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Canadian Heroes is dedicated to two unsung heroes. (Private Henri Richard, Private Loren Nelson)
This site has been set up for web surfers, veterans, historians and relatives to see the exploits and accomplishments of two great Canadians who sacrificed so much, so that future generations may multiply the benefits over and over.

Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire

In Rwanda Dallaire had scant troops to stop the killings of an estimated 800 thousand to one million Tutsis in 1994 over a period of only a few weeks.Although the UN cut his force from 3000 to 500, however, his command is credited with saving as many as 20,000 Rwandans from certain death.

Flight Lieutenant Joseph Omer "Trottle" Levesque:
Received the US Air Medal, the US Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Queen's Coronation Medal.

Flight Lieutenant George "Buzz" Beurling

George "Buzz" Beurling was credited as Canada's most famous World War II pilot. He served in both the RAF and the RCAF and later was recruited by Israel. Beurling was nicknamed the "Falcon of Malta" and the "Knight of Malta".

His first award was the Distinguished Flying Medal for action on July 6, 1942. His awards also included the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. Beurling, along with a co-pilot, died when coming in for a landing at the Urbe airfield, Italy. A mysterious fire broke out in the plane which exploded as it touched down. His death is still surrounded in mystery because of Israeli-British politics at the time. George "Buzz" Beurling is buried in Israel and is considered a hero in that country as well as in Italy and Canada.

Why am I blogging this? It would seem that now with global warming happening and the cold Arctic thawing exposing many as yet untapped riches, many northern countries are trying to claim the new terrirritories as their own. I just want to let those nations know that when the going is tough, Canadians are even tougher.

Vimy ridge may have been a decisive victory for Canadian troops almost 100 years ago, but the battle was the first occasion when all four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in a battle together, and thus became a Canadian nationalistic symbol of achievement and sacrifice. We are still doing that.... so beware.....