Pace on Earth

How Many More Times

Things in Afghanistan appear to have gotten much more dangerous in recent weeks and, sadly, more Canadian kids are coming home in flag-draped coffins. Among the most recent casualties was another local boy, Corey Joseph Hayes of Ripples. He was only 22. The full Gleaner article is here.

Much was made this week about the ridiculously ignorant verbal diarrhea spewed from a latenight Fox News segment disparaging the Canadian Military and the country in general. I've already wasted too many words on suffering these fools but would hope that they have been made aware that Canadian troops are enduring the worst casualty rates amont Allied Forces. So up yours.

I may have mentioned this before but I haven't been a huge fan of Don Cherry's schtick for a number of years. Mostly because he is on openly biased Leafs fan (and a bit of a bigot). It still rankles me that he is listed among statesmen and Terry Fox as one of the Greatest Canadians. Nevertheless, the tributes he pays to our troops on Coach's Corner dwarf the other crap. It's not schtick, its sincere. Here (starts at 6:30)is his most recent tribute including Trooper Hayes. Grapes can hardly keep it together:

Thank you Grapes.

And thank you fellas...RIP.

Pace out.

posted by Vitamin S @ 6:25 p.m.