ticatfan3
October 30th, 2006, 12:04:09 PM
The worst part is the main media said nothing ,but they did put a bunch of protesters on the front page. Itis to bad the leftist media can
t even show these men a little respect,why is the left so afraid of the truth. Thank god for the sun.........................................http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/news/story.html?id=92a789de-9c75-4e4d-8e83-782ac5ba0d54&k=49400
CALGARY -- Four Canadian soldiers who risked their lives in the conflict in Afghanistan will be the first to receive new medals for "gallantry and devotion to duty in combat."
Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean on Friday announced the national honours awarded to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrifice or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
They are the Star of Military Valour and the Medal of Military Valour. It is the first time the decorations created in 1993 have been awarded. The actual medals themselves will be presented to the four soldiers at a ceremony at a later date.
"I'm very proud to introduce to you four Canadian heroes behind me," said Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of defence staff, at an event Friday evening in Calgary where the four men received ribbons to mark the announcement.
"Incredible soldiers. Canadians have heard me go on endlessly about what treasures they have in uniform and what credentials they are in fact for Canada internationally."
The Star of Military Valour is going to Sgt. Patrick Tower, based in Edmonton but originally from Victoria.
On Aug. 3, Tower led a platoon medic and another soldier across 150 metres of open terrain and under heavy enemy fire to help wounded comrades.
After learning the acting platoon commander had been killed, he then assumed command and successfully got his troops out under continuous fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.
"People use the terms hero and things like that. When I think of the 3rd of August and what happened that day -- that's the worst day of my life," said Tower, 34. "We lost four guys in my platoon that day and one of them was my best friend and to use the term hero, that's what I would use to describe them."
The other three will receive the Medal of Military Valour.
Sgt. Michael Thomas Denine of Edmonton exposed himself to enemy fire on May 17 after the main cannon and machine gun on his light armoured vehicle malfunctioned.
Denine then manned the mounted machine gun on top of the vehicle and laid down a steady stream of fire, forcing the enemy to withdraw.
"I was pretty scared but I wanted to get it done. I knew what I had to do," Denine recalled.
On May 24, Master Cpl. Collin Ryan Fitzgerald of Morrisburg, Ont., and based out of CFB Shilo in Manitoba, repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire by entering and re-entering a burning platoon vehicle and successfully driving it off a roadway, permitting remaining vehicles trapped in the enemy zone to break free.
The final medal will go to Pte. Jason Lamont of Greenwood, N.S., who is also based in Edmonton.
He is being recognized for his actions July 13, when members of a reconnaissance platoon were cut off during a firefight. The medic sprinted through open terrain to administer first aid to a wounded soldier.
© The Vancouver Sun 2006
t even show these men a little respect,why is the left so afraid of the truth. Thank god for the sun.........................................http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/news/story.html?id=92a789de-9c75-4e4d-8e83-782ac5ba0d54&k=49400
CALGARY -- Four Canadian soldiers who risked their lives in the conflict in Afghanistan will be the first to receive new medals for "gallantry and devotion to duty in combat."
Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean on Friday announced the national honours awarded to recognize acts of valour, self-sacrifice or devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
They are the Star of Military Valour and the Medal of Military Valour. It is the first time the decorations created in 1993 have been awarded. The actual medals themselves will be presented to the four soldiers at a ceremony at a later date.
"I'm very proud to introduce to you four Canadian heroes behind me," said Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of defence staff, at an event Friday evening in Calgary where the four men received ribbons to mark the announcement.
"Incredible soldiers. Canadians have heard me go on endlessly about what treasures they have in uniform and what credentials they are in fact for Canada internationally."
The Star of Military Valour is going to Sgt. Patrick Tower, based in Edmonton but originally from Victoria.
On Aug. 3, Tower led a platoon medic and another soldier across 150 metres of open terrain and under heavy enemy fire to help wounded comrades.
After learning the acting platoon commander had been killed, he then assumed command and successfully got his troops out under continuous fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.
"People use the terms hero and things like that. When I think of the 3rd of August and what happened that day -- that's the worst day of my life," said Tower, 34. "We lost four guys in my platoon that day and one of them was my best friend and to use the term hero, that's what I would use to describe them."
The other three will receive the Medal of Military Valour.
Sgt. Michael Thomas Denine of Edmonton exposed himself to enemy fire on May 17 after the main cannon and machine gun on his light armoured vehicle malfunctioned.
Denine then manned the mounted machine gun on top of the vehicle and laid down a steady stream of fire, forcing the enemy to withdraw.
"I was pretty scared but I wanted to get it done. I knew what I had to do," Denine recalled.
On May 24, Master Cpl. Collin Ryan Fitzgerald of Morrisburg, Ont., and based out of CFB Shilo in Manitoba, repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire by entering and re-entering a burning platoon vehicle and successfully driving it off a roadway, permitting remaining vehicles trapped in the enemy zone to break free.
The final medal will go to Pte. Jason Lamont of Greenwood, N.S., who is also based in Edmonton.
He is being recognized for his actions July 13, when members of a reconnaissance platoon were cut off during a firefight. The medic sprinted through open terrain to administer first aid to a wounded soldier.
© The Vancouver Sun 2006