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All these photos are off the Canadian Forces Web Site:  http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca This is one of the best sites on internet covering the Canadian Military today.

If you want to see a tons of photos of what is going in the CF go to  DND website: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/ This website was setup at the start of  The War on terrorism back in 2001.

I bought a set of the Revision eyewear a few years ago I use them all the time I have my contacts in. The amber lens are great in low light. cloady or rainy day .

There are Photo's of them been off loading in Afghanistan on The Combat Camera Website. Search Caption  Nyala  :salute: It shows General Rick Hillier take one for a test drive :salute: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/common/combatcamera/find_e.asp

You right it was Tommy Douglas and CCF.He and his government named over 3,000 natural features of Saskatchewan for the fallen of the the province.One of those was my Uncle Lance Corporal James C. Kellogg Killed in Normandy 18/07/44 he served with the Regina Rifle Regiment.He has a chain of...

After WWII which province was the first to dedicate natural features like lakes hill and steams as lasting war memorials, By naming them after the war dead from that province? And which party was in power and who was it leader? :cdn: :cdn: :salute:

I might be wrong but didn't  President Carter give the draft dodges and deserter some sort of amnesty in 1977.

Thanks to veryone who answered my questions  :cdn: :salute:

The NDP did not spit the vote.The Block did they got way more seat to there percentage of the of the voters.They got less than 10% of the over all vote casted and how many seat? NDP may spilt some of the vote out west . It is in Quebec were there are allmost a 1/3 of the seats in the house...

Questions I do not know the answers too. When did they change the name from Militia to Reserves? Do rifle regiments still use black for there insignia? On parade do rifle regiment form up on the  flanks? Traditional Light Infantry had faster march pace than other Infantry is this sill true?

Page 184 The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Artillery  by Ian V.Hogg  C/W 1987 :salute: :salute:

Some were along the line the last parliament did not see the need to debate this deployment. That had been in the works for some time.Where were the Opposition then Bloc Convective and the NDP.The were way to consered about the corruption of the last government. The other thing that bothers my...

The source I have give Dominion Engineering Works of Canada building 1,238 57mm recoilless guns, as there was no production facilities available in the USA. :cdn: :cdn:

Kromuskit was the name given to the American recoilless guns developed during WWII. It was made in 57mm and 75mm Designed by William J. Kroger and C.Walton Musser both employed by Frankford Arsenal. What is the Canadian connection to this gun system :cdn: :cdn: :salute:

I have to agree if you are concern that the NDP are not supporting the troops them e-mail them: http://www.ndp.ca/contact