CTV.ca | Historic Canadian military unit reactivated
Now this is cool, I have never seen this before but I think its great.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Obama: Nazi camp 'horror' persists
Obama witnessed the Nazi ovens of the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday, its clock tower frozen at the time of liberation, and said the leaders must not rest against the spread of evil.
Last of its kind, deadly Nazi E-boat rises again
In a nondescript shed in a English seaside village, a torpedo boat behind one of the Second World War's worst disasters is being restored.
Canadian Navy D-Day monument unveiled
On the eve of commemorations marking the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, a monument was unveiled honouring the role of the Canadian Navy in the biggest seaborne invasion in history.
Its about time for this, considering most of the troops were carried on those ship.
D-Day veteran still not sure how he survived
As the world stops to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Canadian veteran Stanley Fields still isn't sure how he survived the terrifying invasion.
I'm sure this is a question that all veterans have asked themselves at one time or another.
Friday, June 05, 2009
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan rise
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan have risen to 65 so far this year, up from 36 over the first five months of 2008 — though U.S. and coalition troops have also killed hundreds more militants.
Three foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Insurgents used a bomb and small-arms fire to attack a vehicle carrying U.S.-led coalition troops Thursday, killing three soldiers, the military said.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Taliban leader Mullah Mansur killed in Afghanistan
British forces have killed an alleged Taliban leader in southern Afghanistan, British and Afghan officials said Tuesday, in what they claimed was a major victory against the insurgency there.
Availability of aircraft worries defence watchers
Only half of the surveillance aircraft and rescue helicopters designated to guard Canada's coastlines are able to report for duty on any given day, newly released figures show.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Analysis: True Swat victory won't be military
Pakistan says it is close to beating the Taliban in the Swat Valley, but battlefield success alone does not equal victory: local governments have been decimated and millions of residents displaced.
Al-Qaida seen as shaken in Pakistan
Drone-launched U.S. missile attacks and Pakistan's ongoing military offensive in the Swat Valley have unsettled al-Qaeda and undermined its relative invulnerability in Pakistani mountain sanctuaries.
Prince Charles to attend D-Day ceremony
Prince Charles' office said Tuesday that he will attend a D-Day commemoration in France this week after a diplomatic spat over the omission from the guest list of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Taliban suspects among Pakistani refugees
Police have arrested 39 suspected Taliban fighters hiding among refugees from a military offensive against militants from Pakistan's Swat Valley region, a senior officer said Friday.
Suicide attack, market blasts hit Peshawar
Attackers hit a busy market and a police checkpoint in northern Pakistan, killing at least 11 people, critically wounding scores of others and triggering a gunbattle between security forces and suspected militants.
U.S. says 34 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan
U.S.-led coalition troops attacked a suspected training camp for foreign fighters in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, and an Afghan official said 34 militants were killed, including 22 Arabs and Pakistanis.
Dust settles in Swat - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA
Dust settles in Swat - The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA
May be they will finally be able to get a grip on the insurgents that are flowing across the border into Afghanistan. While at the same time regaining control. Only time will tell.
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