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Above
pictures of the recent exercise "Dinosaur Scout" in
Drumheller, AB
King's Own Officers and some of
their spouses at the the 2009 Bride's Dinner.
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Exercise Six Shooter 2008 - Video (4 min 31 sec)
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Exercise Six Shooter
was held February 22 - 24, 2008 in Wainwright, Alberta. A Squadron conducted live fire training
using the C6 Machine Gun mounted on the GWagen.
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King's Own Soldiers return from Operations,
March 17, 2008
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On March 17th, The
Brigade Commander, Honourary Colonel of the Regiment the Honourable
Daniel Hays, Commanding Officer and Regimental Family gathered at
Calgary International Airport to greet 3 soldiers returning from
operations in Afghanistan. Also on hand was the family of
Corporal Nathan Hornburg, killed in action September 24th, 2007; and
members of the Calgary Police Service.
With the generous support of the Calgary
Airport Authority, the Commanding Officer, wife, fiancee, and
girlfriend of the 3 returning soldiers were present as the King's
Own Corporals stepped off the plane.
King's Own Exercise Pictures from Suffield and
Wainwright from 1971
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Lieutenant
(Retired) Chamney recently uncovered these pictures of the King's
Own on Exercise in Suffield, Alberta and Wainwright, Alberta from
1971. For those of you who are not familiar with the open
prairies, the pictures with trees are from Wainwright. What
was old is new again! After being a Tank Regiment during WWII,
the King's Own converted to Reconnaissance. After switching
back to Direct Fire, we have converted back to Reconnaissance!
Having said that, a number of our soldiers continue to be deployed
with Leopard tank squadrons serving overseas.
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Departure BBQ February 15th, 2008
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The Regimental
Family gathered to visit with most of the 8 King's Own soldiers
deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operations.
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Exercise Expert Gunner
2006
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Exercise Expert Gunner 26
- 28 May 2006:
A Squadron of the KOCR conducted training and live fire in Suffield
Alberta.
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Royal Visit 2005
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As part of her visit
to Alberta, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II came to Calgary to visit
'her' units. HRH is the Commander in Chief of the King's Own Calgary
Regiment, and when she visits Alberta, members of the unit generally
have a chance to visit with the monarch. She attended a meet and
greet at the Museum of the Regiments, and sat for a photo with the
serving Officers and Senior Non-commissioned Members of the
Regiment. The unit participated in street lining to pay respects to
the Queen as she travelled to the Saddledome for a public event.
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Ortona, Italy
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In August 2005, three
members of the unit visited several sites related to the Battle of Ortona, which the Calgary Tanks participated in during December
1943.
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Assorted Pictures
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