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There is not a lot of good that can be said about the war in Afghanistan—or any war, for that matter—but there is perhaps, some good that can be taken from it. The Washington Post’s exposé on the Afghanistan Papers provides overwhelming evidence of the war’s shortcomings, detailing a litany of mist...

This is the first in a series of articles from the Washington Post, which may be of interest to those studying the war in Afghanistan. https://i.postimg.cc/J0Bz2SXx/3a-768x558.jpg Para Company M.Cpl. Guillaume Ouellet, 30, of Lav Beaubort, Que., stands next to a discarded Soviet armoured personnel c...

I would suggest the International Red Cross: https://www.icrc.org/en/archives.

This is an image of his death certificate, which is available from Ancestry:



The rest of the images from his service file can be downloaded from here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nguzexf4gf6c ... X18Ra?dl=0.

I have just added this to my “To Watch” list on YouTube.

Waging Peace: Canadians in Afghanistan.https://youtu.be/nMyiTRMDp_c

Has anyone else watched it?

Phil wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:13 pm

I agree, either 840 or 849, impossible to tell definitively from that image. Perhaps the photo scanned/photographed at a higher resolution/close up would help.

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From the image, in the post quoted, I would concur with 840 over 849.

Temujin wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:32 am

As soon as I can confirm the 840 number, I will post up here.......and any of my fellow members, if your eye site is better than mine, could you also confirm I’ve read this right, and the number is indeed 840???

I can see two options, 840 or 849

Mark

An interesting article which arrived in my inbox, today from Legion Magazine. Annotation 2019-11-08 154759.png Major George Pearkes during the First World War. https://legionmagazine.com/en/2019/11/george-pearkes-and-the-battle-of-passchendaele/?utm_source=Cyberimpact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=P...

On Oct. 22, 1940, Squadron Leader Ernest McNab of Saskatoon was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the first member of the Royal Canadian Air Force to be decorated (excluding those Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force). https://legionmagazine.com/en/2019/10/rcafs-first-distinguished-flyin...

Battle of the Atlantic ( https://youtu.be/aIo9pWtTD6M ) video narrated by Alan Doyle nominated for 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Award Canvet Publications Ltd. has been named a finalist in the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards for Best Video Content for the Military Moments video Battle of th...