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A Bayonet is all PO2 James Leith needed to dismantle bombs in Afghanistan
Military History
September 28, 2022
A Bayonet is all PO2 James Leith needed to dismantle bombs in Afghanistan

Governor General Michaelle Jean awards the Star of Courage to Petty Officer 2nd Class James Leith of Shearwater, N.S., during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday, June 19, 2009. Leith risked his life dismantling

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Photo essay: Warbirds and parachutists
Defence Today
September 28, 2022
Photo essay: Warbirds and parachutists

Flight is a beautiful thing, whether by bird’s wing or by human hand.

They are different, to be sure.

The power and majesty of the mighty eagle, the agility and speed of the osprey, the silence and efficiency of the great grey have been a central focus of my photography beyond work, a diversion

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Photo Essay: Memorials mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Defence Today
September 21, 2022
Photo Essay: Memorials mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

She was born April 21, 1926, Princess Elizabeth of York and, as events would have it, she would become heir to the British throne.

She became Queen Elizabeth II on Feb. 6, 1952, succeeding her father, King George VI, and declaring that “my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to

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The Royal Canadian Engineers and Operation Berlin
Military History
September 21, 2022
The Royal Canadian Engineers and Operation Berlin

Operation 'market Garden' (the Battle For Arnhem)- 17 - 25 September 1944 Nijmegen and Grave 17 - 20 September 1944: A large group of German soldiers

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For Peace & Progress
Military Milestones
September 16, 2022
For Peace & Progress

Three faces of Lester Pearson: as Suez peace broker in 1957.  
Lester Pearson’s diplomatic career grew into a political one that introduced unparalleled social change—and helped walk the world

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World War Off Our Shores
Defence Today
September 16, 2022
World War Off Our Shores

In 1942, U-boats started appearing off North America, including U-69, which sank the merchant vessel Carolus near the lighthouse at Pointe Mitis, Que.
How the Battle of the St. Lawrence transformed the

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A Bayonet is all PO2 James Leith needed to dismantle bombs in Afghanistan
A Bayonet is all PO2 James Leith needed to dismantle bombs in Afghanistan
On Sept. 28, 2006, using only his bayonet, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Leith dismantled a bomb in Afghanistan. “A good dose of fear keeps...
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DOUGLAS HAIG Notwithstanding the many difficulties, much has been achieved,” British Expeditionary Force (BEF) commander-in-chief Field Marshal Douglas Haig announced shortly after the Third Battle of...
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Windows to another time
A pair of portholes are grim reminders of destruction during the Battle of the Atlantic The mangled portholes, bronze bent from the force of the...
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The Royal Canadian Engineers and Operation Berlin
The Royal Canadian Engineers and Operation Berlin
Operation Market Garden was a plan to create a route for an Allied invasion of northern Germany by capturing key bridges over the Rhine and...
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The Long and complex history of the Independent State provides critical context to Russia's "Special Military Operation" When Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine...
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Did the Allies win the Battle of the St. Lawrence?
Stephen J. Thorne says NO The Battle of the St. Lawrence was a limited engagement by opportunistic German U-boat captains to harass shipping in the...
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A brief history of Canada and the Victoria Cross
A brief history of Canada and the Victoria Cross
Herbert Taylor Reader, of Perth, Ont., decided in 1850 to follow in his father’s footsteps, Colonel George Hume Reade, a staff surgeon with the Leeds...
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David Everett MacLeod’s postwar bravery
David Everett MacLeod’s postwar bravery
David Everett MacLeod, of Pictou County, N.S., joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as a teenager and served as an air gunner and gunnery instructor...
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On this date: September 2022
On this date: September 2022
2 September 1945  Japan signs an unconditional surrender, ending six years of war. 3 September 1916  The Canadian Corps take a front along Pozières Ridge...

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