This year, militaries around the world are celebrating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. War, in itself, is bad but one that involves the entire world is almost unimaginable. Yet it happened twice. The scope of a world war, along with the deaths and atrocities, both military and civilian, is…
On the 9th August, 1974, a United Nations Buffalo aircraft flying over Egypt was shot out of the sky by a Syrian air defence missile. On that plane were nine Canadian Armed Forces personnel involved in a peacekeeping mission who were killed on what was supposed to be a routine resupply mission to the presence…
Canada has had many heroes emerge from the conflicts in which we have participated. Most of these people never sought recognition or glory but had it thrust upon them when they were confronted with overwhelming circumstances and chose to meet the challenge head-on rather than turn and flee. One such man was Robert Hampton Gray….
The Second World War was fought in Europe from September, 1939, (if you don’t count the incursions of Germany on Austria and Czechoslovakia) until May 8th, 1945. The actual document of surrender was signed on May 7th, but the Soviet Union’s representative was deemed by Stalin to not have the authority to sign such a…
The third Panamerican Day was held at the Sacred Space of Beechwood Cemetery on April 16th, 2025, where the Embassy of the Republic of Guatemala, in conjunction with the Latin American Soldiers Committee (LASC), hosted an event to celebrate the contributions of Latin Americans to Canada’s defence and security. To see pictures, CLICK HERE: Since…
On February 24th, 2022, Russia, illegally, without reason or provocation, invaded the sovereign country of Ukraine without warning. I say without warning but Russia had been amassing troops along the border for months (ostensibly for military exercises) and President Biden did publically warn the world that this was going to happen days before. Notwithstanding, Russia…
For those who insist that climate change is not real, they should talk to NATO to see if they feel the same way. In the past, the northern flank of NATO was not given much attention as the main threat, so it was felt, was a land/air threat as Russia came through central Europe. NATO…
Last week the Canadian Defence Association Institute (CDAI) hosted the 93rd edition of the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence which I attended on behalf of Esprit de Corps Military Magazine. The conference consists of keynote addresses and panel discussions centering round the spectrum of global security and defence matters, through keynote speaker addresses, presentations,…
Followers will notice that in this gallery of hockey pictures there are no pictures of the American players. It’s not that I didn’t take any or they didn’t play well but rather a personal decision taken by me to not display any images with Americans as the primary subjects given the threats, policies and disrespect…
Winterlude 2025 starts today, January 31st, or so you would think. In fact, the first part of Winterlude started at 1700 hours on the 30th when Veterans Affairs Canada unveiled their 2025 Ice Sculpture Installation entitled “CAF in the Americas”. To see all the pictures, CLICK HERE According to the media release, the sculpture serves…