Ex-soldier🇨🇦, scholar, traveler...seeker of the perfect croissant. Independent Company member and battlefield tour guide, 10th Mtn Div vet, Portsmouth FC fan.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Soldiers from The Royal Canadian Regiment walked for 35 hours from Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa to the National War Memorial in Ottawa (over 150 kilometres) this weekend to raise funds for the families of the CFB Wainwright tragedy:
cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7…
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Band of Brothers is easily the most well known show on WW2.
I try not to do a lot on BoB because it is covered so much, but for small engagements this is probably the most well known of them all.
I thought it would be fun to test what it would look like animated.
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December 1944. Antwerp was the most important port the Allies held, and Germany wanted it gone. From launch sites in the Netherlands and the Rhineland, V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets fell on the city day and night.
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On October 8, a headstone rededication ceremony for Sgt Norman Harold McLennan was conducted by The Royal Canadian Regiment at Courcelette British Cemetery, France, exactly 110 years after his death during the Battle of Ancre Heights. 1/4
ALT A military officer wearing a red ceremonial sash is removing a black velvet cover from a headstone. Uniformed personnel stand nearby among white headstones.
ALT Two people placing a wreath in front of a white headstone in a military cemetery. Military officers are standing in the background.
ALT Military personnel and civilians are gathered at a military cemetery for a memorial ceremony, standing behind a row of white headstones adorned with red poppy wreaths and Canadian flags.
ALT A row of white gravestones in a military cemetery, with plants, flowers, and Canadian flags in front of them. Visitors are seated behind the gravestones.
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Here's a twist on Canadian legend @Alanis's "Ironic" (who was fab when one of us saw her live last month) - in an acoustic version that addresses Trump's #tradewar with Canada and his attempted renaming of Lake Ontario. It's called "Moronic" 🎶 - lyrics: youtu.be/Y6OGKFQBG7s
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🔵 14 Juillet : le Bleuet de France sur les écrans et les ondes
À l’occasion de la Fête nationale, le Bleuet de France s’est mobilisé partout en France, mais aussi à la télévision et à la radio.
Merci aux bénéficiaires du Bleuet de France et à leurs aidants d’avoir partagé leur histoire et rappelé, avec leurs mots, pourquoi chaque geste compte.
Merci également à tous ceux qui ont donné de la visibilité à notre mission et relayé cet appel à la générosité : soutenir les blessés de guerre, les victimes du terrorisme, les familles endeuillées et les pupilles de la Nation.
Une journée de mémoire, de fierté et de solidarité, qui nous rappelle que notre engagement se poursuit chaque jour. 💙 – at Paris, Ile-de-France
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The World Lives Here.
Canada is all together different. Truly unique. And so is our relationship to the beautiful game. This is our opening to the 2026 World Cup. Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland. #FIFAWorldCup
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10 June 1944. 642 men, women and children were murdered by the German Waffen SS in the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, France. The village was never rebuilt and featured at the opening episode of the classic ITV documentary series World at War.
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With the Habs' do or die game tonight against the Hurricanes, it was hard to know what to draw for Saturday's #MontrealGazette. So, I came up with this, congratulating the team for an excellent, entertaining season, no matter what happens this evening. Please share! Terry Mosher
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Happy Artillery Day to all members of the Gunner family. Ubique!
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Joyeuse Journée de l'Artillerie à tous les membres de la famille des Artilleurs. Ubique !
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April 21 marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Her late Majesty devoted more than seven decades to public service, including 70 years as Canada’s Monarch; the longest reign in Canadian history.
ALT Official Canadian portrait of Her late Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.
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Knowlton Nash and the CBC's National reporting on the 75th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge in 1992. The battle at Vimy Ridge happened 109 years ago today.
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Today, the flag on the Peace Tower will be flown at half-mast from sunrise to sunset to mark Vimy Ridge Day.
#SenCA #LestWeForget #Vimy
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#CommonwealthDay recognizes the ties that connect 56 nations.
For Commissionaires, that connection is active and ongoing.
This year, Canadian commissionaires stood alongside our UK counterpart, Corps Security, in London for the National Service of Remembrance.
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Good news! The deadline for applications for the 2026 CBF Student Study Tour has been extended to March 12th. Submit through our website cbf-fccb.ca
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Bonne nouvelle ! La date limite pour postuler au voyage d'étude CBF 2026 a été repoussée au 12 mars. Envoyez votre candidature via notre site web cbf-fccb.ca
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Homes For Heroes is a national registered charity dedicated to ending Veteran homelessness.
homesforheroesfoundation.ca/
#homelessnessawareness #caf #canadianveterans #tacklinghomelessness #homelessness #veteransupport #veterans #tinyhouse #homelesslivesmatter
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Happy Family Day! Today we’re highlighting mother-daughter commissionaires Karrie-Anne & Athena Watt, featured on “Ottawa in the Know” in a conversation about service and remembrance.
Watch the segment: youtube.com/watch?v=qfcBmCMj…
