Afghanistan: Canadian soldiers angry - no to their flag

LadyEagle · Mar 5, 2006

Only Afghanistan colours can fly
Soldiers angered by rule

Published: Thursday, March 02, 2006
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers in southern Afghanistan have been ordered, under a directive from a U.S. general, to lower the Maple Leaf from flagpoles at their two bases, from over their tents and even from the aerials atop their vehicles.

The order from Major General Benjamin Freakley states that the only flag to fly over coalition bases, facilities or vehicles will be the red, green and black Afghan flag.

"I specifically asked my commanders to think about our flags," Maj.-Gen. Freakley said this week.

"We had a plethora of flags all over the compounds ... I asked us to think about who we're serving and who we're serving with."

There are troops from dozens of different countries under his southern Afghanistan command, including 2,200 Canadians based in Kandahar Air Field and a smaller provincial reconstruction team camp in the city of Kandahar.

The flag order was applied to almost every non-Afghan flag in the Canadian section of the sprawling air field base, including regimental flags hung or flown from the soldiers' barracks, tents or rest areas.

The order has caused some hard feelings in the ranks.

"Sure, we should show the Afghan flag," said one non-commissioned officer, who had to remove a Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry flag from a makeshift patio set up by his platoon. "But this is bull----. What about soldiers' pride? What about regimental pride? No Afghans would ever have seen this where we had it."
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Is there no end to political correctness?

[ March 06, 2006, 12:20 AM: Message edited by: LadyEagle ]

Daisy · Mar 5, 2006

Not until there is an end to politics.

JFox1 · Mar 5, 2006

It's still another example of political correctness out of control.

carpro · Mar 6, 2006

Canadians didn't serve in Vietnam, did they?

If they had, they would realize PC was alive and well then, also.

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