by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Features
MCpl Bryce CooperStag Special Before spending the summer of 2008 in southern Afghanistan Nov. 11 had a very different meaning for me.At the end of May, I was with 6 Platoon (6Pl) when we took over Combat Outpost (COP) Talukan from 4Pl. Talukan was the third of four...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
3 Cdn Div imaging tech MCpl Brandon Liddy covered his first CFB Shilo Remembrance Day ceremony held at the MPTF. This event also marked the first time in a few years since the COVID-19 pandemic where an in-person ceremony — plus no masks — could be held. Lest We...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | News
Drone aerial visual of the Automatic Grenade Launching System (AGLS) range in the RTA and a gated access road captured by acting RTA manager Rob Shearer. Stag Special CFB Shilo continues to improve its capabilities as a leading Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) training...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | History
Note from great-great-niece Kendra Mindary: this is one of the few letters describing a bit more in detail the darker sides of the Great War and Cecil’s experiences. Typically, he wasn’t able to write about this sort of thing as the letters would get censored...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
2PPCLI’s MCpl Timothy Wilson is buried in the military section of the Brandon Cemetery following his death in 2006 deployed overseas during the Afghan War. The first Canadian woman to die in combat on May 17, 2006 during the Afghan War, 1RCHA’s Capt...
