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| Welcome
to the Kangaroos! |
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is the Home Page for the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment Association,
the legendary Kangaroos of WW2. |
| We are the men
who manned the world's first tracked armoured personnel carriers, a concept
devised by the ingenious Canadian General Guy Simonds in the long, costly
summer of 1944. |
| Our regiment
was created to provide the hard-pressed infantry elements of the British
and Canadian armies with a secure way of traversing their Start Lines and
keeping up with their armoured support elements in the advance. |
| It was a concept successful
beyond anyone's wildest dreams, and proved critical in attaining Final
Victory. Today, the APC remains the cornerstone of infantry operations. |
Our
Honour
Roll
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| 1CACR holds the
distinction of being the only Canadian fighting regiment ever constituted,
blooded and disbanded outside Canada's borders. |
| Come with us
here for a brief overview of what we did then, and of what we do now. |
| This site is
dedicated first, to the FRIENDS
WE LEFT BEHIND, and secondly, to the men we
CARRIED
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You shall never grow old,
as we who are left grow old.
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ARMATOS
FUNDIT
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