed over in the face of headlines and dramatic events. I am a strong believer that the real drama is what happens in the lives of people through the events of the day to day." Click here to read Scott Kesterson's blog. Scott is also the man behind the camera in these videos of Canadian Forces fighting in Afghanistan. (Please exercise parental discretion due to strong language contained in the following videos) Copyright 2006 Scott Kesterson .. .. Copyright 2006 Scott Kesterson .. .. We thank Mr. Kesterson for the opportunity to utilize his exceptional work on this webpage. A website showcasing his work is currently under construction at www.scottkesterson.net, or you can click on his Myspace profile located in our "Top Friends" list. ------------------------------------------ From: ?M@rylene? Date: 01/09/2007 For the Fallen Ones, Like the two Fallen Heroes Mercier & Duchesne. Respect to them and sinceres sympathy for the familly.Les funérailles des deux soldats du 22e Régiment morts la semaine dernière en Afghanistan ont eu lieu vendredi.La cérémonie en l'honneur de l'adjudant-maître Mario Mercier s'est déroulée à l'église Saint-Gérard-Majella, dans l’arrondissement Val-Bélair, à Québec.Mario Mercier, 43 ans, était au service de l'armée depuis 19 ans. Il laisse dans le deuil sa conjointe et trois enfants.Les funérailles privées du caporal-chef Christian Duchesne ont aussi eu lieu à Québec. Le soldat de 34 ans était marié et père de trois filles.Source: Tva.canoe.com ----------------- Bulletin Courriel ----------------- De : Canadian Armed Forces Date : 2007-09-01Thanks for all your support! CAF Tribute Page The "Van Doos" Active : 14 October 1914 Country : Canada Branch : Canadian Forces Land Force Command Type : Line Infantry Role : Mechanized Infantry (two battalions) Light Role : Infantry/Paratroop (one battalion) Reserve : (two battalions) Size: Five battalions Part of Royal Canadian Infantry Corps Garrison/HQ Le siège social - Quebec City 1er Bataillon - Valcartier 2e Bataillon - Quebec City 3e Bataillon - Valcartier 4e Batallion - Laval 6e Batallion - Saint-Hyacinthe Nickname: The Van Doos Motto : Je me souviens (I Remember) March-Quick : Vive la Canadienne March-Slow : Marche lente du Royal 22e Régiment Mascot : Goat named Baptiste X Commanders : Colonel en Chef HM The Queen Colonel du Régiment Général Maurice Baril, CMM, MSM, CD The Royal 22e Régiment is an infantry regiment, and the most famous francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The regiment comprises three Regular Force battalions, two Primary Reserve battalions, and a band, making it the largest regiment in the army. The ceremonial home of the regiment is La Citadelle in Quebec City, where the regimental museum is housed. The regiment is nicknamed the Van Doos, a corruption of vingt-deux, French for "twenty-two." The regiment's RHQ is located in Quebec City, with all three of its regular battalions stationed at various bases in the province of Quebec. The regiment serves as the "local" infantry regiment for Quebec. History The ancestor of the regiment was formed in the early days of the First World War, when volunteers from all over Canada were being massed for training at Valcartier, Quebec, just outside of Quebec City. The first contingent of 30,000 volunteers, which became the 1st Canadian Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, were grouped into numbered battalions, regardless of origin. The existing reserve regiments were not mobilized, due to the belief of the Defence Minister, Sam Hughes, that a new "efficient" structure was required. In the process, the new structure failed to create French-speaking units, such as those that had existed in the reserves. Over 1000 French-Canadian volunteers were scattered into different English-speaking units. This was not an oversight. Ontario (Hughes's political base) was in the process of forbidding teaching in French, or of French, in the school system (Regulation 17), causing outrage in French Canada and a lack of support for the war of the "king and country" that was perceived as seeking to destroy the Francophone community in Canada. The second contingent was based, more logically, on battalions raised and trained in the various military districts in which they had been recruited, but still on an impersonal numbered basis (with the exception of some with a Highland or Irish identity). Considerable political pressure in Quebec, along with public rallies, demanded the creation of French-speaking units to fight a war that many viewed as being right and necessary, despite the infamous Regulation 17 in Ontario. When the government relented, the first such unit was the 22nd (French Canadian) Infantry Battalion, CEF. The 22nd went to France as part of the 5th Canadian Brigade and the 2nd Canadian Division in September 1915, and fought with distinction in every major Canadian engagement until the end of the war. While other French-speaking units were also created, they were all broken up upon arrival in France to provide reinforcements for the 22nd, which suffered close to 4000 wounded and killed in the course of the war. Two members of the 22nd were awarded the Victoria Cross in that war, Lieutenant Jean Brillant and Corporal Joseph Kaeble. After the war, the 22nd Battalion was disbanded on May 20 1919, sharing the fate of the other numbered battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. However, in the post-war reorganizations of the army, public pressure, such as resolutions by the Legislature of Quebec as well as the City Council of Quebec City, demanded that a permanent French-language unit be created in the peace-time Regular Force, and accordingly a new regiment was created, made up of veterans of the 22nd Battalion, on April 1 1921. Initially the regiment was simply the 22nd Regiment, but in June King George V approved renaming it The Royal 22nd Regiment. In 1928 the anomaly of a French-language unit with an English name was resolved, and the regiment became the Royal 22e Régiment. ------------------------------------------ The ongoing commitment of Canada's New Government to the safety of Canadian Forces members engaged in deployed operations was front and centre on April 12 when the Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff, confirmed plans to renew the Canadian Forces' tank capability. ------------------------------------------- A Canadian medic receives thanks in Kandahar Province Corporal Tamar Freeman, a medic assisting at a Village Medical Outreach (VMO) receives thanks from a woman she has just helped. The VMO is one facet of a larger mission of the Provincial Reconstruction Team based in Kandahar City. A long-ago Christmas present, shown in this undated photo, lost by a Canadian soldier who fought in one of the closing battles of the Second World War has turned up in a German wood nearly 62 years after the bloody struggle for the Reichswald Forest. Pat Fowler and her husband, Don, who run a website dedicated to Canadian soldiers, first heard about the bracelet late last year when they were contacted by a Dutch man who had recently visited the Reichswald Forest on the German side of the Dutch-German border. (CP) Canada’s New Government Announces Changes to Reserve Force Personnel Pension Plan The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of Defence, and General Rick Hillier, the Chief of Defence Staff, are pleased to announce that all Reserve Force members will now be eligible to contribute to and earn benefits from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for all periods of Reserve service. Canadian Forces photo by Capt Dave Muralt, PRT Public Affairs Officer Kandahar, Afghanistan; November 22, 2006 — Kids gather around military policeman Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryon Dempsey of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team at the Shaheed Abdul Ahad Khan Orphanage, where the PRT delivered treats as well as school supplies, teapots and drinking glasses, a washing machine, and outdoor clothing for winter. Canadian Forces photo by MCpl Robert Bottrill, Canadian Forces Combat Camera At sea in the Gulf region; November 17, 2006 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Pacchiano of HMCS Ottawa boards a merchant ship to make a rapid survey and gather local information. PO2 Pacchiano, a native of Calgary, Alta., is a member of the frigate's boarding party. HMCS Ottawa left Esquimalt, B.C., for the Gulf region in early September to operate for six months with the U.S.-led coalition fleet deployed on Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Photo by Corporal Dany Michaud 6 November 2006, en route for Trenton, Ontario - A CC-150 Polaris aircraft from 8 Wing Trenton’s 437 Squadron is escorted by two CF-18’s from 3 Wing Bagotville’s 425 Squadron. The event was held in honour of the 130 soldiers, including Brigadier-General David Fraser, former Commander Multi National Brigade for Regional Command South, returning from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. The interception was part of a standard training flight. Photo by Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera 06 Nov 2006, Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan – Canadian Leopard C2 Tanks conduct a road move on the camp at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The Leopard C2 tank provides direct and precise fire power, armoured protection, mobility, and other tactical advantages such as shock effect. The Leopard C2 also has improved ability to operate effectively at night and in poor visibility conditions on the battlefield. Photo by: Mcpl Robert Bottrill, Canadian Forces Combat Camera 5 November 2006, HMCS Ottawa, Arabian Gulf – From the left, Petty Officer Kathy Thom, from Victoria, British Columbia, Ordinary Seaman Stephanie Shannon, from Victoria, British Columbia, and Corporal Jessie Bush, from Spencerville, Ontario, show off their new hair style following a charity drive onboard HMCS Ottawa which raised over eleven thousand dollars for cancer research. Photo by Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera 28 Oct 2006 Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan - Supplies are dropped from a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules aircraft over an undisclosed location in Afghanistan to re-supply coalition forces undergoing combat operations. The Hercules aircraft currently operating out of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, is from 436 Squadron, Tactical Airlift Unit (TAU) from Camp Mirage, South West Asia. Governor General announces the first-ever awarding of Military Valour Decorations Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced today the awarding of the first four Military Valour Decorations to members of the Canadian Forces who have displayed gallantry and devotion to duty in combat. The recipients will be invited to receive their decoration from the Governor General at a presentation ceremony to be held at a later date. Military Valour Decorations are national honours awarded to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrifice or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy. They consist of the Victoria Cross, the Star of Military Valour and the Medal of Military Valour. This marks the first time that these decorations, which were created in 1993, have been awarded. From left to right: Sergeant Patrick Tower, Sergeant Michael Thomas Victor Denine, Master Corporal Collin Ryan Fitzgerald, and Private Jason Lamont will be the first recipients awarded Military Valour Decorations since their creation in 1993. Left to right are: Cpl Lamont, MCpl Fitzgerald, CDS Gen Rick Hillier, Sgt Denine, Sgt Tower. Four soldiers were recognized for heroism Friday 27 October 2006 in Calgary, Alberta. For their actions in Afghanistan, Sgt Patrick Tower was awarded the Star of Military Valour, while Sgt Michael Thomas Victor Denine, MCpl Collin Ryan Fitzgerald and Cpl Jason Lamont were awarded the Medal of Military Valour. *** |
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Heroes:.. ..Thank you CFCombatCamera for this Rememberance Day video entitled "Montage Nov 11 2005"If you would like to send a message or just a few words of encouragement to Canada's deployed service members, just click here to access the Canadian Forces message board. Let your Canadian Forces members know you appreciate their service! ARCHIVESCanadian pilot dies on military training in U.S. Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | 12:44 PM ET CBC News A military pilot from Nova Scotia on a training exercise in the U.S. has been killed after his fighter jet crashed. Capt. Derek Nichols, 34, from Tatamagouche, was on an exchange with the U.S. military. He was on his last mission with the squadron, and due to return to Canada in July. Nichols died when the F/A-18 Hornet he was piloting crashed on landing Monday at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina. Capt. Derek Nichols (CP photo) According to a news release from the base, the pilot had just returned from a three-week NATO exercise in Denmark. His plane was one of several returning from the mission. Nichols was married with two children. .. .. At last they ran ashore. Down went the ramps. Men jumped into the water, waist high, glad of a firm footing once more. They began wading towards the beach. There were bullets now, coming from no one knew where. One went straight through a haversack, drilling a neat hole in everything, and leaving its owner speechless with rage, not caring at all about his escape. On they went hurriedly, through a litter of rubbish floating on the tide, just as if a picnic party had passed that way, and a moment later they stepped ashore. They had landed, and that for the moment seemed the only thing that mattered. .. .. Thanks to Ausbruch for this WW1 tribute video *** |
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| Two Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Updated Sun. Jan. 6 2008 11:58 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Two Canadian soldiers were killed Sunday when their armoured vehicle rolled over in rough terrain nea... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:43:00 PST |
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| Canadian soldier killed on patrol in Afghanistan
Updated Sun. Dec. 30 2007 2:28 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A roadside bomb has killed a Canadian soldier out on routine patrol in southern Afghanistan's K... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:28:00 PST |
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| Three other Canadian soldiers were wounded in Saturday's incident and were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The dead have been identified as Cpl. Nicolas Raymond Beauchamp, ... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:11:00 PST |
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| Two dead soldiers, one airman added to memorial in moving N.S. ceremony
THE CANADIAN PRESS TATAMAGOUCHE, N.S. -- Two fallen soldiers and an U.S. marine pilot had their names added to a war memo... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:59:00 PST |
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2 more Canadian Soldiers injured in Afghanistan |
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| Two Canadian soldiers injured in Afghanistan
Updated Thu. Sep. 27 2007 11:02 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Two more Canadian soldiers have been injured in Afghanistan, mere kilometres from the location wher... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:38:00 PST |
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4 Canadian Soldiers Injured by Roadside Bomb... |
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| Four Canadian soldiers injured by roadside bomb
Updated Sat. Sep. 22 2007 7:06 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
A roadside bomb explosion injured four Canadian soldiers, one seriously, early Saturday morning ... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:16:00 PST |
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Rob Pacchiano, PO2 HMCS Ottawa, Please Respond! |
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Rob Pacchiano, PO2 HMCS Ottawa
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I would like to get a hold of Rob Pacchiano if possible. I am a very old friend and I am hoping this message may get to him. My name is Tammy Donnelly (I k... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:14:00 PST |
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Edmontonian Paul Franklin’s Inspirational Story |
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| Paul Franklin's life changed in a flash when bomb exploded
Edmonton man lost legs in Taliban suicide attack
Liane Faulder, The Edmonton JournalPublished: Sunday, August 26
Sometimes Paul and Au... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:24:00 PST |
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Ontario to dedicate Highway of Heroes in honour of soldiers felled in Afghanistan |
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| Ontario to dedicate Highway of Heroes in honour of soldiers felled in Afghanistan
TORONTO (CP) - A stretch of Ontario highway that's become a sombre repatriation route for soldiers felled in Afghanist... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:57:00 PST |
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IED injures 2 Canadian Soldiers |
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| IED injures two Canadian soldiers
Canadian Press
July 10, 2007 at 7:17 PM EDT
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Two Canadian soldiers were injured Tuesday night by a roadside bomb 25 kilometres outside Kanda... Posted by Canadian Armed Forces on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:32:00 PST |
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