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I believe it was regarding the assault on the Japanese home islands (Japan proper). I don't know where he said it (or when exactly).

MacKenzie-King War Against Japan?

News outlets, politicians, and the public all clearly see the coffins and understand the meaning (in their own terms). Canada made the right decision in not hiding that sacrifice. It is not as easy to portray the wounded on the news, which can wrap up the fallen in a week (though forgetting...

A wealth of corporate knowledge there. If the Infantry were to retrieve mortars then what would you propose the organization look like? Knowing how dispersed battalions have been on operations during the last 50 years you would think that mortar sections would be the norm. Not doubting that it...

Perhaps, on the off chance that non-AU forces would be authorized, the government has been considering the 6 pack and the Griffons for this (it seems increasingly difficult politically to send them to Afghanistan)? It would have a lower casualty risk but high exposure. An aircraft solution...

This site agrees http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0098.html And this one has 2 groups of 3 http://www.army.mod.uk/royalanglian/vikings/viking_trades/mortars.htm I don't know the UK system, maybe they use both? But, for Canada, splitting the old infantry mortar platoon groups into...

I think that is a good point - not just minimum range, but close terrain. While it would be nice to have the full spectrum of tools there, including the LAV TUA, won't the Leopards be covering both gaps that any LAV-Gun and LAV-TUA would fill? Mortar guy: $70,000?! You need to shop better :)

Between the CPOs, Recce(Survey), and MFCs, there were rarely enough NCOs to fully man the mortar platoon's 2 groups (we often only had one) - what would be required to split the groups in half?

I agree, the stripe and the medal would be exactly the same distinction but in different formats. And, given that the Wound Stripe has been used intermittently by Canada in the past, there will be a strong "Don't fix it if it ain't broke!" side to the idea. On the pro-change side there is the...

The George Cross as an example: From http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group01/gc The cross was awarded for an act of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. It was intended primarily for civilians and...

I'd like to single out the "optional" line of reasoning (while others cover the American one) - if Canada were to create a medal to be awarded to those wounded then wouldn't Canada be able to state that the wearing of the medal was optional? If you're suggesting that there is a Canadian...

Noticing that no one is arguing to just get rid of the Wound Stripe - everyone seems favourable to having a distinction for those wounded. So Badge or Medal? With there being no Right or Wrong on this we get plenty of opinion. The Badge has been cited for the following (- I include a response...

Could depend on how you view the conflict in Sri Lanka. Forced conversion to Buddhism might not figure highly but military forces have been used (or backed). If you have time to waste you could always dig up the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (but again that isn't about conversion).

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Ahhhhh... Peacekeeping...  ::) From http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/XX/MidEast/Lebanon-1982-1984/USMC-Lebanon82/USMC-Lebanon82-4.html: The high watermark of this topic was here: :)

Noting that everyone's expressed goal here has been the destruction of Hezbollah, I see no benefit from an international force being deployed. The IDF is fully equipped, perfectly situated, morally invested, locally experienced, and already has the intelligence capabilities. No international...

The GCS/GSM combination succeeds, as advertised, in providing a timely method of service recognition, especially for operations involving few CF participants. And, I would hope, it would finally replace our use of non-Canadian medals. However, some CF operations are of a size, duration, and...

I am in agreement with those who view the Cold War as the accepted title covering the Communist vs. Non-Communist arms build up and proxy conflicts (occurring over an extended period of time)- I see no value in trying to obtain credibility for changing the title to WW3. For those who differ, I...

Removing overt religious content from ceremonies will not be the first change the military has experienced or been able to successfully handle. Instead of falling behind on the issue the CF should get ahead of it. These changes will have to be made (nothing reasonably mentioned to the...

Plenty of examples of those who have, un-begrudged, attended a church service that was not their own. But the least responsible (by rank) persons ability to obey orders is the red herring of this topic. This topic begins with a Court Martial Appeal Court ruling that can be summed up like this...