*Sunday Telegraph Article : Salute to a brave and modest nation - Kevin Myers, The Sunday Telegraph LONDON - * *Kevin Myers is Irish , lives in Kildare .* * **Until the deaths of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan , probably almost no one outside their home country had been aware that Canadian troops are deployed in the region. And as always, Canada will bury its dead, just as the rest of the world, as always will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does. ** I'm not quite sure why this article is appearing in the Irish American board, nor why it was written, but it does raise some interesting points. As far as Canada being a wallflower, so be it, that's a choice. Every country must "toot its own horn," just as an employee can't sit back and wait for a boss to notice his/her talents, if they want to advance. I live in the United States, my father was ienlisted in the Canadian Army in WWII, and was brought back to the States to serve in the US Army. I also knew that there were Canadian troops in Iraq. Every informed American should know and care about our friends and supporters This isn't information hidden under a rock! I've been to Toronto, Montreal and Quebec. I feel that Canadians pretty much keep to themselves, and I find them neither overly helpful or overly friendly in their shops, and God forbid, one doesn't speak French when visiting Quebec! Perhaps its just the French attitude of that "region." I think the country is very regional still, not terribly connected in the sense that the United States are "United". Perhaps that it why it doesn't sing it's own praises as a Country. Our President appears on TV and says "God Bless America", and whether one agrees with the sentiment, he's still there to remind us that we are one country. Just my opinion, Patricia