This Is Real

Here is an article in the Toronto Star about Canadian troops "IED hunting" in Afghanistan. I especially liked the disparaging comments about The Hurt Locker which in typical Hollywood fashion gets it all wrong. But the eyes of the soldier in the picture is worth a 1000 words. The man isn't very old, probably in his early twenties, but his eyes are much older. Tells you everything you need to know about what these guys are experiencing over there. This is real, not some Hollywood fantasy.

Honour Roll

Another Canadian soldier died in Afghanistan today, the second in as many days. The complete list puts faces on all the Canadian soldiers that have been lost. We must never forget.