GOD WORKS IN MISTERIOUS WAYS

If you don't know GOD, don't make stupid remarks!!!!!!

A young Canadian soldier was taking some college courses between assignments. He had completed 3 tours of duty in Afghanistan one of the courses had a professor who was an avowed atheist and a member of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).

One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "GOD, if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform... I'll give you exactly 15 min."

The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am GOD, I'm still waiting."

It got down to the last couple of minutes when the soldier got out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him; knocking him clean off the platform. The professor was out cold.

The young soldier went back to his seat and sat there, silently.

The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at the soldier and asked, "What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?"

The young soldier stood up and calmly replied,"GOD was too busy today protecting Canada 's
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and act like an idiot. So He sent me."

The classroom erupted in cheers!

Revelations 6 – 1

Then I when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, “Come. I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow: and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.”And another, a red horse, went out: and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given him. When He the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come.” I looked, and behold, a black horse: and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.” When the Lamb broke, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

NEW ARTICLES, "WHAT PISSES ME OFF..."

I am beginning a new line of articles that I will be posting that focus on topics that cause some irritation or get under my skin. These articles will be titled as "What pisses me off...". Since, I have been told, that that is what I begin my sentences with when I begin to vent, complain or voice a certain grievance.

These may you may agree with or not. Either way, contemplant on the perspective and arguments I have put foreword before posting your rebuttal or agreement. As well, don’t bother with brazen attacks short posts that contain little substance like you’re “right out of ‘er” because a response will not be wasted on these posts, just deletion. Since, I really don’t care which way you go because that this is my way of distressing about issues that are not quite right – and will probably never change – it is my prerogative. Otherwise, if your rebuttal or agreement merits of worth in respects of content it will remain posted.

Finally, I hope that you get a laugh out of them or that they may spark some new and interesting thoughts on how we carry out business.

Johnny

PRINCES PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY BIRTHDAY

"10th of August Regimental Birthday

The Regiment was born in Ottawa in August 1914 as a result of the offer of Captain Hamilton Gault to provide $100,000 to finance and equip a battalion for overseas service.

On 6 August 1914, Captain Gault's offer was provisionally accepted by the Canadian Government. Authority was granted on 10 August 1914 to raise and equip an infantry battalion with the remainder of the cost being defrayed by the Department of Militia and Defense.

On 10 August 1914 the Charter of the Regiment was signed"Taken from the Regimental Manual of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

QW - THE INFANTRYMAN FROM A GUNNER

~ The Infantryman ~

He was born of the earth, on the day he enlists

He is sentenced to life on the soil,

To march on it, crawl on it, dig in it, sprawl on it,

Sleep in it after his toil.

Bee it sand, rock or ice, gravel, mud or red loam

He will fight on it, and die,

And the crude little cross, telling men of his loss

Will cry mutely to some foreign sky.

He’s the tired looking man in untidy garb

Weather-beaten, footsore with fatigue,

But his spirit is strong, as he marches along

With burdens for league upon league.

He attacks in the face of murderous fire

Crawling forward, attacking through mud.

When he breaks through the line, over wire and mines

On the point of his bayonet is blood.

Should you meet him, untidy, begrimed and fatigued

Don’t indulge in unwarranted mirth.

or the brave infantryman deserves more than your sneer,

He is truly the salt of the earth.

~ A Gunner ~

FIREFIGHT

"MONSTERS IN THE DARK" by MCpl Jeff Walsh

Deceased

9 Aug 2006

~ Monsters in the Dark ~

by MCpl Jeff Walsh

I know that they are out there:
I will not be ignorant anymore:
Pulling the blanket over my head will not keep them
from coming ashore;
Instead I choose to confront them
as afraid as I might be;
Because if I don't stop the monsters
our children can never be free.

LEAFs, TALIBAN & the STANLEY CUP

~ From the Toronto Star ~

Point 1: Forty years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs last won the Stanley Cup.

Point 2: Canadian Gen. Rick Hillier took the Stanley Cup to Afghanistan to cheer up the troops.

Conclusion: The Taliban are closer than the Leafs to capturing the Stanley Cup.

DESERT LIONS: Video

DESERT LIONS

Desert Lions delivers a gritty, candid view of Canadian army mentors working to professionalize the Afghan National Army during the summer of 2010.

For more information on the Canadian Army and other videos visit: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca

Four soldiers leave for once-in-a-lifetime trek:

Corporal Lucas Mullens, Corporal Dallas White, Warrant Officer Quinn Beggs and Corporal Mark Fuchko share a laugh before leaving Edmonton on Saturday, August 6.


As the start of an expedition to climb Africa's tallest mountain draws near, a group of Edmonton-based soldiers left on the several thousand kilometre flight to the continent.

The four soldiers have already climbed their own mountains to recovery from debilitating injuries sustained outside the wire.

"It's [going] to be painful for sure," Corporal Lucas Mullens said. "But I think I can do it, no problem."

You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but he's come a long way since an improvised explosive device went off beneath the tank Mullens and his team was in while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2009.

"It detonated and buckled the floor; [it] crushed both my legs and my spine," Mullens said.

Nearly a dozen procedures and months of rigorous therapy later, he took his first steps after the explosion.

"It took eleven operations to put me back together," Mullens said. "I didn't walk for three months."

The other three soldiers joining in the climb have their own stories of beating the odds – Corporal Mark Fuchko encountered an I.E.D. while on duty in Afghanistan in March of 2008, sustaining injuries so serious he lost both of his legs.

Corporal Dallas White was nearby when one of his friends accidentally triggered a hidden explosive while the team was on patrol southwest of Kandahar in May of 2010.

The blast injured many of the soldiers in Corporal White's team, and killed his friend.

Corporal White lost muscle in his left leg, and his left arm was damaged.

It wasn't clear if Warrant Officer Quinn Beggs would walk on his own again after a roof he was standing on in Afghanistan in 2009 gave way, severely breaking his pelvis.

"They weren't sure if I was [going to] walk, [or] how I was [going to] walk again," Warrant Officer Beggs said.

It took several hours of surgery just to repair the break.

"I really smashed mine up, so I had two twelve hour operations [to fix it]."

The group credits the Canadian Forces for helping them prepare for the journey.

"The army has a great mentality of helping those that need help, and also pushing yourself to achieve goals," Corporal Mullens said.

They will be joined by more than thirty other climbers, with the common goal of raising more than $500,000 for the Royal Alexandra Hospital's Orthopedic Surgery Centre.

The group has been training for several months, including climbing and hiking in Jasper.

The four soldiers departed from the Edmonton Area Saturday night, and the team will complete the climb from August 10th to 18th, before returning to the capital region.

More information can be found on the Kilimanjaro Climb 2001 website.

(the Canadian Veterans Advocacy)

Revelations 3 – 11

He who overcomes will not be hurt by the second death.

"A MILLION MILES AWAY"

~A Million Miles Away~

Author Unknown

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A Soldier by title ~ A Soldier all day and night.
When will you have time to be a husband to your wife?
You will be there for her in spirit and always in her thoughts.
You try to make her happy, though the Army twists your plans in knots!

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An Army Wife by title ~ Called a privilege by the few.
She'll Stick by her husband, that's what she will do.
He may be at home or a million miles away, But in her heart he will always stay.

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ARMY OF ONE - TANK ROLL OVER

CANADIAN GIRLS

APPEARENCES

30 MM CANNONS

SEGWAY ARMY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA

!!HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

A RARE VIEW

THE NECK SHOT

CALL OF BOOTY 4

BASIC MARKSMANSHIP

EXCELLENCE

GUNNERS WILL...

"Gunners will always fight together, drink together, laugh together, and morn together."

~ Unknown ~

!!HAPPY ARTILLERY DAY!!

1st RULE OF MARINE WARFARE

THE BIED (BEER IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE)

REAL SOLDIERS

WAR & PEACE

In love there are two evils: war and peace.

- Horace, 65-8 BC

SPETSNAZ

WAR & WHISKEY

"War and whiskey don't mix."

- General Steele

TEAMKILLERS

ARMY - "GOOD GAME"

If accompanied by a "GOOD GAME" its not gay...it can't be professional sports players do it all the time.

VITAL IMPORTANCE

"War is a matter of vital importance to the state."

- Sun Tzu

BOOBS

Well...what do you expect...he IS a Canadian Soldier,

and there isn't any beer around....dah!

the SCI-FI POINT OF VIEW

"Peace is an extension of war by political means."

- Robert A. Heinlein

FRIENDS

IMBECILITY

"Moderation in war is imbecility."

- Admiral John Fisher

FLYING TANKS

PRACTICAL JOKE

SUCCESS

A PRAYER FOR CANADA

O Lord God of hosts,

it is your holy will that all nations of the earth dwell in peace.

We give you thanks for your favour and goodness toward Canada,

and for upholding us with your mercy from on generation to antoher.

Continue, we pray, your loving kindness towards us, that, united, free,

and mindful of our stewardship,

may we through your grace so fulfil your purpose,

that our country may be a witness to the nations of the earth,

to the advancement of your glory and the good of all mankind.

In your Holy Name we pray and give thanks.

Amen

THE DEAD RETURN

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"War would end in the dead could return."

- Stanley Baldwin

DIPLOMACY

YOUR FAMILY MIGHT BE TOO ARMY IF:

Your wife’s two favourite shades of lipstick are green and light green .

Before you hit the road on vacation you conduct rehearsals, backbriefs, and cover your convoy checklist.

Your kids call the yard their AOR (AREA OF RESPOSIBILITY)

You require your mechanic to replace the sandbags in your floorboard as a part of a tune-up

Your station wagon is equipped with blackout lights

Your kids call their mother “Domestic Niner”

Your kids use the “f” word at least five times in every sentence

Your doorbell sounds off with the current challenge and password

Your house has range cards posted by every window

You give the command “Fix Bayonets” at Thanksgiving Dinner

You make your daughter fill out a leave pass on Prom Night

Your kindergartner call recess “Smoke Break”

Your wife calls foreplay “prepping the objective”

Your wife conducts an AAR (AFTER ACTION REVIEW) after sex

Your wife “takes a knee” in the checkout line at Walmart

Your kids salute their grandparents

Your wife’s “high-n-tight” is more squared away than your CO’s

Your kids recite their ABCs phonetically

You divorced your wife and then you held a “Change of Command” ceremony

All your possessions are military issue

Your daughter’s first hair cut was a flattop

Your kids pull fire piquet

Your older kids call the youngest one “FNG” (F**KING NEW GUY)

A PRAYER FOR THE CANADIAN FORCES

Eternal God,

stretch forth, we pray,

your mighty arm to strengthen and protect the men and women of the Canadian Forces

in every peril of sea, and land, and air;

shelter them in the day of battle, and ever keep them safe from all evil;

endue them with loyalty and courage; and grant that in all things we may serve the good, the noble, and the just.

Amen

A TRINITY

"War is...a trinity of violence, chance, and reason."

- Clausewitz

The Unknown Future: a Sad Day for the Canadian Forces

What does the future hold for the CF now that Canada’s Number One soldier is retiring? His departure reminds me of an exercise many, many years ago.

It was early, zero dark buffalo, and we had been bugged out to start off a brigade exercise. I was engrossed in packing up our platoon’s stores vehicle when I heard a voice ask how I was doing. When I looked up I saw the brigade commander quickly walking along the column of vehicles towards me. It was Hillier. He stopped for only a moment, which at the time I thought was going to involve a huge interrogation of skill testing questions about military technical data such as the muzzle velocity of the service rifle or that I was going to be reprimanded for having one of my pockets were undone. To my amazement he only wanted to know if everything was alright and if there were any problems so far into the Ex.

Still in some shock, because of his genuine concern for my well being and my views of events so far, I ran through the encounter in my head. I realized that that no other person at that level had done such a thing so far in my career. It also occurred to me that there wasn’t huge entourage of lackeys parading around with him, he was alone. Alone checking up on his troops and at the same time showing us that he was actually there going out on exercise with us.

It wasn’t a significant event in my career but one that does stand out in my memory. The fact that a person of his position made that extra effort - which he would not consider extra but necessary - to make an unscheduled and covert visit amongst his troops.

More recently, while serving in Afghanistan, he made several visits to a location where I had been deployed. His visits were almost always short and sweet. On most occasions he would only mingle about the camp greeting and speaking with the troops. Only once did he have a parade where he spoke to the majority of the camp and this was briefest brief in the history of the CF.

Now, upon his leaving it makes me wonder what the future holds for the CF. Who can fill the boots of a man who has inspired so many soldiers to excel? Who has led by example and who has show genuine concern and overwhelming support for his troops?

Believing the ‘glass is half empty’, the future quality of life in the CF will not be as good as is has been with Hillier at the helm.

- Author Unknown -

PRAYER FOR THE FAMILY(S)

Gracious God,

grant to the family(s) a sure confidence in your loving care,

that sharing their sorrow with you,

they may know the consolation of your love.

Grant them courage and strength to meet the days ahead

in the comfort of a holy and certain hope,

and in the joyful expectation of eternal life with their love one.

Amen

WAR SCIENCE

"War is the science of destruction."

- Abbott

the CF

An Australian Definition of a Canadian

You probably missed it in the local news, but there was a report that someone in Pakistan had advertised in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed a Canadian - any Canadian.

An Australian dentist wrote the following editorial to help define what a Canadian is, so they would know one when they found one.

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"A Canadian can be English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. A Canadian can be Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, Arab, Pakistani or Afghan. A Canadian may also be a Cree, Métis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Sioux, or one of the many other tribes known as native Canadians.

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A Canadian's religious beliefs range from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or none. In fact, there are more Muslims in Canada than in Afghanistan. The key difference is that in Canada they are free to worship as each of them chooses. Whether they have a religion or no religion, each Canadian ultimately answers only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.

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A Canadian lives in one of the most prosperous lands in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which recognize the right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

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A Canadian is generous and Canadians have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return. Canadians welcome the best of everything, the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services and the best minds. But they also welcome the least - the oppressed, the outcast and the rejected. These are the people who built Canada.

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You can try to kill a Canadian if you must as other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world have tried but in doing so you could just be killing a relative or a neighbour. This is because Canadians are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, can be a Canadian."

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- Written by an Australian Dentist

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Then pass it around again.
It says it all, for all of us 'Keep your stick on the ice'