Kandahar Afghanistan........ ( Olympic Sports Bulletin )
OOOOppppps wrong Rink.
Canadians romp to 16-2 win over Americans in Afghan ball hockey game Published: Sunday, February 21, 2010 | 12:40 PM ET Canadian Press Steve Rennie, THE CANADIAN PRESS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The most senior American general in southern Afghanistan was talking pretty tough before the ball dropped at Kandahar Airfield on Sunday.
How hard can it be? Brig.-Gen. Ben Hodges said with a good-natured grin.
I mean, you chase a ball around and hit it with a stick.
Maybe the Canadians just make it look that easy.
Sixteen times the Canadian soldiers lit the lamp to the Americans' two. Every goal sent the Canuck faithful into a maple syrupy sweet frenzy of flag waving and blaring air horns.
The game's organizers billed it as Hockey Night in Kandahar - never mind that the teams played under the blazing mid-afternoon Afghan sun - and for a couple of hours, players and fans forgot a war is raging outside the walls of this sprawling military base.
At least 500 spectators packed the airfield's wood-plank boardwalk to take in the game.
They crowded around the boards and stood on the bleachers. Some sat atop two sand-coloured armoured trucks that had a giant Canadian flag tethered between their antennas. Others sat on a pair of yellow cherry pickers bedecked with familiar red-and-white flags, or on a white sea container where the players store their gear.
Well Done Canada Well Done our US Neighbours. This was a great Morale building game for all.
Building Morale at home Citizens show their Support for CFB.Trenton/
Hundreds of people attended a rally Saturday for the troops at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, just a day after the military appointed a new commander to replace Col. Russell Williams.
Col. David Cochrane officially became the new commander Friday, replacing Williams, who is in jail facing two first-degree murder charges and two sexual assault charges.
CFB Trenton is one of the busiest air force bases in Canada, serving as a hub for many air transport and search and rescue operations. After Williams was arrested on Feb. 7, there were reports of tension between local residents and military personnel.
John R. Williams, the mayor of Quinte West, said the rally was an opportunity for community members to show support for their neighbours at the military base. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/20/trenton-military-appreciation-day.html#ixzz0gFLG8JmF
It certainly is heartwarming to see such support for our troops. It is also great that our troops in Afghanistan can spend a bit of time watching a friendly Ball Hockey Game.
On a sadder note CWO Rolly Bolduc RCASC (ret) has joined the advance party. He passed away Saturday. May he Rest in Peace
Please Remember Everyone Deployed Land,Sea or Air.
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
