Canadian soldiers

"Many of us will spend the holidays with our families. Many of us will not."

In wartime and peace the United States military is a constantly evolving organism, always on alert and training for the worst. Thanks to our working military photojournalists we have the privilege of

Colt Canada C7 Rifle with M203 Grenade Launcher

Brothers in the Canadian Forces training in Poland.

In the words of Flanders Fields, remembering and honouring the brave who have protected us and strangers of other lands, each and every soldier who has fallen for his/her country, will be tweeted on Twitter under the profile of "WeAretheDead". A soldier's name, ranking, age, base and place of death will be recited every hour. Due to the constriction of characters in Twitter, the Ottawa Citizen will provide a more detailed profile for each soldier as they are recited.

British soldiers with 5 RIFLES and Canadian soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry during Exercise KAPYONG BUGLE, an urban operations exercise in Paderborn, Germany, on May 4, 2015.

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Reposting @royalcanadianlegion "Help spread warmth to your community! As we continue to bundle up and wait for warmer weather, it’s important to remember why we’re able to do so: Canada’s Veterans, who sacrificed the comfort of home to fight for our freedoms. 📷 @cfcombatcamera"

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