Saturday, November 7, 2009

Wars That Canadians Fought In


Crimean War = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War - We built forts in Victoria BC

American Civil War = http://pvtchurch.tripod.com/index.html

Canada World War 1 = http://www.thegreatwar.ca/

Canada's Peace Keeping Missions = http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/peacekeepers2.html

Canada in Afghanistan = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada

Lest We Forget!

Canadian Peacekeepers Honour Roll = http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/peacekeepers.html

World War I:

1. 628,736 Canadians served.
2. 66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded.
3. 2,818 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 175 merchant seamen died by enemy action.

World War II:

1. 1,031,902 Canadian men and 49,963 Canadian women served.
2. 44,927 died and 43,145 were wounded.
3. 8,271 were taken prisoner of war.
4. 1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action.

Korean War:

1. 26,791 Canadians served.
2. 516 died and 1,558 were wounded.
3. 33 were taken prisoner of war.

The Gulf War:

1. 3,837 Canadian men and 237 Canadian women served.
2. There were no Canadian casualties or prisoners of war during the Gulf War.

The Afghanistan War:

Since 2001, 133 Canadian Soldiers and 1 Diplomat have been killed in Afghanistan
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/his-work-begins-when-a-canadian-soldiers-life-ends/article1355070/
REMEMBER TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
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They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

In Rememberance from,
Sir Richard
http://bayo-hunter.blogspot.com/

And One day, may all Wars End.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/351941/WARS-How-Many-Have-We-Fought
This is a list of nearly all wars that man has fought from Pre-History to Present Day.

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