Canuck helicopter a vital eye in the sky

By The Edmonton Sun Two American Chinook helicopters approach a marked landing zone west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Armed Canadian Griffon helicopters can protect Chinooks like these from attack and watch over ground convoys. SUN MEDIA file photo Cpl. Christopher Lucas grows quiet, momentarily choked with emotion. "I'd rather not talk about it," the 33-year-old Edmontonian replies when asked about his relative, who is among the 108 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan. "It's personal and kinda...

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