As the rotation of combat groups is underway, A big thank you and job well done to the combat group from Valcartier. You have sustained losses and return home without some comrades. Your work has been superb and Canada is proud of you.
Comme la rotation de groupes de combat est en route, grand thankyou et travail bien fait au groupe de combat de Valcartier. Vous avez soutenu des pertes et revenez la maison sans certains camarades. Votre travail a t superbe et du Canada est fier de vous.
All the best and Gods strength to the Combat group rotating in from Edmonton.
Toute la meilleure force et la force de Dieux au groupe de Combat tournant dans d'Edmonton.
All of the troops from Clerks, Drivers and Cooks to the hard combat trades are all professionals and Canada and Canadians should be extremely proud of the job they are doing.
Toutes les troupes des Employs de bureau, les Chauffeurs et les Cuisiniers aux commerces durs de combat sont tous les professionnels et le Canada et les Canadiens devraient tre extrmement fiers de l'emploi qu'ils font.
These few quotes are from some of the best minds in the world.
Former CDS Rick Hillier
When a soldier steps on foreign soil in a high-risk environment, every single Canadian should be walking with him or her.
Any commander who would stand up here and say that we didn't need more soldiers should be tarred and feathered and rode out of town on a rail.
lead, follow, or get run over.
Any time you are close to or come under direct or indirect fire, it concentrates the mind wonderfully.
It took us a while to get in desperate straits (referring to the state of the CF), so we're not going to get out of them in one month or one year, but we've got enough money to start and we're going ahead fast
You have to be confident that what you're doing is right and that the sacrifices are actually going to mean something. Is that on my mind? Damn right it is.
Sir Winston Churchill:
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
George Washington:
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
Kim Campbell
Whether we say it in French with a Saguenay accent or in English with an accent from Newfoundland, and wherever we come from or wherever we live, we all share the most precious heritage that can be given to humankind - our Canadian citizenship.
George S. Patton:
I don't fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
George S.Patton:
Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.
Norman Schwarzkopf:
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.
Thoughts and prayers go out to our allied troops from Italy and the USA. Their soldiers have paid the ultimate price of soldiering. God Bless them and give peace to their families.
Pensieri e le preghiere vanno alle nostre truppe alleate da Italia e Stati Uniti. I loro soldati hanno pagato con la vita del soldato. Dio li benedica e dare la pace alle loro famiglie.
So with the passage of time let us reflect on some or all of these quotes and think of our Troops far away and show them your support.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
