Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Canadian Military News

Warm and fuzzies: Canadian mythmaking on the 10th anniversary of a slaughter
rabble.ca
All we are left with are the liberal elite's heaving of a sigh of relief that Harper had not been PM at the time (an unfair pinning of blame when the Liberals and NDP have worked equally hard to ensure Canada's military budget has become the bloated ...
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Canadian military hardware good for Colombia's stability, says envoy
OTTAWA - The federal government's plan to sell military hardware to Colombia will further stabilize ... - Canada - Winnipeg Free Press.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/.../canadian-military-hardware-g...

Training turns to tragedy: Death on an Afghanistan firing range
Global Montreal
Three fellow soldiers would eventually be convicted for what they did — or didn't do — that day. An accident on the Kan Kala firing range on Feb. 12, 2010, marked a dark chapter in Canada's military mission in Afghanistan. The saga moved a step ...
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Chief of defence staff prepared for deeper military cuts Canada ...
A leaked army planning document obtained by The Canadian Press says land forces are bracing for a big hit on operating and maintenance on top of existing ...
www.cbc.ca/news/.../pol-cp-lawson-defence-spending.html

Military has no fat left to cut, top soldier says ahead of austerity budget
680 News
Print; Text: a A. A member of the Canadian Army walks away from the water during training session with U.S Marines during real-world training at Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, N.C., Jan. 6, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, The Daily News, John Althouse ...
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Canucks to Honour Canadian Armed Forces - Vancouver Canucks ...
Vancouver, B.C. – The Vancouver Canucks announced today that they will honour the Canadian Armed Forces this Thursday, March 14th when they host the ...
canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=659647 

Canada News Centre - Canadian Army trains for winter warfare
More than 2000 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) soldiers have and continue to participate in a series of winter warfare exercises in northern Canada during the ...
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Clinton non-profit seeks teen girls from military families for cross-border ...
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
View/Post Comments. pix-0321SailLogo.jpg. Sisters Under Sail, a non-profit organization based in Clinton, that runs leadership programs for teen girls aboard a tall ship, is seeking applications from teenage daughters of U.S. and Canadian military ...
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Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle crashes rise in Southwest Michigan as overall traffic ...
In Kalamazoo County, there was a 42 percent increase in the number of motorcycle accidents in 2012, while the number of traffic crashes overall dropped more ...
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Michigan sees 18% increase in motorcycle deaths
WXYZ
(WXYZ) - Michigan is seeing an increase in the number of bikers dying in motorcycle accidents. Michigan State Police released statistics showing an 18% increase in motorcycle fatalities from 2011 to 2012. In 2011 there were 109 deaths investigated, and ...
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American Veterans News

Missing in America Project lays to rest 27 veterans, 7 spouses
DVIDS
The remains of 27 veterans and seven spouses were laid to rest at the Quantico National Cemetery on March 16. Those laid to rest were recovered by the Missing in America Project who secured a final resting place for these almost forgotten heroes.
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 US shamefully slow to help vets
CNN
You can see their faces and read about their stories at the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America website, www.IAVA.org. They are an amazing group of men and women (and one dog) that have overcome tremendous obstacles. And now, they're taking on ...
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Who Did You Rape in the War, Daddy?: A Question for Veterans that Needs ...
Truth-Out
And most Americans, above all, have never wanted to know the grotesque truths of their wars. Luckily for them, most veterans have been willing to oblige -- keeping the darkest secrets of that war hidden (even while complaining that no one can really ...
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Alaska House Honors Hmong-American Vietnam Veterans
Alaska Native News
Monday, March 18, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives today passed a resolution calling on the state to honor the tens of thousands of Hmong-Americans killed or wounded in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War.
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Costs of US wars linger for more than 100 years
MSN News
At the 10 year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, more than $40 billion a year are going to compensate veterans and survivors from the Spanish-American War from 1898, World War I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the two Iraq campaigns ...
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Booted and banned: Former US troops battle to come home
NBCNews.com (blog)
They're using their cramped hub to push for veterans' medical benefits and lobby for a Congressional hearing to examine their expulsions. Yet there's an even more pressing matter: more ex-U.S. troops are headed their way following similar deportations.
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