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2004-12-08 Great White North

Canadian JTF-2 special ops force gets American citation

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-08 11:51:44 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Maybe with this new administration in Canada, those Canadian snipers will get the medals they earned in Afghanistan.

Posted by Don 2004-12-08 1:44:08 PM|| 2004-12-08 1:44:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 While serving in [CLASSIFIED] during the period [CLASSIFIED], JTF-2 was engaged in [CLASSIFIED]. Despite [CLASSIFIED] and [CLASSIFIED], it performed its assigned duties with merit and distinction.

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2004-12-08 4:20:01 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2004-12-08 4:20:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The PUC used to be known as a Navy Cross equivalent award for a unit's performance.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-12-08 8:11:49 PM|| 2004-12-08 8:11:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 For the record:

Though military officials won't release details of JTF-2's exploits in Afghanistan, the citation says the task force was "the driving force behind myriad combat missions."

Its "extremely high-risk missions" included:

-search and rescue, recovery dive operations, non-compliant boardings of vessels, reconnaissance.

-sensitive site exploitation, direct action missions, apprehension of military and political detainees.

-destruction of cave and tunnel complexes, identification and destruction of al-Qaida training camps, destruction of enemy ordnance, co-ordinating unconventional warfare operations.

The task force "set an unprecedented 100 per cent mission success rate ... while operating under extremely difficult and constantly dangerous conditions," the citation says.

"They established benchmark standards of professionalism, tenacity, courage, tactical brilliance and professional excellence while demonstrating superb esprit de corps and maintaining the highest measure of combat readiness."

Good on ya!

Posted by Uleque Glavise4887 2004-12-08 11:06:16 PM|| 2004-12-08 11:06:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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