Friday, 14 Aug 2009 (149 photos)

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Due to the shear volume of photos with 2 grad parades and the visit by the CDS, the decision was made to include three pages, enjoy!

 

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Guard Coy - in Camp

Alpha Coy - in Camp

Bravo Coy - in Camp

Charlie Coy - in Camp

Delta Coy - in Camp

Today's weather: Max Temp. 34c  Min Temp.  14c sunny

This day in Canadian Military History...

14 August 1756
Ft. George, the last of the English defenses at Oswego, N.Y., surrenders to the French after withstanding two days of intense cannon fire. The French take 1700 prisoners, several vessels, and 121 cannon before returning to Montreal.




14 August 1944
Operation Tractable begins as Canadian and Polish units move together on Falaise. Although the attack is a success, it is marred when Allied bombers aim short of their target and hit the advancing troops, inflicting 300 casualties.

 

14 August 1974 
2nd wave of Turkish army assaults Cyprus, both sides in the conflict target UN troops, the Canadian Airborne troops, with British support, took command of the international airport to deny further troop movement, then intervened with patrols to prevent escalation of the conflict, patrolling the buffer zone between the lines, assisting with the delivery of relief supplies to refugees and organizing exchanges of PoWs. Canadian Airborne Regiment suffers 2 dead and 30 injured while several soldiers earn significant decorations during the month+ of fighting.