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June is the anniversary of the first time that English infantry wore the red coat in battle. Name the battle and the year in which it took place

Sophie meets her soldiers 'I feel part of this special family' By Don Fraser St Catharines Standard Local News - Monday, June 06, 2005 @ 01:00 Sophie, Countess of Wessex, was clearly cheered by the sunny reception she received in Niagara over the weekend â ” especially at Montebello Park...

Ready to welcome royalty By Don Fraser St Catharines Standard Local News - Tuesday, May 31, 2005 @ 01:00 Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is all smiles during the Surrey Heath Charity Golf Day at the Camberley Golf Club in England late last month. The countess will be in Niagara this weekend...

All this reminds me of WASP. Used today usually in a negative connotation. But then I recall my father pointing out that those who use the term know not of what they speak. The word "white" is redundant, as all Anglo Saxons are white; and not all Anglo Saxons are Protestant. :salute:

Here's the latest on the investiture http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=CNKT4ZCBLUBE1QFIQMGCM5OAVCBQUJVC?xml=/news/2005/04/28/nvc28.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/04/28/ixportaltop.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=3572 Bill

I believe he is receiving the VC only, and not a VC with a bar. The citation for Graham Thomson Lyall would indicate that the VC can be awarded for several acts of bravery:- "On September 27th, 1918, while leading his platoon against Bourlon Wood..........On October 1st, in the neighbourhood...

The Press Office at Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that Private Beharry VC is to be invested at 11:00am on the 27th April 2005 by HM Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

I don't agree with this guy's refusal to go, but at least he's got the guts to stand and answer for his decision, not run away to Canada. And look at how the USN treats him! Persecuted? I think not.  :salute: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7297855/ Sailor Who Refused To Deploy Faces...

I'm a bit confused. How can the first statement be true if it is qualified by the second? :salute:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4348499.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4330865.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4328087.stm

A better biographical sketch. And I was correct, he did serve in Intelligence for a while. :salute:

I should have done a bit more on Buchan before my first post. I stand corrected on the IO statement. John Buchan (1875-1940) was a polymath who was born the son of a Calvinist presbyterian minister in eastern Scotland, and died Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada. He was a classicist at...

You young ones have probably never heard of John Buchan, but his novels were set in the First World War. He was the Frederick Forsyth and Tom Clancy of my day. I have just found two his books on-line Greenmantle:-...

DAC - would this be "Division Ammunition Column"?

Camochick:- This is an American, not Canadian, poem. This poem was read by Atlantic Highlands Mayor Michael A. Harmon at the Veterans Day Ceremony, Sunday, November 11, 2001. The ceremony was held by the American Legion Eugene Allen Post 141 at Veterans Memorial Park, First Avenue, Atlantic...

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Brandon Hughey is living in St Catharines, Ontario, sheltered by Quakers

From the New York Times:- Army Creates Medal for Troops Who Come Under Fire By THOM SHANKER Published: February 13, 2005 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 - Army troops assigned to combat units that come under fire will be eligible for a new badge that recognizes their efforts separately from ribbons for...