The battle that made Canada bleed: Operation Medusa, 20 years later
- As Canadian troops crossed the Arghandab River, the first indication to former corporal Bruce Moncur that something was amiss came with the sight of a green pen flare shooting across the sky.
- "I remember looking at it thinking, well, that's weird," said Moncur, who realized that since NATO troops in Afghanistan fired red flares, green must have belonged to the Taliban.
- "That was an indication that we had walked far enough into the trap.
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- As Canadian troops crossed the Arghandab River, the first indication to former corporal Bruce Moncur that something was amiss came with the sight of a green pen flare shooting across the sky.
- "I remember looking at it thinking, well, that's weird," said Moncur, who realized that since NATO troops in Afghanistan fired red flares, green must have belonged to the Taliban.
- "That was an indication that we had walked far enough into the trap.
Sources: CBC