http://www.commando.org Canadian Airborne Regiment Sat, 10 May 2008 13:17:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mike Starker returned to Canada yesterday. Mike became the 83rd Canadian Soldier to die in Afghanistan when he died last Tuesday in southern Afghanistan when his patrol was ambushed. His family issued a statement saying: "Mike loved being a paramedic with Calgary EMS and loved being a soldier in ... http://www.commando.org/2008/05/10/mike-starker/ During a night drop on the 8th of May, 1968, seven troopers drowned in the Ottawa river during what was supposed to be a routine drop onto the Mattawa Plains at CFB Petawawa resulting in the largest single-day loss of life at the base. If you are near Petawawa this ... http://www.commando.org/2008/05/09/40th-anniversary-of-the-wegner-point-disaster/ Just a reminder, the Airborne Regiment Association is hosting a 40th Anniversary event in Ottawa on April 12th. The event is open to all past members of the Regiment, those who were in non-jump support roles (1 AB FSSU, 1 AB SSU), past and current jumpers of all “stripes” i.e.: ... http://www.commando.org/2008/03/27/airborne-regiment-40th-anniversary-12-april-2008/ CAFA will be hosting the annual Airborne Memorial Weekend in Petawawa this year. The weekend includes the Annual General Meeting of CAFA, a dinner dance for CAFA and any interested ARAC members and a re-dedication of the "Into Action" statue which is also known as Iron Mike (or Iron Dick ... http://www.commando.org/2008/01/16/airborne-memorial-weekend-petawawa-23-25-may-2008/ Although promoted as "The Canadian Airborne Regiment Reunion 2008", the Organizing Committee and members of The Edmonton Airborne Social Club is extending an Airborne Brotherhood welcome for all to attend this reunion. It is strong emphasized that this reunion is open to all past member of the Regiment, members who ... http://www.commando.org/2008/01/16/airborne-reunion-edmonton-19-21-june-2008/ In the last couple of months, there has been a flood of spam messages in the photo albums.  I have cleaned them up and Bobby has offered to keep an eye on them for me.  Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it. To reduce the amount of comment spam, ... http://www.commando.org/2007/12/11/comments-in-the-photo-albums/ A new book Fifteen Days: Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Life and Death from Inside the New Canadian Army is available for pre-order from Amazon. Don Cherry read the book and said, “Sandstorms, killer heat, sneak suicide attacks, rotten food, bites from five-foot snakes, death of buddies, can’t tell the ... http://www.commando.org/2007/10/27/fifteen-days/ It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Bill Murray. He passed away at 0330hrs on the 22 October. Bill was a sapper and a Jumper with the Canadian Airborne Regiment Field Engineers. There will be a service and reception at ... http://www.commando.org/2007/10/23/bill-murray/ All former and current paratroopers are invited to attend the General Meeting and Christmas Dinner for the Airborne Regiment Association of Canada. It will be held at the Rideau Canal WO’s and SGT’s Mess in Ottawa on the 24th of November 2007. For information on the event and registration, ... http://www.commando.org/2007/09/09/arac-general-meeting-christmas-dinner/ 03 Aug 1958 – 22 Jul 2007 A fighter to the very end, Rod finally succumbed to cancer at the young age of 48. Born at Gaspe, Quebec, the family moved at an early age to Shawinigan, Quebec where he grew up. After graduating from Shawinigan High ... http://www.commando.org/2007/08/30/henry-alvin-roderick-rod-wiseman/