The vote to terminate Canada's committment failed in parliament yesterday. So this re-instills the most important need of our Troops SUPPORT.
Small town Canada has sent their sons and daughters to various missions over the years Here is an excerpt from a small town paper. Canadian support helps soldiers in Afghanistan; 13 members of Grey and Simcoe Foresters officially welcomed back home Saturday night DENIS LANGLOIS / Sun Times staff Local News - Monday, April 23, 2007 @ 08:00 Master Cpl. Dennis Dietrich recently returned home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He said Saturday that the support shown by Canadians for troops serving in the war-torn country means a lot. The support for the mission has been fantastic, the 32-year-old Owen Sound resident said in an interview. The Kitchener native landed in Afghanistan in mid-August and returned to Canada in mid-February. Serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Dietrich was a supply tech working out of Kandahar, in charge of major equipment. It wasn't his first tour in an overseas country - after having served in Bosnia in 1998 and Golan Heights in 2002 - but was by far the most difficult, he said. On Saturday, Dietrich and 12 other members of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters were officially welcomed home during an informal ceremony with family and friends at the Tommy Holmes VC Memorial Armoury in Owen Sound.
This sacrifice of small towns across Canada is remembered by Cairns/Memorials dedicated to the sons and daughters who have bravely served Canada in all the world conflicts.
Our thoughts today are with our ever memorable Aussie allies as they remember The Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. The sole Canadian regiment serving with the Aussies was The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Born 1795)
So to all the small towns nationwide and to all the small towns of Australia our Thanks for your SUPPORT and committment and we pray that all will return home safely.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
