Wednesday, 10 Aug 2005 (7 photos)
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Guard Company on Dieppe Square for morning inspection
Capt Brandon Banks prepares to inspect the Guard.
Inspecting the guard
On the FTX, Delta Company eating IMP supper in the field.
Supper time.
Leaving the Ranch, the view south to Winfield and Kelowna, the training area at the Ranch is approximately 1500' above the valley.
Back at camp, on Sicily Square the Guard practices the Feu-de-joi for the first time.
A Coy - in Camp, Adventure 1 Canoe FTX, Adventure 2 Mtn Bike FTX, Pioneer on expedition
B Coy - in Camp
C Coy - in Camp
D Coy - in field, Bennett's Ranch
E Coy - in field, Bennett's Ranch
F Coy - in field, Bennett's Ranch
G Coy - in camp
Today's weather: Max Temp. 29.1c Min Temp. 12.1c sunny & warm
This day in Canadian Military History...
10 August 1703
The English settlement of Wells (New England) is attacked by French and Mission Iroquois raiders, who leave 39 dead and take just as many prisoner.
10 August 1969
Sgt. George Tissington, a native of Edmonton, Alta., is with the American forces in Vietnam. Today, he and a comrade hold off 200 Viet Cong while the men of his squad are picked up by helicopter. Tissington is one of thousands of Canadians serving in the American forces during the Vietnam War.
