Most Canadians look upon military heroism with a combination of fascination and horror. As such, most of us understandably shy away from the question as to why Canadian men and women are willing to sacrifice their lives.
It is a truism and a cliché that soldiers (sailors and airmen/w.......
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01-09-2009
Criteria for Sacrifice Medal being reviewed
Criteria for Sacrifice Medal being reviewed
Nov 05, 2008 08:43 PM Murray Brewster THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA–An outcry from former peacekeepers and families of slain soldiers has prompted Canada's Defence Department to review the eligibility rules for the newly created Sacrifice Medal.A ceremony to honour the first recipients has been postpo.......
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Health
01-09-2009
Hurt and forgotten
No plan to monitor plight of troops with hearing loss, mild brain trauma By ALISON AULD The Canadian Press Mon. Nov 17 - 2:49 PM
Canadian and U.S. medics help wounded Canadian soldiers into an ambulance May 25 just outside Kandahar City. (MURRAY BREWSTER / CP)
The Canadian Forces is not tracking how many of its soldiers are suffering from serv.......
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01-09-2009
Bureaucracy Once Again Threatens to Scuttle Noble Work of Committee
April 16, 2007
Bureaucracy Once Again Threatens to Scuttle Noble Work of Committee and Promise from Prime Minister Harper
Prime Minister Harper and Members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs,
Recent announcements on the Bill of Rights and a Veterans’ Ombudsman are a double-edged sword for veterans and family members. Although many .......
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01-09-2009
Former battle group commander named as veterans ombudsman
Former battle group commander named as veterans ombudsman
By Murray Brewster, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A seasoned soldier was appointed Monday as Canada's first ombudsman to oversee the litany of complaints and concerns of veterans both past and present. Col. Pat Stogran served as commander of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light.......
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01-09-2009
It’s time to make the right choice for injured soldiers
FOR A SOLDIER, the battlefield is often rendered in black and white in order to minimize the time to make that crucial decision which saves lives. For a disabled soldier, the grey and convoluted world of disability programs becomes a life-threatening obstacle course of attrition and shame. This is precisely why the unfair deductions of Veterans Affairs’.......
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01-09-2009
'Stop ripping off disabled vets,' group urges government
need a public commission of inquiry into treatment of disabled veterans
We need a public commission of inquiry into treatment of disabled veterans, says Canadian veteran
Re: ""Disabled CF veterans proceed with class action suit against government,"" (The Hill Times, June 18, p. 1). We need the public's help in the most desperate way. We Canadian Forces Disabled Veterans are struggling, daily, to survive physically, menta.......
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01-09-2009
public commission of inquiry into treatment of disabled veterans
The Hill Times, July 30th, 2007 LETTERS
We need a public commission of inquiry into treatment of disabled veterans, says Canadian veteran
Re: ""Disabled CF veterans proceed with class action suit against government,"" (The Hill Times, June 18, p. 1). We need the public's help in the most desperate way. We Canadian Forces Disabled Veterans are str.......
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01-09-2009
Cheating our veterans
Cheating our veterans Sean Bruyea, National Post Published: Thursday, February 14, 2008 http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/story.html?id=306669 This Valentine's Day, thousands of cards and good wishes will be sent to soldiers on the front lines in Afghanistan. But back home, a very different sentiment is being shown to more than 4,200 injured soldi.......
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