This group is for all members past & present of the Canadian Forces/Forces Canadiennes- ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE and RESERVES-and for all families and friends of those who serve with the Maple Leaf on their uniform. It is in support of the men and women serving in Afghanistan and all operations around the world, we honour and remember our veterans, wounded comrades and fallen Canadians of Wars and Peacekeeping/ Peace Enforcing past and present.

Support Canadian Forces Members & Their Families By Wearing Red On Fridays

Group photo made by: Pte.Martin Rogers 3rd Battalion R22eR
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Lest We Forget

139 Canadian soldiers,
1 Canadian Government diplomat,
1 Canadian reporter
2 Canadian Female Aid Workers and
1 Canadian Female Professor from the
International Rescue Committee
killed in Afghanistan.

We also remember more than 118,000 Canadians whether they be Navy, Army, Air Force or Merchant Marine, who had fallen for our country in all Wars & Conflicts, Peacekeeping & Peace Enforcing past and present.
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CANADIAN FORCES

Minister of National Defence: Hon. Peter Gordon MacKay

Chief of the Defence Staff: General Walter Natynczyk

The Canadian Forces was formed on February 1, 1968, when the Government of Canada merged the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force into a unified structure. Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces is Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by Governor General Michaëlle Jean.The CF is presently ranked 46th in size compared to the world's other armed forces, and 55th in terms of active personnel, standing at a population of roughly 65,000 Active personnel, 26,000(including 4,000 Canadian Rangers) Reserve personnel & 9,350 Supplementary Reserve personnel with a annual budget of $19.5 billion.

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This group is for all members past & present of the Canadian Forces/Forces Canadiennes- ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE and RESERVES-and for all families and friends of those who serve with the Maple Leaf on their uniform. It is in support of the men and women serving in Afghanistan and all operations around the world, we honour and remember our veterans, wounded comrades and fallen Canadians of Wars and Peacekeeping/ Peace Enforcing past and present.

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