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Thursday, 17 July 2008 (11 photos)
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Thursday morning Basic Course 1 grad parade practice
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
Guard Coy Fue-de-joie practice (VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
(VACSTC, Capt Karl Kopan)
Guard Coy - in Camp
Trg Support Group (Adventure Platoons) - in Camp
Bravo Coy - in Camp
Charlie Coy - in Camp
Delta Coy - in the field, FTX
Echo Coy - in Camp
Foxtrot Coy - in Camp
Today's weather: Max Temp. 30c Min Temp. 12c partly cloudy,
This day in Canadian Military History...
17 July 1696
French army of 2000 men (regulars, Canadian militia, and Mission Iroquois) are returning to Montreal from attacks on Onondaga villages south of Lake Ontario. Count Frontenac, now in his 74th year, accompanies the force.
17 July 1812A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and 400 native allies advance on Ft. Michilimackinac (near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). The Americans, outnumbered and taken by surprise, relinquish their fort and its contents of arms, supplies, and furs.