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2009-03-09 Afghanistan

Afghan chopper assault a first for Canada

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Posted by tu3031 2009-03-09 09:05|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 An eleven hour day, hmm... Do they get overtime pay or why else would this be mentioned? Anyway, good job, Canucks.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-03-09 09:49|| 2009-03-09 09:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Richard of Oregon: Why don't you read the first paragraph again? The part following the comma might just give you a clue.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2009-03-09 17:29|| 2009-03-09 17:29|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought it was th switch to day light savings time.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-03-09 18:07|| 2009-03-09 18:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Of the ABCA (America, Britain, Canada, Australia-plus-NZ), Americans (Vietnam), Brits (Falklands) and Australians (Vietnam) did this kind of thing for real a while back. Glad to see that the Canadian Forces have joined the club. The next rite-of-passage is doing it while entering a hot zone (where the enemy is blasting away at you as you land).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-09 18:14|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-03-09 18:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Canadian forces quietly honing their skills and expanding their equipment base after a long period of not-so-benign neglect at the hands of politicians.

Canadians have been effective fighters in wherever they've gone. Welcome .....

Posted by lotp 2009-03-09 18:49|| 2009-03-09 18:49|| Front Page Top

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