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Wow, actual bread and circus.
It's not surprising that the Legions feel cut out of things, since they haven't exactly been following the script lately...

Afghan mission Day of Honour planning catches legion off guard Legions across the country have had only days to prepare for May 9 commemoration event ( Read more... )

I just look at this and think, "whu...?"
Really, what next...

May 9 Afghan tribute cloaked in secrecy with two weeks left to goNo detailed information available on upcoming event ( Read more... )

Mark Campbell, who was the best Platoon 2IC I ever had when I was in the Army and who later lost both his legs in Afghanistan, is one of the six plaintiffs in this lawsuit.

Veterans don't have social contract, Ottawa says in lawsuit responseFederal government responds to class-action lawsuit aimed at New Veterans Charter ( Read more... )

Canadian military involvement in Afghanistan formally ends
Understated ceremony held under heavy guard at NATO headquarters in Kabul ( Read more... )

Triumphal arches, parades, panem et circenses.. and now it's starting to affect things that really matter.

Commemorations of historic military events could put current force at risk, internal documents say By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News January 10, 2014 ( Read more... )

Canada Post's Deepak Chopra says seniors want exercise from picking up mail
An emergency parliamentary committee is asking questions about cancellation of urban mail delivery ( Read more... )

I know I kind of slacked off with the 30 days of writing meme but eh, I got busy.
I'll get back to it.

Meanwhile, a reading meme nicked from the excellent emmabovary:

Which book has been on your shelf the longest? Coup d'etat: A Practical Handbook by Edward Luttwak. Had this around since my teens, nicked from my father's bookshelf (no idea why he had it ( Read more... )