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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Monsters in the Dark -- a poem by one of our fallen heroes

IN TRIBUTE

Monsters in the Dark

I know that they are out there
I will not be ignorant any more
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.

Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh wrote this
before he was killed in Afghanistan, August 9, 2006.

His father, Benjamin Morris Walsh, proudly posted this
poster of his son's work on Facebook
January 8, 2011.

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Red Fridays

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason; Canadians who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority.' We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every red-blooded Canadian who supports our men and women afar, will wear something red. By word of mouth, press, TV -- Let's make Canada on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming Hockey game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with people you know, co-workers, friends, and family, it will not be long before Canada is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever. FROM LETTER DISTRIBUTED ONLINE

TOTAL Coalition Casualties in Afghanistan

Since 2001, there have been 2,270 coalition deaths in Afghanistan--to date 1,438 Americans, 17 Australians, one Belgian, 346 Britons, 155 Canadians, three Czechs, 32 Danes, 24 Dutch, seven Estonians, 38 French, 31 Germans, two Hungarians, 22 Italians, three Latvians, one Lithuanian, four Norwegians, 16 Poles, two Portuguese, 11 Romanians, one South Korean, 27 Spaniards, two Swedes and two Turks PLUS two U.S. Defense Department civilian employees, one U.S. police trainer, one Nepalese security guard and four Canadian civilans (one diplomat, one journalist and two aid workers). In addition, one Jordanian and 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died. [Ref. http://www.icasulaties.org/]

Canada's Highway of Heroes and Route of Heroes

Between Trenton, where our fallen soldiers return home, and Toronto, there are 50 bridges crossing the highway--all have police officers, paramedics, firemen and ordinary folks (many wearing red T-shirts and waving the Canadian flag) saluting their heroes. And then from the Don Valley Parkway through downtown Toronto streets leading to the coronor's office, the sections used to carry our soldiers' final journey home have been designated the "Route of Heroes." Signs are posted along the way to mark the completion of our tribute to the Canadian Force's sacrifices this century.

157 Canadian military personnel have fallen in Afghanistan during nine years of fighting.

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Monsters in the Dark -- a poem by one of our fallen heroes

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