Canadian Troops: Not your typical Canadians

[a_majoor]

Although WE all know this to be true, it is nice to see others notice this as well:

http://uccatholic.blogspot.com/2006/07/canadian-troops-not-your-typical.html

Canadian Troops: Not your typical Canadians
A most excellent and flattering article on the performance of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, authored by an American leatherneck, is here.

Canadian troops are for the most part an anathema to actual Canadians: they are vicious killers in battle, never run from long odds, and damn near never retreat. One wonders how such a wishy washy country wallowing in self-destructive western Christian guilt, lurching through the decades with an ever growing apology on its lips, could spawn real fighting men like this http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/providers/sub.cfm?source=history/koreawar/valour/cantroops and this http://northernblue.ca/mblog/.

Go figure.

http://catholic-caveman.blogspot.com/2006/07/canada-still-has-what-it-takes-in.html

Canada Still Has What It Takes
In the finest tradition of Flanders, Dieppe, Normandy, Korea

Canadian steel still cuts... no matter what the Canadian liberals say or do.

The most intense fighting Canadian troops have been part of since the civil wars in Cyprus or the Korean War involved virtually the entire 1st Battalion Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry and the big guns of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, as well as U.S. fighter jets, attack helicopters and armed airborne drones.

The Battle of Zharei/Panjwei tailed off at dusk in the village of Pashmol on Monday with at least 20 Taliban dead, 20 seriously wounded and six captured, according to Gen. Ahmad (who goes by one name only) of the Afghan Army.

"This was by far the biggest engagement since we got here. The intensity level was dialled up to 11 for a while," said Maj. Nick Grimshaw, commander of Bravo Company, which spent about 15 hours fighting its way out of an ambush early Saturday and had further gun battles with Taliban insurgents on Sunday.

Not your typical Canadians indeed........

 

[lyned]

From the Ypres salient to Afghanistan, our Pats and Artillery are still doing what they do best. I'm slightly biased, my son is in the 1 PPCLI "A" Coy over there. I wish our guys would get the same recognition in their own country but reading about these things would make the liberals and socialists curl up into the fetal position.  ;D 

 

[MikeM]

+1 to the Lyned,

The boys over there have been working hard for the past 5 months, almost time for them to come home, and a job well done to them. Certainly has been a tough time for them, and it's good to see some acknowledgement from other citizens as Majoor pointed out.

 

[GAP]

The boys over there have been working hard for the past 5 months, almost time for them to come home, and a job well done to them. Certainly has been a tough time for them, and it's good to see some acknowledgement from other citizens as Majoor pointed out.

+1

 

[Bobbyoreo]

I love reading about our Troops and all that they have done. Should fill any Soldier with pride!!!!

 

[spacelord]

"Dialed to 11". Is that a Spinal Tap reference? Because it's one louder.

 

[GK .Dundas]

"Dialed to 11". Is that a Spinal Tap reference? Because it's one louder.

You mean you did'nt notice the 3 foot tall replica of Stonehenge in the background.

 

[Long in the tooth]

"Amps go to 11", but then you have problems eating the round meat with the square bread.... it's just a travesty, you know.  Don't touch the guitar.  Don't even look at it!

 

[DocBacon]

Please don't let the media latch onto that "vicious killers" line, please don't let the media latch onto that "vicious killers" line, please don't let...