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"We have much to build on. According to the London Free Press, "The number of Canadian soldiers who have gone absent without leave has doubled in the last six years... Records[what records????????] obtained through access to information show 708 troops were convicted of going AWOL in 2005 - more...

Gronk, a more lengthy but interesting read is "Social Structures in the Regular Combat Arms Units of the British Army: A Model", PhD THESIS by CHARLES MACKENZIE ST GEORGE KIRKE https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/1054/1/Kirke

Bill, will you be going ? If so can you or somelse who attends post a write up or some notes on it ?

Do not know specifically about those from New Bruinswick but I am currently reading an absolutely fascinating "social history" of the PPCLI in the First World War. It is titled As Long as Faith and Freedom Last—Stories From The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry From June 1914 To...

Corvin, if you go to the site home page and use advanced search, "VAC, Disability" etc you will be able to find all the threads on this genre. More information and links, plus you will be able to see who on site has some "expertise" in this and then be able to PM them.  ;)

Geo, here is the start of your reading: Academic papers: Ranking the Rank and File By Dr Anne Irwin http://www.cda.forces.gc.ca/cfli/engraph/research/pdf/82.pdf Soldiers Do It in the Field, Dr. Anne Irwin, University of Victoria, Canada...

Corvin, thanks for the post. Just had one of my appeal boards in regard to this issue/injury. Let you know what the results of are in the standard four to six weeks. riggermade, they split the osteoarthritis issuses into a seperate claim. To be handled at a later time.

Geo and Greymatter, yes I can most likely get the transcript of her lecture but in two weeks or so I will be able to post her answers to a series of as she puts it "These are all very thoughtful and intelligent questions.". So I will hold off until then. As her work becomes published we can...

Mods can we combine this thread with the prior one mentioned by GAP above. Patricia's Outside The Wire in Afghanistan: The Regiment As A Family The Empey Lecture, Dr Anne Irwin, University of Calgary 22 October 2007 Imagine a room full of professional women, listing with rapt attention to the...

Found this: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/canada-converting-lav-iii-tuavs-to-infantry-carriers-03610/ Canada Converting LAV-III TUAVs to Infantry Carriers 15-Aug-2007 18:19 The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Genertal Dynamics Land Systems – Canada a C$ 49.2 million...

The usual disclaimer: Thu, October 18, 2007 Soldier given degree after killed in Afghanistan By The Canadian Press http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/10/18/4587107.html WINNIPEG — When Cpl. Jordan Anderson wasn’t working in the dangerous terrain of Afghanistan, he had his nose in a...

Excellent work Micheal. Thank you

Found: "Supplementing his work was that of the company runners, among whom Privates M.J. O'day, W.T. Ellis, and S.P. Wood rendered service of a high order".................................. Date 26 August 1918. (page 348) The RCR War Diaries for that time period...

Weinie: your link is to ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. 916038 iSjt. Wood, S. J. M. (Bedford Park). not Stanley P. Wood, MM, of The RCR Edit to add: RCR WW1 War Daries at http://www.thercr.ca/cef_war_diary/

Regimental Roll of Honour - "W" http://www.thercr.ca/roll_of_honour/honour_roll_w.htm 29 Nov 1920 Pte Stanley P. Wood Flinton, On MM; 835272; RCR CEF

Ben, I do not know about confirmation or the exact numbers but there has been some information surfacing, that yes there was direct KGB participation the US Anti War Movement during the Viet Nam war. And yes I too wonder about the funding some of these groups receive through "donations"...

"Manfred Zeidler has investigated the truth behind this sensational chapter of Weimar history. His Reichswehr und Rote Armee, . is based on a doctoral dissertation which won the Moritz-von-Bethmann prize. It makes extensive use of Russian sources which only became available during the...

Further MSM: The Usual Disclaimer: http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=38e2305e-670b-4ea1-8bab-ef95a87da0d8&k=18972 Posthumous degree for soldier Cpl. Jordan Anderson close to graduating from University of Manitoba when he was killed in Kandahar  Jamie Hall The...

Congratulations to the University of Manitoba for doing the right thing. As Geo indicated this is Huge, first since World War Two and an excellent response to GO's dedication to his studies. Maybe ArmyVern or one of the other mod's can post something on the scholarships details in the next day...

An Associated Press article from February 2007 "KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: An estimated 700 foreign fighters are operating in a key southern Afghan province where Taliban fighters took control of a town earlier this month, the provincial governor said Sunday. The foreign fighters — from Chechnya...