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A Salute to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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A salute to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry; a famous regiment of the Canadian Army. Generally called 'The Patricia's" or just "PPCLI". Named by the Duke of Connaught for his daughter Princess Patricia of Connaught. The regiment was raised on the initiative of Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault in 1914, to participate in the Canadian war effort for the First World War. It was the first Canadian infantry unit to enter the theatre of operations, arriving in France on December 21, 1914. The regiment has also participated in the Second World War, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan, as well as in numerous NATO operations and UN peacekeeping missions. The regiment has received 39 battle honours as well as two mentions of the Commander-in-Chief and the United States Presidential Unit Citation.