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EX-PRAIRIE RAM 2004 - QM Troop - Cooks
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LS Prichard, Pte Dow
November 2004
Oct 02, 04 Lord Strathcona Horse (RC) deployed to CFB Wainwright for EX PRAIRIE RAM. The cook section included PO1 Paterson, Sgt Adams, Sgt Schmidt, MCpl Williams, Cpl Theriault, Cpl Bernardin, LS Prichard, Cpl Gallant Pte Villeneuve and Pte Dow. The setup didn't take long and the cook section was in business cooking supper for the troops. Over the span of the next five weeks the cook section did everything from doing a field mess dinner to dispersing hay box meals. There were two new additions to the cook section this EX, LS Prichard from Kingston and Cpl Gallant on loan from GS in Edmonton. The standard of food was very high as was reflected by the happiness of the troops. The morale of the cook section was extremely high plus the addition of plenty of laughs that kept the morale high. Read More ... |
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Recce Squadron from Auggie's World.
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"Auggie"
Cpl J.M.A Augistine
22 November 2004
 Well its time for another write up for the Strathcona web site from sunny Afghanistan. The elections have come and gone with no major incidents, largely in part to the hard work of the Squadron. With HLTA now in full swing crews are receiving a well-earned leave period with family and friends. We have approximately 10 weeks remaining in the tour and are all looking forward to the completion of the tour and an end to the local prayer version of power hour, blaring over the local speakers surrounding Camp Julien at 5 AM. That is the time that the locals are called to prayer, it is a little different then we are used to as church for us does not involve an open mike calling you to the morning service, just a little different then we are used to.
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NOT JUST ANOTHER REMEMBRANCE DAY
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IM Elkorazati
Capt
2 Troop Leader
12 November 2004
 The day was warm as the sun shone brightly on Camp Julien this 11th of November 2004. Soldiers of all ranks were on the annual Remembrance Day parade from Task Force Kabul. Commanded by Col Jim Ellis, they stood on the parade square remembering their fallen comrades of the years gone by that had fallen in defence of the inalienable right to freedom and freedom of choice. Read More ... |
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OP ARMOUR LGEN FOX’S VISIT TO KABUL
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WO David Jones
1 Tp
Photos Courtesy of
Lt Mike Gough
3 Tp
15 Nov 2004
 Whenever members of the Regiment are deployed on operations they must always plan for visits from prominent members of the military or government. During the planning for such events you can normally find all the “Subbies” shaking and shivering in a corner somewhere waiting for the task list to come out. On this particular occasion Lt Mike Gough received his instructions and itinerary for LGen Fox’s visit to Kabul, 10 – 15 Nov 04. Read More ... |
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A day in the life of Admin Troop !
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Cpl J.R. Coleman
10 November 2004
 It was a while ago when someone from the troops asked me, “So, what exactly does Administration Troop do all day, anyways?” Myself, along with other members of the troop told this person that it varies from day to day. One day, we may be supplying one person to substitute with another soldier to go to one of the Ops for several days. Another day, it may be to drop off some people at Kabul International Airport and a stop at some of the other NATO camps on the way back to Camp Julien. Nevertheless, we always keep busy with a multitude of taskings that come down from day to day. Luckily for all of us, the Squadron Sergeant-Major likes to get out of camp often and will take several of us along for the journey. Just a few weeks ago, 10 soldiers from SHQ and Administration Troop, myself included, were selected to go to the range and fire weapons with our Slovenian counterparts. This included firing over a hundred rounds each with an AK-47 and an MP-5 submachine gun. It is an understatement to say that we all enjoyed ourselves and the Slovenians said that other soldiers from the squadron would have the same chance to fire their weapons in the near future. Read More ... |
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My time with the Strats
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Capt JT Lefler
Duty Officer/FAC
B Bty 1 RCHA
8 November 2004
 To start this article off, I would like to clarify one thing: I, being of sound mind and body, am not a Strathcona. I am but an augmentee Artillery Officer from the First Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, from CFB Shilo. As the only Artillery representative here, I am hard pressed to do my job as a Gunner: to bring a bit of honour and decency to this morass of chaos. Actually, I must say that my time with Recce Sqn has been a marked improvement from my usual posting in CFB Shilo. Unbelievably, Camp Julien seems to have more amenities (and less bitter Patricia’s) than CFB Shilo does. Read More ... |
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Halfway Home...KMNB Recce Sqn Mid-Tour Article
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Capt. M.J.D. Mallette
8 November 2004
 With November now upon us, the LdSH(RC) Recce Squadron deployment on Operation ATHENA Roto 2 is at the midway point. Although for many of us it seems as though we’ve only just arrived. The operational tempo that the Squadron has been maintaining as part of operations with the Kabul Multinational Brigade has ensured that there is little time spent at Camp Julien wondering how to while away the hours. Even before the entire Squadron had arrived the Coyotes were ‘out the gate’. Read More ... |
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RECCE PLATOON - OCULI ET QUAE
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Corporal F.J. McCann
29 October 2004
 The last two weeks saw call sign 5 spread over hells half acre. 50 and 53 found themselves at the Pol-e-Charkhi ammunition storage site on the rotating task of guarding the compound. It was fairly quiet out there. Actually it was a couple of pot shots taken at one of the towers. No harm done though, luckily there was a couple of NSE guys in the tower at the time and reported the SHOTREP to higher. Due to the nature of the task there were no high speed chases to report from 50. Captain “Starsky”, also known as our platoon commander, must have been going crazy with nothing to stake out or chase down and detain this week. Maybe next patrol –Sir! A couple of unfortunate souls in 53 came down with a mysterious gastro virus and had to spend the night in the MIR; embarrassing themselves in front of the medics. I don’t want to speculate but the quality of the food from the flying kitchen may have something to do with it or maybe it was the sanitary conditions of the ammunition site. Affectionately referred to as the “ISAF Garbage Dump” because it is littered with garbage from every contingent that has completed the task. Read More ... |
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