Pic's From Astan

[tomahawk6]

Ran across these Getty pic's today. The link below has alot of photos of Canadian troops.

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Gurkha soldiers with the NATO-led Intern
Gurkha soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand to attention during a ceremony recieving the Mention of Attention (honor) from the Canadian troops at Kandahar air base on March 20, 2008. Canada has 2,500 troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) , most of the them in Kandahar province, one of the worst areas hit by unrest linked to an insurgency led by the extremist Taliban movement. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Rick Hil
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff Rick Hillier speaks during a ceremony of recieving the Mention of Attention (honor) from the Canadian troops at Kandahar air base on March 20, 2008. Canada has 2,500 troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) , most of the them in Kandahar province, one of the worst areas hit by unrest linked to an insurgency led by the extremist Taliban movement. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

Gurkha soldiers with the NATO-led Intern
Gurkha soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stand during a ceremony of recieving the Mention of Attention (honor) from the Canadian troops at Kandahar air base on March 20, 2008. Canada has 2,500 troops in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) , most of the them in Kandahar province, one of the worst areas hit by unrest linked to an insurgency led by the extremist Taliban movement. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)

More pic's here.
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[Scoobs]

The Ghurkhas actually received the CF Unit Commendation.  I have no idea what the "Mention of Attention" is.  Typical press messing up.