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This is a typical Telegraph anti war article, but it does have an interesting read on how they see Prime Minister Harper statement in regards to Afghanistan. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/09/30/do3003.xml&site=15&page=0 I'd feel happier if I...

No, there is no real debate.  This happens every 10 or so years.

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2093 News Release NORAD intercepts Russian aircraft NORAD - September 29, 2006 WINNIPEG, MAN. – North American Aerospace Defense Command launched three pairs of fighters Thursday evening from the command's Canadian NORAD Region (CANR)...

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_PrintFriendly&c=Article&cid=1159480210534&call_pageid=970599119419 Australia boosting its Afghan mission Sep. 29, 2006. 01:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why...

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1448212006 U.N. says Israel used precision bomb to hit U.N. officers By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel used a precision-guided bomb to launch a direct hit on four U.N. peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon last July, the United Nations...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2006/09/29/morley-mother.html Slain soldier was 'far from ordinary,' says mother Last Updated: Friday, September 29, 2006 | 12:55 PM CT CBC News The mother of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month said Friday that he was a caring...

http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2140348.php September 29, 2006 Stolen Valor Act stalls By John Hoellwarth Staff writer In a major legislative reprieve for posers who claim to rate combat decorations they didn’t earn, the House Judiciary Committee failed to take action on a...

I think that this one has about run its course and is due for a lock.  If the Mods would so oblige.

I hope that someone who knows the Cpl. makes sure that he gets a copy of this thread. Good luck,  you're doing us all proud!

You know, it is just so off the wall, that it has to be real, if you know what I mean.  I think it is a collection of what someone saw throughtout their tour of duty.  Maybe it didn't all happen to them, but I am sure that it all happened.

As long as nobody messes with my deep fried mars bars we're all O.K..  Other wise...things will get nasty!

Similar things have been done before, i.e. the Commonwealth Division and Brigades in Korea.  Why not?  It would be a good idea!

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=2090 News Release Canadian Soldier Killed in Afghanistan CEFCOM NR–06.026 - September 29, 2006 OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier was killed today by an improvised explosive device, while he was conducting a foot patrol in the Panjwayi...

We should just run with HitorMrs!  If she can run a household with a baby and HitorMiss underfoot, she can run anything!  Plus she has a great attitude and puts up with people drinking 151.  A vote for her is a vote for stability!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20488739-31477,00.html Commandos fought for lives under rain of rockets Patrick Walters, National security editor September 28, 2006 IN a rugged mountain valley in Afghanistan, the Australian commandos were fighting for their lives under an...

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20488742-31477,00.html Diggers awarded bravery medals Mark Dodd September 28, 2006 TWO Australian soldiers will receive the military's third-highest bravery award after combat operations in the remote Taliban heartland of Afghanistan that were...

When I see Sgts in the US Army, I think of very supervised Corporals here.  Really.

+1  All Infantry, in fact all Combat Arms Officers should be able to call in fire.

Or this

I was very hurt, that HitorMiss didn't show me his.  I almost took my ball and went home.  Seriously, I have never seen the Canadian Wound Stripe, so... Below is a picture of a WWI Irish Guards Lance Corporal with Wound Stripes. As a Lance Corporal in the Guards, he wears stripes on both...