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Hi Laura, Just so you do not confuse anyone, including yourself, the Winnipeg Grenadiers were not a Guards Regiment.  Their regimental name was simply The Winnipeg Grenadiers.  They did however wear a Guards pattern full dress uniform, but that was patterned on the Scots Guards, not the...

I have an Aunt who is dieing of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease as well.  Never heard of it before she was diagnosed with it, and still don't know where it came from. Twenty-Five is far too young to leave us, and this is a terrible way to go.  God Bless him and his family !! Bill

Before I joined 450 Sqn in 1983 there had been landing trials on Destroyers and Frigates.  This was before the CPF's came into service.  I do remember that there was a picture of one of our Chinooks sitting on a ships flight deck hanging in the CO's office, but I cannot recall what ship it...

Britain to issue first Victoria Cross in 23 years for Iraq soldier LONDON (AFP) - A British soldier who braved gunfire to rescue dozens of comrades in southern Iraq (news - web sites) is to receive the first Victoria Cross, the military's top award for bravery. It's the first such medal issued...

The Canadian Provost Corps was not a "Royal" Corps.  It was simply "CProC". Cheers, Bill

Best line in the movie, to me anyway, was by C/Sgt Bourne at the end when he was calling the roll to see who had survived.    The lads were fell in, dirty, torn, bloody, and very tired.   He called one of the names, and was answered with "C/Sgt".   C/Sgt Bourne, calmly and quietly states "Say...

The 60th were perpetuated by the Victoria Rifles of Canada, who were themselves disbanded in 1965.   As the Vic Rifles were from Montreal perhaps the city archives might have a few pictures?   Just a suggestion. Bill

From todays BBC News....... Battalions go in troops shake-up Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has outlined details of wide-ranging structural changes to the British Army. He told the Commons reductions in heavy armour, heavy artillery and the infantry will be accompanied by an increase in...

Nothing new here.  The higher ups in the SAS have been complaining about the same thing over there for years. Perhaps its the type of individual SF attracts?  Do they become "thrill junkies" and need a constant fix? Bill

The Q's at Workpoint have nearly all been upgraded, and the Royal Roads ones are fine, but do as the last entry states.....stay away from Belmont Park. Bill

Good God.  I went to school with Kerry and served in 6th Field with him. What a bloody shock this is !!! Last time I saw him he was manning a recruiting booth for 744 Comm Regt in Coquitlam Center, and he hadn't changed a bit in the 15 years since the last time I saw him. A great guy, what a...

Bill, The 102nd (North British Columbia) Bn CEF was perpetuated by the North British Columbia Regiment, who's "Home Station" was Prince Rupert. The North British Columbia Regiment became, eventually, the 120th Independent Field Battery, RCA in 1956, and in 1958 amalgamated into the Irish...

182 hours a year seems pretty low to me.  That works out to about two 2 hour flights a week, which is not very much.  Mind you, how much time are they getting in the simulators?  I just had a look through my old log-book and when I was on Chinooks we got on average 600 hours a year, and that...

I don't believe we sold them to the Dutch.  I believe we gave them to them under a NATO "help them out" agreement.  The birds had just come out of Boeing in Arnprior after their mid-life re-build, when shortly after we flew them to Mountain View to go into storage and the two Squadrons were...

Crazy_eyes...as per your request: We Shall Keep the Faith by Moina Michael, November 1918 Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields, Sleep sweet - to rise anew! We caught the torch you threw And holding high, we keep the Faith With All who died. We cherish, too, the poppy red That grows on fields...