Canadian Pride

Thanks to Adam Strongman for being the contributing photographer this week. We had the local Whitby Firefighters on scene, showing their support in the latest repatriation ceremony! As you heard, Canada recently lost another 4 brave soldiers in the Afghanistan mission. And thousands more paid tributes to the loss of our fallen heroes; Master Cpl. Scott Vernelli, Cpl. Tyler Crooks - both of November Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment battle group - Trooper Jack Bouthillier and Trooper Corey Joseph Hayes, of the Royal Canadian Dragoons.

Hopefully the ignorant tyrants from Fox News don't make anymore mockery of the Canadian Afghanistan mission. I heard last night that Greg Gutfeld of Red Eye had been making some ignorant comments about the Canadian military, implying that we are so far from being G.I. Joe's....I got a 'gut' feeling that Greg won't be welcomed in Canada!

You can click on the Fox News link and catch the video clip of the farce on DIGG

A hero comes home

Today's Highway of Heroes procession was dedicated to Canadian Forces soldier Marc Diab, who was recently killed on a mission in Afghanistan.  Sincerest wishes going out to his friends and family.  A small group of RCMP(Left to right: Cst. Delroy Johnson; Cpl. John Baranyi; Cst. Darren McGreal; Cst. Dave Fenchak; Cst. Michael Kerr; Cpl. JP Lee) officers stopped by the Brock St. bridge in Whitby, Ontario to pay respects to the latest fallen soldier.

Highway of Heroes

Crowds line 401 - Highway of Heroes to salute fallen soldiers as a motorcade makes its way from CFB Trenton, destined to Toronto.  The 3 coffins of the recent soldiers killed in Afghanistan were brought home for funeral services.  The deaths of Corporal Mark McLaren of Peterborough, 23, Private Demetrios Diplaros of Toronto, 25, and Warrant Officer Robert Wilson, 27, represents a grim milestone - 100 Canadian soldiers have now died in the war-torn country since 2002.  All young blood!.  I took the opportunity to photograph all the people who lined up on Harwood Avenue, Ajax, Ontario today because I was moved by the Canadian flags and firefighters who stood in soldier like position on the tops of there fire trucks.  Unfortunately light was very limited, so I had to crank my ISO to 3200.  The vehicles on the very left lane are all black stealthy looking government vehicles in motion and the shot is significant because of all the people on the bridge who lined up for today's event.  I wanted to capture an image that told a story!