Today, March 12, 2014, marks the end of Operation ATTENTION and the end of Canadian military operations in Afghanistan. Others came home wounded, including my first Platoon 2IC who also played a formative role in my military career. What he survived was a case of dumb luck as much anything. Some have visible scars of physical wounds. Some have invisible scars and are still finding their way. They will, with time. A war, is much worse. In a reading package, and it touched on .

Sweden Purchases 102 BvS10 All-terrain Vehicles. The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration has ordered an additional 102 all-terrain vehicles from BAE Systems Hagglunds.

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The Joy of Field Rations is a blog about the history and preparation of military field rations in the 20th century. Here you can find historical recipes and instructions on how to authentically reproduce them in a kitchen or campsite. Monday, June 8, 2015. Bread of the Poilu, Part II. And now in this post we will resurrect pain ordinaire,. And pain biscuit é,. The bread that fed the French soldier, or poilu, in two world wars. The soldier on the left is holdi.

55 Million Dead, No Graves. Has there been many who have thought what over 55 million children represent? Probably not. Abortion is still one of the great unmentionables. You will not hear it spoken at the dinner table or within the closest family units. There may be whispers here and there, but no real discussions are held.

CONTEMPORARY DEFENCE ISSUES FROM A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. Sunday, 1 January 2017. As part of a scheduled port visit.