To all the students at St. Jude’s Academy.
Thank you for the thoughtful letters you guys wrote for us! The drawings you guys did are beautiful! We were thrilled to receive them. Canada has sent us here on ‘Operation Hamlet’, which is Canada’s contribution to the United Nations Mission in Haiti. There are five of us here who are part of Canada’s Task Force Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince is the capital of Haiti and is where the Mission Headquarters is located. Maybe your teacher can show you where that is on the map. We work here with police officers from around the world (also a lot from Canada).
Haiti is a country that has experienced a lot of problems in the past such as natural disasters (heavy rain, hurricanes and earthquakes). We are here as part of the military contribution to help ensure the Haitian people, especially children and women to have a stable and secure environment to live in. The country recently elected a new government which will lead the Haitian people and hopefully create a safer and healthier place to live for everyone.
Sometimes it can be a little lonely when you are away from family and friends, particularly during the holidays. It is such a nice feeling for us that you guys took the time to send us a little something to show us support for Remembrance Day.
Remember, you are part of the future for Canada so make us all proud! Although it is our pleasure to serve Canada the best that we can, sometimes it means being away from our family and friends for a long time. Your letters to us help to ensure the high morale of our Task Force. Good luck at school, summer is coming!
We sent a collage of pictures as well. It has all of our pictures on it, and some of the activities that we do here in Haiti.
Thank you very much.
Task Force Port-au-Prince
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