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101st To Honor Fallen PPCLI Soldiers

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http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2005/05/20/fCanada256.raw.html

This is a great story and it reflects the esteem that the Rakkasan's have for the PPCLI that fought with them in Afghanistan.
 
  A very nice gesture from our cousins and definitely an unique honour.  Thanks, Rakkasans.
 
I'm glad that Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Sgt. Marc Leger, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith will be remembered in such a way.  The loss to their families, to 3VP and the task force as a whole will never be forgotten.

Rakkasan
 
awesome gesture. gives me a great feeling inside thinking about it
 
Does anyone know when this will take place
I know it is at Ft Campbell but when
 
BobbyC said:
Does anyone know when this will take place
I know it is at Ft Campbell but when

The newspaper story is dated 20 May (link in the first post), and says "Monday", which I presume to mean Mon 23 May.
 
tonight on the news, they said only 2 of the soldiers were being honoured...I was hoping I misheard
 
To the 101st, thank you for remembering our fallen comrades.
 
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2004/n03242004_200403243.html

Pictures of the monument. When pic's are available [from the ceremony conducted today]  I will link to them.
 
http://www.hfxnews.ca/news.aspx?pname=News&storyID=35123

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050524/NEWS01/505240310/1002
 
Saw ceremony etc. on news - it was wonderful. thank you US for that. would like to look at the honour bestowed on these guys in canada too - suspect that was sometime ago - can you point me in the right direction on this website? thx!

 
I saw the coverage. 

All four fallen were honoured and their names engraved into the 187th Memorial which is the first time ever for non-US troops.

The speech by the US commanding officer was outstanding, and the interviewed family members couldn't say enough kind things about their hosts.

Big thumbs up.



Matthew.  :salute:
 
Cdn Blackshirt said:
I saw the coverage.  

All four fallen were honoured and their names engraved into the 187th Memorial which is the first time ever for non-US troops.

The speech by the US commanding officer was outstanding, and the interviewed family members couldn't say enough kind things about their hosts.

Big thumbs up.



Matthew.   :salute:
      On the one hand, it was a great honour to see our fallen comrades honoured by the troops with whom they fought, the US did them proud.  On the other hand, it was a sad contrast to see the honour done our comrades by a foreign power, when you consider how little is done them by our own gov't.  But then the US still admits that it has warriors, whereas we are expected to be "peacekeepers", or glorified  crossing guards, and cause deep shame and embarrassment to our beloved leaders when we have to put our skills, training, and weapons to use in actual combat. :cdn:
 
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