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Sep 131 min read
2024 CANADIAN AIRBORNE FORCES SCHOLARSHIP Winner
On 27 August in Brighton Ontario, Rick Hatton, President of the Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) presented the scholarship...
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Sep 133 min read
Ed Marshall’s Return to the Sky: 100-Year-Old Canadian Paratrooper Skydives for Charity
By Samantha Winnicki Cayuga, ON - On July 12, 2024, history was made when Ed Marshall, a 100-year-old Canadian paratrooper, went...
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Sep 131 min read
2024 CADET BASIC PARA
On Friday, July 26th, 2024 the Cadet Basic Para Course graduated at the Canadian Army Advance Warfare Centre at CFB Trenton. Annually...
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Jun 301 min read
DDay+80 - Siffleur Falls
On June 6th, 2024 a joint ceremony was held in Siffleur Falls to commemorate the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalions participation in D-Day...
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May 161 min read
Airborne Soldier of the Year - 2023
The Canadian Airborne Forces Association (CAFA) Soldier of the Year for 2023 is MCpl Jesse John of Mike Company (M Coy) from the 3rd...
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May 101 min read
Cyprus Memorial - Petawawa
The 1974 war in Cyprus was a turning point in the Mediterranean conflict and for Canada’s long-standing commitment to United Nations...
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May 101 min read
John "Scotty" Collins. 14 DEC 1940 — 7 MAY 2024
Proudly served in the Canadian Armed Forces with a lengthy career in the airborne regiment – passed away peacefully with the love of his...
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