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Special Force which was raised and deployed to Korea, and in 1951 "Y" Troop was organized for service with the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany.
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Nations to the island nation of Cyprus. Tpr. Lennard W. Nass died on 27 September 1966 while deployed to Cyprus as part of the United Nations Force in Cyprus.
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CASF", on 9 February 1941; as the 5th
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2029:Sussex, New Brunswick
1965:Sussex, New Brunswick
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303:Sussex, New Brunswick
58:Canada (1867–present)
2701:Armed Forces Council
2068:Notes and references
1829:The Second World War
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2637:Royal Canadian Navy
2419:order of precedence
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2488:Sherbrooke Hussars
2213:on 15 October 2007
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