July 9th, 2007 by Rob
We get tons of emails for the site and it gets hard to answer them all at times. Many of the emails are the same questions, so to make things a bit easier, I have added a Frequently Asked Questions page to the site. If you can think of any questions that should be added, please feel free to submit them.
July 6th, 2007 by Rob
The Airborne Social Club of Edmonton will be hosting the 40th anniversary reunion (Western) of the Canadian Airborne Regiment during the period of 19-21 June 2008. The theme of the reunion will be
‘AIRBORNE FORTY YEARS LATER’
The Regiment has always enjoyed a special relationship with the city of Edmonton therefore, it would be befitting to once again relive and highlight those early years and at the same time honoring the full four decades that has passed since the formation of one of Canada’s finest Regiments.
Since the Regiment was removed from the order of battle under sensitive circumstances in 1995, it is incumbent on all of us to stay focused on the positive contributions that the Regiment made during its active years, especially, while it was garrisoned in Edmonton from 1968 to 1976. It was here that the Regiment was the proud recipient of its first Freedom of the City honors in 1976.
The members of the Airborne Social Club are hard at work to make this event an unforgettable venue. As the theme indicates the emphasis will be to celebrate the 40 years that have passed since the formation of the Regiment. Most if not all of the “originals” have passed or knocking on the doors of sixty years of life in the fast lane so come on out and enjoy the camaraderie of the AIRBORNE FAMILY.
It is understood that the Canadian Airborne Regiment Association (ARAC) is also planning a reunion most likely in the Petawawa area around the same time. Having a reunion in two locales will only enhance the celebration in that those who wish to take in both may do so. Those who cannot travel the great distances from the East to West may attend in their half of the country. Dates have been coordinated with ARAC to eliminate any conflict of dates.
Early details of the program are as follows:
19 June 2008
20 June 2008
21 June 20008
We are looking forward to host all past members of the Regiment, members who were in support roles, current members of the regular force parachute companies, past and current members of the Canadian Parachute Centre and aircrews who provided airlift during the past forty years.
July 5th, 2007 by Rob
Today, our thoughts and our prayers go out to the families, friends and comrades of six more of our brothers who died in combat in Afghanistan yesterday. They, along with their interpreter, were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Panjwaii district about 20km southwest of Kandahar.
The explosion happened as the soldiers were returning from a forward operations base after conducting a cordon and search operation of an Afghan village in a joint operation with the Afghan National Army.
Two names are being withheld at the request of the families. The other four are;
These latest casualties bring the toll to 66 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the mission in 2002. All of these brave soldiers have our respect, gratitude and support.
Update: The names of the remaining two soldiers have been released and added to the list above.
July 3rd, 2007 by Rob
If you’ve been here before, you’ll quickly notice that I have radically redesigned the site. It used to be that the site was created using MoveableType, but the install was outdated and it wasn’t very easy to upgrade. I use Wordpress for most of my other sites and it makes it so much easier to maintain the site and keep it up to date.
You may have noticed the lack of updates recently. I have been working hard in the background to redesign the site and move everything over to the new system. I hope that this makes the site easier to read and a little bit more pleasing to the eye. It definitely makes it much easier for me to update most of the pages, so hopefully I can now catch up on the site updates in my inbox and keep the site fresh in the future.
I hope you like the new site. You may notice a few pages here and there that still don’t fit in with the new design. I am reworking the pages as I get time and as soon as I am done, I will start putting up more new content.
Another great thing you will notice is that I have re-enabled commenting on posts and even on some pages, so tell the world what you think!
July 3rd, 2007 by Rob
The Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) / Association des Forces Aéroportées du Canada (AFAC) has launched new website at http://www.canadianairborneforces.ca/
CAFA is the umbrella organization for all airborne associations within the Canadian Airborne Brotherhood. Head over to their website for information on joining, events and links to other Airborne sites.
May 11th, 2007 by Rob
The Airborne Regiment Association of Canada invites you to attend the 1st Annual Airborne Memorial Parade and Dinner, to be held at CFB Petawawa, Saturday the 2nd - Sunday the 3rd June 2007. The event commences with a Dinner at the Reichwald WOs’ & Sgts’ Mess, on CFB Petawawa on the evening of the 2nd of June and our guest speaker will be LGen (Ret’d) Kent Foster, CMM, CD. On the following day, the 3rd of June, there will be a Memorial Parade at the Wall of Wings, Canadian Airborne Forces Museum.
The event marks the occasion of the 1st Annual Airborne Memorial Parade and Dinner, all former and current paratroopers are invited to pay their respects and give tribute to all paras (from 1 Can Para Bn, FSSF and to the present time) so that we never forget those who have died while serving as Canadian paratroopers. All airborne members, family and friends are encouraged to attend this special event.
DINNER RESERVATIONS: For the evening of 2 June must be paid prior to 24 May 2007. IMPORTANT: If you have confirmed your attendance prior to 24 May 2007 and do not attend you will still be expected to pay for your meals. Cost: $25.00 / per person tax and gratuity included.
Contact information for the event and dinner reservations: Marlene at (819) 568-6669, Fax: (819) 568-1074, e-mail: airbornekitshop@sympatico.ca
May 6th, 2007 by Rob
I have uploaded a new unit photo of Echo Company, 2 Cdo, 1969.
April 30th, 2007 by Rob
Noonan from 1 Cdo sent me 30 photos from Somalia that I have finally uploaded to the gallery. Head over and check them out.
I also added an FSF Calling card to the badges and insignia section.
April 24th, 2007 by Rob
Mother Goose is organizing an Airborne get together for June 30th in Essa, Ontario. If you are interested in attending, check out this post on the forums for more information including a map on how to get there. It sounds like it will be a great day, so plan to attend if you can!
UPDATE: The date is June 30th, not July 1st as was originally posted.
January 9th, 2007 by Rob
Conway is organizing a meet and greet for Commando.org members on 2 Feb 07 at 10am in Hamilton, Ontario. Expect camaraderie and stories. T-shirts for the event are available if ordered before Friday 12 Jan at 9 am. See the forums for the design and more information.
If you would like to attend, contact Conway by email at k9aid (at) yahoo.ca or via PM in the forums.
Meet at 10am at
The Holland Liberation Canteen
Canadian Warplane Heritage
9280 Airport Road
Mount Hope, Ontario L0R 1W0