Seaforth Highlanders Change Commanders
By Evan Duggan, Vancouver Sun January 15, 2012
For years, the Seaforth Highlanders’ commanding officer kept his cellphone with him at all times in case a member of the volunteer reserve regiment was killed in Afghanistan.
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When Christmas dinner meant a fleeting escape from battle
GARY MASON | Globe and Mail | Published Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 7:59PM EST
When he took his seat at the head table, a string of shiny silver medals appended to his breast pocket, the teenaged chatter in the room instantly softened. It was as if royalty had entered the hall. In some ways it had.
Local WWII veteran has unexpected visitors on his 93rd birthday
Boaz Joseph, bclocalnews.com - October 4, 2011
Arthur Liddicoat was honored with a visit from “men in kilts” and a “bagpiper,” recently. The regimental visiting team of the Seaforth Highlanders marched down the road to the family farmhouse, lead by the piper Captain Robert MacDonald on Saturday, October 22.
A New Home for Delta Cadets
Boaz Joseph, Surrey North Delta Leader - October 4, 2011
The Seaforth Highlanders army cadets have a new home in Delta, thanks to the school district. Following a series of negotiations with Royal Army Cadets Corp (RCACC)...
Bureaucracy Calls Shots on Reservists
Christie Blatchford, National Post · Sept. 24, 2011
That Canada's reserve army routinely gets the shaft comes as news to no one, least of all the country's long-suffering reservists.
Military Stifling Militia: Report
By: Christie Blatchford, Postmedia News · Sept. 21, 2011
Canada's bloated military bureaucracy has consistently defied explicit orders from government ministers and failed to increase the size of the army militia as directed.
Canada's Post Kandahar Military: Now What?
By: Makenzie Institute Commentary
Canadians tend to think of themselves as an unmilitary people – forgetting the long British-French struggle for global domination, the American Revolution, two armed revolts, Fenian terrorism and the American Civil War which all made significant contributions to Canada’s creation.
From Buchanan to the barracks: Jason McEwan
By: Joe McMurray - The Ubyssey, February 27, 2011
Lieutenant Jason McEwan is a bit like a younger and entirely more Canadian (less brusque, more polite) version of Lt. Dan from the movie Forrest Gump.
John Ivison on the burden of Canada’s scarred soldiers
By John Ivisonon - National Post (February 11, 2011)
The fight isn’t over for soldiers returning from Afghanistan. Canada’s combat troops return from Afghanistan this summer, but the ghosts of the war will continue to haunt many of its veterans for years to come.
Our Vets Need More Than Just a 'Thank You'
By Rob Oliphant - A Town Crier Community Column
The Price of Peace Monument takes prominence in the small town square of Ortona, in central Italy. It commemorates the dedication, sacrifice and friendship of Canadian soldiers who liberated that small town as part of the Italian Campaign of the Second World War.
KVOS On-Scene for The Centenary Celebration
November 27, 2010
Remember...Honor...Respect
War stories - All three corporals hope to return to Afghanistan
By Sandra Thomas, Vancouver Courier July 2, 2010
On a cold January day in Zangabad, Afghanistan, 22-year-old Cpl. Max Birkner was one of 60 soldiers walking through an alley of a village when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near the rear of the platoon.
A new flag for those who protect ours: The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada to receive new Regimental Colours
By Michael Patience
Historic Regiment Celebrates 100 Years, from Vimy to Afghanistan
Burrard Street armoury to host regimental ceilidh (May 26, 2010)
Master Warrant Officer Bill Annand, operations officer for the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, says when he steps onto the street outside the regiment's Burrard Street armoury, often someone will approach and ask about his uniform.
CBC News - A story of love and death and war, 65 years ago
The Liberation of Amsterdam, May 7-8, 1945
This is the story of what happened in the lives of two people over two historic days, exactly 65 years ago in Amsterdam. Canadian soldier Wilf Gildersleeve had been a radio signaler, starting in Sicily in 1943. During the liberation of Holland in 1945, he was a platoon commander in the Seaforth Highlanders.
The Toronto Sun - Letter of the Day
By Patrick Donahoe
You can consider this is my love letter to Canada. The United States and Canada are inextricably linked - not only in the gold medal game in hockey, but on the battlefields of Afghanistan and on the training fields of both our countries. We are both great democracies that inspire people from around the world and we are both magnets for immigrants.