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Flag honours soldiers killed by friendly fire Article by By Tamas Virag, The Canadian Press EDMONTON – A flag bearing the signatures of most of the Canadian soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when four of their colleagues died in a 2002 friendly-fire incident is on its way home to Edmonton Garrison. In an emotional ceremony Tuesday…
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RMC Professor B.J.C McKercher presented at U of O Professor B.J.C McKercher, Royal Military College of Canada, presented ‘British Foreign Policy and the Lethality of the German Threat, 1890-1939’ on March 6, 2009 at the University of Ottawa. Professor B.J.C. McKercher’s talk explored how the United Kingdom perceived and responded to the rise of Germany…
Commandant Series: 2253 C.B. Ware
V Commandant Canadian Services College at Royal Roads: 1952 – 1954 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) 2253 Major General Cameron Bethel Ware, DSO, CD (RMC 1931) was born 9 August 1913 at London, Ontario. His father was Lieutenant Colonel F. B. Ware. He joined the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Regiment on graduation from RMC…
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New CF Ombudsman: 9485 Pierre Daigle OTTAWA – The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, is pleased to announce the appointment of 9485 MGen (Ret’d) Pierre Daigle (CMR 1973) as the new Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF). Mr. Daigle…
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Colonel shares his war stories … tells cadets about his experiences in Afghanistan Posted By IAN ELLIOT, WHIG-STANDARD MILITARY REPORTER The man who commanded Canada’s battlegroup in Afghanistan in 2006 told today’s crop of Royal Military College cadets that if they expect to be effective commanders on today’s battlefield, they better expect to be shot…
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Recent Announcements for Ex cadet – CO Appointments 18377 Maj Liam McGarry, on promotion to LCol, will assume command of 2 RCHA Petawawa. 17858 LCol Andrew . Jayne will assume command of CFSME3. 21533 Maj Jeremy Small, taking command of 731 Comm Sqn 17876 LCol Daniel MacIsaac is taking command of 5 RGC ___________________________________________________________________________________ E3161…
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Driver who killed Esquimalt sailor in San Francisco sent to jail By Rob Shaw, Victoria Times Colonist, 23 January 2009 Lillian Ashley stood Friday at the downtown San Francisco intersection where her son Mark died and said she finally felt some closure. It had been a year and a half since 22714 Mark Ashley (RMC…
414 EWS Squadron: Back in action!
xxx Re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 20, 2009) Major-General Marcel Duval, Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division, presided over a ceremony today at Vintage Wings of Canada, located at the Gatineau Airport near Ottawa, to mark the re-formation of 414 Electronic Warfare Support (EWS) Squadron. Known as 414 Combat…
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Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell was appointed by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command as a Medals Adviser. Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell, a former member of the Canadian Army (Militia), Canadian Army (Regular) and the Canadian Armed Forces *, is assisting those who have had problems replacing lost or stolen medals or obtaining ones…
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U of G honours Hillier RYAN PFEIFFER, GUELPH MERCURY Retired general given Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award January 14, 2009 Nicole O’Reilly MERCURY STAFF In his “soldier’s soldier” frank kind of way, retired general and chief of defence staff Rick Hillier encouraged pride in the Canadian Forces. Yesterday, as he accepted the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding…
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A lesson in scholarly soldiers Photo exhibit documents Afghans’ everyday lives F Troop has a “Big Impact” in Kandahar Province Afghan judges take their act on the road L’enquête sur Borden est complétée Coroners are warriors too TRENTON THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR JTF2 SAYS CANSOFCOM CHIEF JTF2 to build west coast equipment drop Canadian army…
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MGen (Ret’d) Lewis Mackenzie: What is the UN waiting for? Deploy a strong force to Gaza The road ahead for the United States Army 12 things soldiers can expect in 2009 CANADIAN FORCES STILL WITHOUT PERMANENT OMBUDSMAN (or OMBUDSPERSON) Locals live in fear of Taliban gripping parts of Kandahar Hercules logs 45,000 hours Semrau case…