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Canadian
Army
Tradition
Ceremonial Guard
on Parliament Hill
The Ceremonial Guard is made up primarily from reservist personal of the Governor Generals Foot Guard and the Canadian Grenadier Guards, which provide a company sized guard each. Support personnel from other elements of the Canadian Forces and elements of the Canadian Army support the Guard in performing its annual duties. A company sized Ceremonial Guard parades daily on Parliament Hill from the end of June until the end of August, with special parades performed as required at the Governor Generals residence, and at special events across Canada throughout the summer. A note of interest, when the Guards aren't out strutting there stuff on the soft lawn of Parliament Hill, they are out learning what it is like to dig a trench and hump a rucksack in the sunny training areas of Petawawa and Meaford.
Honour
The Canadian Forces, like any Armed Forces/service has many Medals and decorations to honour the achievement's of the Force or Service. The highest award to Canadian's today is the world famous Victoria Cross which has recently been re-introduced to the Canadian Forces.
Victoria Cross
Canadian Military Medals and Decorations 1866 - present
Canadian VC Awards World War II 1939 - 45
Canadian VC Awards World War I 1914 - 19
Canadian VC Awards Boer War 1900-02
Canadian VC Awards 1800's
and
Integrity
The Canadian Army of the late 90's and the new millennium, is constantly changing to adapt to the ever changing tasks in which it has to operate. This is evident with the procurement of many new and/or improved items such as .........
the recently modified Leopard I C2 .....
(modern technology in a 40 year old hull/turret design)
Take me to the Ironside's Leopard Page!!!
new uniform's and weapons.....
Take me to the Ironside's Canadian Infantry Page!!!
new Command and Reconnaissance Vehicles "Coyote" .....
(any commanders dream to have in his inventory, just ask the KFOR commander)
Take me to the Ironside's Coyote Page!!!
new Infantry Fighting Vehicles "LAV-III" ......
Take me to the Ironside's LAV-III Page!!!
and the "Air Defence Anti-Tank System" ......
and many more High Technology Systems "EWLAV".
Take me to the Ironside's EW Page!!!
To bad we don't have any Attack Helicopters to support this new Army!
Go to Geoff Walden's Canadian Armour in Kosovo Page!
Want to see more?
Go to Ironside's
Land Force Command Page
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