Its been 100 years since WW1 ended; it was the war to end all wars. Fought over Nationalism and secret packs.
It has been 83 years since WW2, and the end of German Fascism and the genocide of the Jews in Europe.
It has been 65 years since the Korean War. The fight was against the spread of communism.
It has been 4 years since Afghanistan, the fight over state sponsored terrorism. Where PTSD has affected alot of the returning soldiers.
War has not touched the Canadian population as a whole since WW2, for the majority of Canadians life goes on; even with the Korean War, Cold War, Peacekeeping in other countries, and Afghanistan happening in the background of daily Canadian life. The Canadian public has forgotten how to make sacrifices....
I hope people will remember that is was our Canadians troops that still allow Canadians to freely roam the streets in any city in Canada. Their sacrifice of life, limb and service have allowed the population to enjoy their freedoms. But sadly every body will pay their respects for the day and then conveniently forget what its about, if they do at all. Its their choice, but that choice was given to them by countless military persons making sacrifices on their behalf.
A lot of people take pride in their family history, why can't Canadians take more pride in their military heritage. Probably because its not advertized as much. There is no current CAF Utube video that gets thousands of hits...
Last year the budget for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was 18.6 billion (Fy 16/17), this does not include capital purchases like ships,tanks, planes (these are separate purchases done by parliament). For those that think that its way too much, here are some cost of military hardware:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...he-cost-of-new-fighters-keeps-going-up-up-up/
http://combatfleetoftheworld.blogspot.com/p/warships-cost.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax-class_frigate
https://financesonline.com/top-10-most-expensive-military-planes-manufactured-in-america/
http://www.militaryeducation.org/military-equipment/
https://www.therichest.com/rich-list/the-biggest/top-10-most-expensive-modern-battle-tanks/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces
So in the next few weeks take some time and remember why you are free to think as you do. Remember the sacrifices other people have made for you...
Remember the Veterans and current serving members of the CAF and the sacrifices they have made for you.
It has been 83 years since WW2, and the end of German Fascism and the genocide of the Jews in Europe.
It has been 65 years since the Korean War. The fight was against the spread of communism.
It has been 4 years since Afghanistan, the fight over state sponsored terrorism. Where PTSD has affected alot of the returning soldiers.
War has not touched the Canadian population as a whole since WW2, for the majority of Canadians life goes on; even with the Korean War, Cold War, Peacekeeping in other countries, and Afghanistan happening in the background of daily Canadian life. The Canadian public has forgotten how to make sacrifices....
I hope people will remember that is was our Canadians troops that still allow Canadians to freely roam the streets in any city in Canada. Their sacrifice of life, limb and service have allowed the population to enjoy their freedoms. But sadly every body will pay their respects for the day and then conveniently forget what its about, if they do at all. Its their choice, but that choice was given to them by countless military persons making sacrifices on their behalf.
A lot of people take pride in their family history, why can't Canadians take more pride in their military heritage. Probably because its not advertized as much. There is no current CAF Utube video that gets thousands of hits...
Last year the budget for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) was 18.6 billion (Fy 16/17), this does not include capital purchases like ships,tanks, planes (these are separate purchases done by parliament). For those that think that its way too much, here are some cost of military hardware:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...he-cost-of-new-fighters-keeps-going-up-up-up/
http://combatfleetoftheworld.blogspot.com/p/warships-cost.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax-class_frigate
https://financesonline.com/top-10-most-expensive-military-planes-manufactured-in-america/
http://www.militaryeducation.org/military-equipment/
https://www.therichest.com/rich-list/the-biggest/top-10-most-expensive-modern-battle-tanks/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces
So in the next few weeks take some time and remember why you are free to think as you do. Remember the sacrifices other people have made for you...
Remember the Veterans and current serving members of the CAF and the sacrifices they have made for you.