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According to his article in the Globe and Mail, he was dozing at the time of the incident, unlikely this distracted the troops. Also the gunner is up in the turret, someone in the back seat will likely have little impact on him.

I'm sitting here in Afghanistan, having THE TOUR OF MY LIFE, and what do I do, read a post by Sam.  Well Sam you have the right to protest however I hope you're not deluding yourself by thinking your protests are in MY best interest.  I, along with 99% of us here, want to be here.  And you know...

Being biased, because I live there, why should Alberta share its windfall?  Alberta gives $12 billion a year already to the Canadian coffers, only getting approx $3 billion in Health transfer payments.  I doubt any other province can say that. cheers. FDL  :cdn:

An excellent article from todays Edmonton Sun http://www.edmontonsun.com/SpecialSections/Terror/2005/09/16/1220267.html Staying busy in Kandahar cheers; FDL :cdn:

Been wearing Desert SWAT's on tour for the last month. Love them.  Will be buying a black pair upon return to Canada. FDL :cdn:

So far some interesting posts. My motivation has changed over the years.  When I first joined it was for the adventure/travel.  Now, many years later,I have a family so my reasons have naturally evolved. I do not want my kids to have to clean up our generation's mess (although in reality...

So 9er Domestic's sister was asking why do we do it?  Why do we willing go where we can get ourselves killed or maimed when there are safer professions out there? So what is it troops?  Patriotism - money - adventure - gongs - someones got to do it!  Why do you "risk it all" for queen and...

The body of the missing SEAL was recovered.  He was found near where the other 2 died.  Apparently died in the firefight and was not captured. RIP SEAL http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/10/afghan.seal/index.html FDL  :cdn:

Taleban behead Afghan Police in Helmand Province (part of TF Bayonet's AO).   Although this did not happen in our AO, part of Security Sector Reform is to equip and train the ANP so these incidents will become less frequent.   I agree with previous posts that hunting them down would be ideal...

Roger that, and that is Col Bowes' intent. FDL  :cdn:

Teddy Ruxpin beat me to the punch. Some out there do not really understand the concept of PRTs - all PRTs - be they American, British, German or Canadian (No PRTs conduct direct combat, or kinetic, operations).   The PRT concept is not Canadian, as a matter of fact the US is a big pusher of the...

As a member of the PRT I can tell you that there will be no "racking their weapons and snoozing in the backseat"  Every single member of the PRT knows that this is an active combat zone and when a patrol goes out, they will be a very well equipped, loaded for bear, "hard target".  Everyone...

Am thinking about buying a pair of desert SWAT originals for my upcoming tour.  Can anyone tell me how their pair held up to the daily grind (granted I will not "abuse" them to the same extend a grunt will!!) The pair I tried on seem comfortable :D FDL  :cdn:

PBI: Excellent post with many excellent points!! For those detractors out there - Do you even know BGen Beare and where he's coming from in this article?  Those of us who have worked directly for him know him as a straight shooter who will help Gen Hillier move the CF forward!  Have we become...

Anne: Thanks for the link.  I've visited the wall on many on occasion over the last 15 years.  It is a monument that envokes an emotional response from all. I pray that my wife's cousin's husband, who is currently a SAW gunner in Iraq, doesn't get his name added to a future wall (hopefully all...

I cannot speak for Reserve Int Coys, although most of the individual augmentees I've had work for me have performed well.  However, if troops are sitting around bored, its a leadership problem.  In this day and age, with everything that is happening in the world, and all the lessons learned...

"Perhaps $105 is an underestimation on their part?" Great, thanks for the "nightmares" ;) The other side of the debate...  A little better outlook  ^-^ http://money.canoe.ca/News/2004/08/02/566616-ap.html FDL

So more "good news" this morning regarding fuel cost....  Naturally as fuel prices go up, so do the price of food and other consumer goods (gotta pay for the shipping you know....), as does the general overall cost of living. Market analysts are also now predicting that even when prices do come...

Gotta go with Acorn on this one.  As he mentioned regarding the tooth-to-tail ratio of WWII, depending on which ally you choose, it ranged from 7 "REMFs" to 1 Cbt Arm, to 12 "REMFs" to 1 Cbt Arm. As for seeing Cbt, one of the Vets I have the pleasure of sharing the company of on the last school...

If they do double, I know where a good chunk of our new pay raise will go!! :'(  I have a 35 minute commute to and from work. FDL  :cdn: