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m e f -I| B m \l\b'd ?&Ifi . Government honours Mann for Devil's Brigade rolé _ s 3 \ -- 7 Cana--~Warmilitary unitknown just.a --few remaining Ottawa last month to Prime Minister Ste-- | } Syigarpemciey bdggn%'@zr%}ifichm. as the"fievi1¥s Brigade. ireterans of the First acceptan awardforhis phen Harper came out ; 4 nition-- oured the --members of Charles Manny of Special Service Force service_with the joint of caucus to0 greet the It was recog due, the elite Second World Kincardine, was oneof (FSSF) whotravelledto Canadian--American veterans. Mann said | that was long overdue, en 7 ie io se unit. Thirteen surviv-- that Harper took the | . ge> ~-- ;é'gé%%" e ,% ing members from both _ time to speak with the 1 é _ wl & _ 4/ -- [ }// WVs es Canada and the United group and a few of the | s ----~S e 3_> f ;7.'-/,,;', 0 oc' | Tediak® -- States were on hand to -- former Black Devils had | J e & \ e --=<; fif se _ _ l receive awards. their photos taken with | ; es . e _ _ 4 ~ i |uesse | : Paloma Aguilar, the Prime Minister, | | ¥-- *« M z/ e Tss 1 e :\ x P f| press secretary for MacKay and Blaney. f knteadl 5e i\: ce 5 PB es a . ) K -- g | Minister of National The Devil's Brigade, @et . t %: g";!fii . d fl 5'; 2k -- C Defence Peter MacKay, -- a named coined by Ger-- | @-- C 5. ifif; '2'3/} aet Y Je Colh., | e . s told The Independent man forces, were also > es zs ;/ v? _ 9 BR y ---- w 1%_ < in an email that dur-- known as the Black (g f ' : 6 3 f ( , X / ~€ S ing the awards presen-- Devils; an--elite, secre-- ~, (Ja ( Cc y o 2l _. tA A\V _ /» | tation, MacKay recog tive commando force : id : 1 t -- y( @J \ / a| nized the service and -- established in 1942. The | B h y Je [d fesp - _~"] sacrifice of the FSSF force, a combination i / %_ A ¥X T @ a"*'fi- Hals '\m-. members. Th'e.award of the First Canadian c ( 4s } e * was presented jointly by -- Special Service Battal-- f 4MA k 32 !,}'o- CA MacKay and Veteran's ion (800 members) and j <@y }. & &;.,"][][ PP Affairs Minister Steven U.S. Army volunteers _-- ' #4 & '-\'\9&.},&_/ 6 Blaney. Aguilar noted (1,000 members) un-- f # [ [, TA \*"[a~" i0 that the awards werees-- derwent rigorous un-- 4 se 5: & 3 k s tablished because "the conventional training, /' 59 2 f § example of co--operation -- including martial arts J j & 4 S and excellence estab-- and ski training, to pre-- 4 y 4 K '~ W [\ A ;{ lished by the First Spe-- pare them for fighting & L4 ' i ?' ':'/, cial Service Force has behind enemy lines in ) es l 3A +4 ) been particularly inspi-- winter conditions. f : se : \',';;- d rational to the Special The original goal of 72 2 F + i \g Operations Forces of the joint force was to 4 s hS both the United States land in occupied Nor-- i Charles Mann,--second from right, and fellow members of the elite Devil's Brig_ade chat with Prime Minis]:er and Canada." 20. way to capture and * ~Stephen Harper, left, and Defence Minister Peter MacKkay, centre, after receiving awards from the Canadian | Mann, an original destroy a heavy water A government in Ottawa on Jan. 27. (PMO photo by Jason Ransom) ~-- member of the FSSF, plant to prevent the : received an Award for Germans from suc-- 4 * < e Operational Excellence -- cessfully developing an R S that read, "In recogni-- atomic bomb. The mis-- 2 j : tion for extraordinary -- sion was aborted after s & > f e e en accomplishments and the Norwegian govern-- l dedication to opera-- mentexpressed concern g o aer ond World War, their civilian casualties. In-- C e SXE fy.w.." NE -- $ "4"_' significant contribution _ stead, the FSSF received Q --Fes! i > s *A ,::';'»,/-; to the Allied victory additional training and [ i \\;V/ ?A L fig, ¢f C * m h $ ,.{;'f)i':,-;,i in Europe and in their in 1943 was sent to the * ks t:'\\«'.f EBVX "';«'; 2 d ixeri K+ cssY¥A ", &fgf'_&!{ role for establishing the _ Aleutian Islands off the > M'""'-@&'fix ?' <D ' e( aBai /.. ym se <i td :':-A"!'fi"-'! foundation for Special -- coast to Alaska to liber-- * Nssy sC> Hflfl"«@.fifi t H ht J , SNNAPBRSETI Operational Forces in -- at them from the Jap-- -- a is es s 2 fese ] Nes . _ Nspopiauefeneeiel ODerational Forces in -- ate them fro s alll 3 h's':"'."-?'»"Cv?e'@??:.';wfiflfiii"é\l'f?@%m&@fi e s s L .. 2omn o s praobiglilad -- Canada and the United anese. Unfortunately, a 3§1!?'%§$'§§:§55333%'25'3?5" eA is o t o i 3z _A P GZFNTMERAATA | States." Japanese troops evacu-- y §a'&~?¢~'~'«"~*'<fi'&£¥€i'-1:%-"-?"5-'-1'«%?"*'-« ,,rzg;}fig»,;:g a ufi?-'}\" cce mrmcaaial };Ay«?f;:;;,;'f_'zfihi es Mann said he was ated the islands just A _ %,?"'*:5»{«,} V**E'"i';i':(;}:\'fiéi'&{fig%fi&f%v/ 44zA L * > pleasedwhenhelearned -- days before the Devil's 'A Q}"f%"fif"fli'r' lare . ';'-\i".:}f;\':ff* es ;1';*"*2/'{%?5:5:"&{5"Txrefx:%*'{'""'_';?: that the Devil's Brigade -- Brigade landed. . * "-fl!!'imfi'f*'f' l o e fu/"\x*",:&gil'g"ii'wgflj&ifl""5;#'3';/'5,%.@5?'1"-'5}',4@5'; was to be recognized by From there, the elite » [| 3 1f§7wc: 8 ?}7' s s '§"')':5§£ Mess c y e e P * w the Canadian govern-- regiment made the long [ it Msm ~7\\=\:ffl,}f(*(:ezr ,"'"'1':'7*"';}#'*'5'"% » _ ment. trek to Italy to disable " We /: s e ie ts s n j-fij';{}}_',v_e"g?;"if»;;{'ft-'-_\"@f,{'fij'.;f-'_/;'",\"j_r'j:';}-' e epmpr id _ "It was quite a pleas the Germans' position 2 [Fmes P aiteAnr dn ons \f"~;"~/":..,:3é./';/;,/:'?3;/"\*'v ho }.a;, = ant surprise," he said. on Mount LaDifensa. s | "ur fs g ;,w;,a-é_- . es :7-.':;.', t e ']r'** 3 "'":' .'7 .«.'--:W s "I'm very honoured that The missmri) was antnil{- * _ N l o s es S aang NYes 5> nb da e eBE my regiment and rep-- portantone because tak-- > y {ag, . ,{?f yb ols e e 'fé-'.ii;r-f'j??"w resentatives were hon-- ing the mountain would ' ee _'"'f'."i"""' ~ fihogepi t . itc casiaitprrtre] .. __-- oured. Thereare nottoo allow Allied troops to 3 l tz ; ie m :+ | yug DE e ts 4 _ _ @ _ .. many of us left from the -- progress through Italy. is | :/23@{! 3 y e * nc C--V Pss _ canadian side." (continued on page 2) o ntronme iA B § E> Nue*: j : C pe iescs CE | € 2 C * en j'l}\ s A ge== e _--l mm m Mn e ME e eaws,uw... . ... ind on oke Aomeee " -- _ * 5 * Storm aftermath es -- ' Kincardine public works trucks were on site at this property on Broadway Street Friday morning after a * severe storm with freezing rain and high winds swept through the area. Few Kincardine residents were left f 3 without power, but some residents in Tiverton and Ripley were still without hydro Monday. (Barb McKay . / photO) 4 vghne ;