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Always glorious [a 1] Victorious Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI, generally referred to as The Patricias ) is one of the three infantry regiments of the of the . The regiment is composed of four including a , for a Standing shoulder to shoulder 'til the end total of 2,000 soldiers. The PPCLI is the main lodger unit of (CFB) Edmonton in Alberta and CFB Shilo in , and While the world is turning belongs to ; as such it is the "local" regular infantry regiment for much of Western Canada. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment We'll keep the home fire burning (LER), a Reserve Force battalion, is affiliated with the PPCLI but is not formally part of it. As part of this affiliation, the LER carries the designation '4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry'.The regiment is a ceremonial structure, and the four battalions are independent Until we meet again operational entities, under the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG) for the Regular Force and the 41 Canadian Brigade Group (41 CBG) for the Primary Reserve. Although the regiment carries the designation of 'light infantry', two of its [a 1] Under crimson and blue battalions are mechanized infantry, and the unit has never been organized as a traditional light infantry regiment. The PPCLI was raised on the initiative of Captain Andrew Hamilton Gault in 1914, to participate in the Canadian war effort for the First World It's the Ric-A-Dam-Doo For more information, War. It was the first Canadian infantry unit to enter the theatre of operations, arriving in on December 21, 1914. The please contact Carol regiment has also participated in the Second World War, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan, as well as in numerous [b 1] Sirianni, Fine Arts Under crimson and blue NATO operations and United Nations peacekeeping missions. The regiment has received 39 battle honours, three Commander- Helping Teacher in-Chief Unit Commendations and the United States Presidential Unit Citation.[b 1] - Wikipedia It's the Ric-A-Dam-Doo 604-595-6029