The grey light of dawn is creeping slowly along the eastern horizon. In the Somme Valley, France, a complicated network of trenches stretches across the landscape. Allied soldiers are along one side; German troops line the other. Between them lies No Man’s Land—scarred, cratered, and utterly empty of life. The silence is deafening. Then, with… Continue reading 100 Years Ago Today: The Battle of the Somme
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Social media helps family reunite with long lost Silver Cross medal
A silver cross medal lost 35 years ago is about to be reunited with its rightful owners, thanks to social media. Within hours, the man who discovered it had connected with relatives of the young private killed during the Second World War. Since retiring, Collins Sawler spends quite a bit of time with his metal… Continue reading Social media helps family reunite with long lost Silver Cross medal
Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers Raise $12,875 for Royal Canadian Legion
The Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers thrilled a Remembrance Day home town crowd of 1004 @ the West Central Events Centre with a 5 – 4 overtime Win over the 2014/15 CanAlta Champion Melfort Mustangs & raised $12,875 for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #57 with their silent auction of special edition Remembrance Day Jerseys. Thank… Continue reading Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers Raise $12,875 for Royal Canadian Legion
Red tape snarls search for Canadian WWII airmen
Researcher says he is close to resolving where two Canadian airmen died in a wartime crash The final resting place of two Canadian airmen who went missing during a covert Second World War mission may finally have been found, but French officials are blocking efforts to confirm it. Tony Graves, a British aviation archaeologist now… Continue reading Red tape snarls search for Canadian WWII airmen
Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers Honour Veterans
The SJHL Iron Horse Klippers will be wearing Special Edition Remembrance Day Jerseys for their November 11th home game vs the 2015 CanAlta Champion Melfort Mustangs to be held at the West Central Events Centre. The Jerseys will be silently auctioned off & signed by each corresponding Player with the proceeds from the Jersey Auction… Continue reading Iron Horse Kindersley Klippers Honour Veterans
Wounded Afghan soldier Trevor Greene receives honorary UVic degree
VICTORIA — Capt. Trevor Greene remembers stepping off a Canadian Forces transport aircraft almost 10 years ago and feeling heat so intense sweat exploded off his body. “I smelled smoke and feces through my nostrils and as I stepped to the ground my boots sank ankle deep into a fine dust,” he said Tuesday. Greene… Continue reading Wounded Afghan soldier Trevor Greene receives honorary UVic degree
Fallen soldier's belongings returned to family in Sask. 70 years later
As a child, Wray Haywood didn’t know much about his uncle, who died while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. “My grandmother, my uncle’s mother, would never speak about him. They were very sad when he was lost in the war,” said Haywood, who lives in Rouleau, southwest of… Continue reading Fallen soldier's belongings returned to family in Sask. 70 years later