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    RCR Para Wings

    Joe Drouin sells a full size repro of both the metal and cloth pre-1968 wings :
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    Hat patch

    Et pour info, ce n'est pas un "cap badge" mais un insigne de qualification porté sur la poitrine de l'uniforme.
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    Seeking a medal for a navy mom

    Isn't that the intent of the new elligibilty rules ? : The DND press release even cites Lt(N) Saunders death has a reason for the change :
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    Canada's 'second national anthem' silenced

    If there's enough popular fury surrounding the possible removal of the theme, Ms Claman will be in a very strong position during any future negotiations with the CBC.  She might get 500$ a pop now but the price might go up in a dramatic way (IE : "Give me 1 000 000 $ or an angry mob of hockey...
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    Canada's 'second national anthem' silenced

    Chances that they would retain the rights to the new song and not have to pay to use it.
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    What does your name mean?

    I like neatly organized books but I despise the Library of Congress !
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    GG to Unveil CAN VC This Week

    The Cross of Valour is probably the most adequate equivalent : http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group02/cv
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    GG to Unveil CAN VC This Week

    It's the other way around.  Here's a better images of the stamps : http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Victoriacrosscanadapostagestampimage.jpg
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    AF DEU's out of date?

    RCAF uniforms didn't have collar dogs or shoulder straps so you've got to decide : either you get a "traditionnal" uniform or more bling but not both at the same time. The only major differences between our current DEU and the RCAF Service Dress is the colour and the cloth belt.
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    Ex-commando arrested before JTF2 memoir release

    Some excerpts (in french) are available here.
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    Flight Steward/Attendant

    This might help : http://www.dnd.ca/site/community/mapleleaf/article_e.asp?id=3254
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    The Red Ensign and Historical Canadian Flags thread

    Covering 4000 years of history in 180 days of school leaves little time for flags.
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    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    They rescued a flag that was given to the Voltigeurs by the Société St-Jean-Baptiste in 1885. And an Air Cadet Squadron (629 Kiwanis-Sillery)
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    Military Compound of Québec, Armoury Lost to Fire

    Some pictures that give an idea of the destruction can be found here
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    Air Force DEU

    Capt Minaki from RCIS(E) posted the text of the CANFORGEN in the CadetNet forums.
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