the Royal 22nd Regiment

Known as the Van Doos.  It's officially not known by the Royal 22nd, but by it's French name Le Van Doos Le 22e Regiment.  It's an infantry unit and has five batalions.  The regiment is actually the biggest in the Canadian Army. 

The definition of a batallion in Canada is a unit that has 100 to 200 members.  The 22e has five meaning that it has up to 1000 men and women who serve in 3 main force and 2 reserve primary units.  Typically the unit is commanded by a Lt Colonel.

Below are the two sites one English and one French, the French is the actual and official site of the regiment.  Plus I am including a link to Wikipedia that has info on the regiment.

By the way Canada has recently changed it's officer rank insignia. Gone is the old 3 thick stripes that the Lt Colonels wore in place is the new insignia.

The image to the left is the new rank insignia for this rank.





English site for the Van Doos http://www.vandoos.com

Official site in French http://www.r22er.com

Wikipedia site on the regiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_22nd_Regiment

Notable Deaths Hollywood Style of 2015

Lets be honest, we all like to indulge in the ghoulish side.  People will gawk at crumpled cars as they pass an accident scene, we stare at fires as they take down homes and a crime seen is always interesting to peek at.

So before we begin looking at 2016 to see what will be interesting to us, here is a list of some of the notable deaths and a link to a gallery filled with celebs who are now dearly departed.

Donna Douglas, starred on Beverly Hillbillies.
Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr. Spock.
Percy Sledge, singer, remember When a Man Loves a Woman?
Omar Sharif, Director.

To see the gallery go to US Magazine