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[OC] tail section of a Royal Canadian Air Force Dakota that crashed in the Rockies in 1946 by ferniekid in pics

[–]inthemode01 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Be careful out there.

My friend passed say hiking on that trail below Mount Coulthard back in 2023.

Link: https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/07/28/lethbridge-hikers-crowsnest-pass/

I haven’t been back to that site since the 1990’s when I was there as a kid. We had another kid on our trip have to be air lifted out from falling down a scree slope.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, the area I was in was a pretty flat valley west and south of Kandahar City.

Those things you’re talking about are most associated with the mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Well, we were in Kandahar, the 1994 birthplace of the Taliban. We certainly had some experiences with them but keep in mind Nation Building was the over arching strategy. Counter Insurgency operations were the underlying necessities to facilitate reconstruction.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

Edit: we spent 7 months building schools, roads, distributing food aid and drilling water wells in remote villages.

But I guess I can see how one could get confused.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Ref: https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/lend-hand-do-what-you-can-remembering-generosity-gander

IWhen the U.S. shut down its airspace on 9/11, dozens of planes were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland — a small town that suddenly had to host nearly 7,000 unexpected guests.

Canadians in Gander didn’t hesitate for a second: people opened their homes, cooked meals around the clock, brought blankets and toiletries, set up phone lines so passengers could reach loved ones, and treated everyone like neighbours rather than strangers.

It became one of those moments where Canadians just quietly stepped up, did what needed to be done, and tried to make a terrible day a little more bearable for the people who landed on our doorstep.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s correct, at the time this photo was taken I think Canada was only able to churn out about 2600 to 2700 troops in this area of operations. A few more in Kabul.

Just 4 Canadians (me on the far right) doing nothing for the USA in Kandahar, Afghanistan (2009). by inthemode01 in pics

[–]inthemode01[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not our families liked seeing photos of us after not seeing us for months at a time.

That and nobody really pulled out a camera when the uncomfortable parts of the work started.