MTB Base in Montreal???...

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron

An untrained private had placed the unfamiliar C-19 backwards

What was an untrained private doing in Afghanistan in the first place? My son did two tours in Afghanistan. He started off as in a reserve regt., and he trained with and fired the claymore mine on his basic Infantry course. They had to have at least two years in the reserve before they could even sign up for a tour, and then had almost a year of pre-deployment training.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv5...ahar-city_news

[Ed Storey]

'Untrained' in the use of the C19, not untrained as in the required skills for the tour, is what should be interpreted from the statement that has been made.

[Marc Montgomery]

Unless I am mistaken, the claymore has a slightly curved face to spray a wider arc along with the large words "this side toward enemy" embossed on it (?)

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Marc Montgomery

Unless I am mistaken, the claymore has a slightly curved face to spray a wider arc along with the large words "this side toward enemy" embossed on it (?)

I believe it reads "Front towards Enemy"

[Robert Bergeron]

All,

Please read revised statement.The point is one of our own was lost and many were injured.We must never forget their sacrifices.

The weapon , made in Montréal worked properly and did it's job but in the wrong direction because of improper training.

Robert

[Ewen B]

I remember as a kid living in Blainville just south of Camp Bouchard during the "October Crisis", and watching the toops, foot patrols, helicopters, convoys travelling around and on static duty. I thought it was great, and wish I had a camera then. Why a patrol made a trip down our back yards I have no ideal, but I guess that is before anybody could afford to put fences up, and it was more scenic than walking down the street.

We also used to use the camp for scouting activities in later years.

[Robert Bergeron]

Anybody know when Camp Bouchard closed for good ?