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Been awhile since I've been here. Reading about  Fort Prince of Wales is interesting. I was there from Oct 64 to Sept 68 then in Fort Qu'apple until Dec 68. I was RC Sigs attached to 1 SSM Bty RCA. One of the best postings and units one could ask for. Since then I've been back 4 times. Once up...

Mckee19 pretty well answered it for me. Being an old herbie helper from way back I have to say I enjoyed the cable one to.

Awww yes!! I was just your average old cook. Amazing the friends I won with a hot meal and an empty tummy to devour it. No matter the corp. ;D :P

I remember in the Biafran/Nigerian conflict, that there was a Swedish gent who supplied and flew a sports  aircraft. He armed it with bombs and I think light weapons. This caused a lot of concern on the Nigerian side. So I would think with all the outdated fighting aircraft out there, that one...

Send and e-mail to this address they may have more information for you. [email protected] It's the RCA site in CFB Shilo Best of luck Hardrations

So, if this bill were to pass, it would be illegal for a Regiment to bid on the sale of a VC, MM or CD of one of it's soldiers, but some Heritage Front enthusiasts would be legally able to bid on the Party Badge, EKI or Deutsche Kreuz of a war criminal.  Odd, but there you have it.  So there...

It's with interest I've been reading this article and all the replies. I totally agree that it is a shame for medals to be sold on when family forget just what and how they were earned. In my case I had my former father-in-laws medals mounted after getting DND to pass on his SSM and CD clasp...

When I was given my grandfather's medals, I got them mounted with his service picture, etc by a man named Norm van Tassel. His site is http://www.normsmedalmounting.com/medals-framed.html. Contact him for more info. I can attest that he does excellent work. PM me if you want pictures of the...

Check in the Legion Magazine. They have quite few people who advertise medal mounting. Or call the tailor on the Base in Ottawa, if they won't do it, I'm sure they'll steer you to some one who will.

Was this Pete Parson a Korean Vet?

Tommy Carter formerly CFB Petawawa  last heard of in Toronto Fish Miller heard he retired in Petawawa area Dutch Dekonig last heard of in Calgary

Did my Depot/Recruit training in the Cdn. Gds. Depot in Petawawa in 61 I was RC Sigs.Sigs were farmed out in those days to various depots. Had a little L/cpl named Archie Rafters as an instructor. Be dam'nd if I'm down in CFB Bordon in 78 on course(I had remustered out of the Sigs) and was down...

This Herb Wilt. Was his dad a CWO in the RCA?

He Ches I was there at the time. Things have change in Deilinghofen considerably, give me a call if you want to know how it's changed.

I was there until 69. What unit was he in?

My favourite made by the BSM of 2 SSM (Trg) Bty RCA. (Yeah I go back that far) MORTON!!!  You do that again. I'll drive this drill cane so far up your arse, YOU'LL think you have a mouth full of gold.