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    Doing factual research for a novel - procedures when CAF member killed in Afghanistan

    Oh, I'm sorry. I misread. Thank you for the resource. Will check it out.
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    Doing factual research for a novel - procedures when CAF member killed in Afghanistan

    Brotherhood is a central theme of the novel. While the eventual CAF member was a boy, he was fostered by the other character's family. They became best friends and stayed friends even after the former's placement ended. As an adult, he went into the Army and designated his ex-foster brother his...
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    Doing factual research for a novel - procedures when CAF member killed in Afghanistan

    Hi, I'm now doing my final edit of a novel I wrote, which includes fact-checking of situations that I have described. In my story, a key character joins the Canadian army and volunteers to go with the first troops sent to Afghanistan following the 9 / 11 attacks. Before 2002 is over, he gets...
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    ensuring your funeral wishes are respected

    I am interested in whether a serviceman can do anything while alive to ensure (s)he gets military funeral honors. A military funeral for a veteran or a soldier killed in action is something that can be regarded as an entitlement, however, some families of those killed in action opt for a private...
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    All You Want To Know About Bagpipes[ and then some]- Merged

    I just realized how old this thread is. BTW, my pipes are Canadian-made (Dunbar). They're a plastic set; I am planning to get a blackwood set by next May (which will be in essence the 10th anniversary of my starting on the chanter). I am looking into both new and used pipes. The main brands I...
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    All You Want To Know About Bagpipes[ and then some]- Merged

    I'm a piper (not military, but I do do military reenactment as a WWII Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders piper). My favorite tunes are as follows: 4/4 March: You guessed it...Scotland the Brave. There's a reason why it's played so much I say! I like playing it in sets as follows: STB/Lord...
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