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Other Canadian soldiers arriving by convoy in the middle of the night with me last night after a couple days out awoke to a big surprise -- the Americans and South Africans who work with the bomb-sniffing dogs here spent that time constructing a giant maple leaf flag using rocks they then painted. It's on a hill overlooking the camp.

"It's our thanks," said dog handler Van Thames of South Carolina. He admits he had "reservations at first" when told he and his dog would be working with the Canadians. But the experience proved rewarding: "I've met a lot of good, life-long friends here, Canadians."

I double-dog dare you to read this and not get a little choked up. It's by Doug Schmidt of the Windsor Star, blogging from Afghanistan.

Via The Torch