Five Canadians Injured, Two Brits Killed

Our thoughts and paryers go out the the families of two British soldiers killed in Basra.

The incident happened in Gizayza, north-west Basra, during a routine patrol in an armoured Land Rover, in support of operations to disrupt the insurgency.

Defence Secretary Des Browne said: "It was with profound sorrow that I heard of the tragic deaths last night of two British soldiers.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of these brave men. I am told that two other soldiers have sustained minor injuries."

Although we know it can never ease the pain, please know that they died as heroes.

Five Canadians were injured in a gunbattle wast of Kandahar.

The Canadian soldiers were on a patrol about 13 miles (20 kilometers) west of Kandahar when they were ambushed by militants early Monday, said Maj. Mario Couture, a coalition spokesman.

Five soldiers were wounded, including one who was seriously injured and flown to Germany for medical treatment, he said.

Fear not - those soldiers shipped to Germany are being cared for by not only an excellent medical team, but by MaryAnn at the Germnay branch of Soldiers Angels. MaryAnn and I have been communicating a lot recently, and she will be providing the Canadians with the get well notes Canadian Angels has sent over. Soldiers Angels believes that NO soldier should be left behind, and that includes us Canucks.

Thank you MaryAnn, for doing what we are too far away to do.