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Considering that the Patricia's have already lost Hamilton Gault Barracks in Edmonton, Work Point Barracks in Victoria, Currie Barracks in Calgary, Fort MacLeod in Deilinghofen and Fort Osborne Barracks in Winnipeg (Selkirk and La Verendrye Lines), I'd say that they were lucky with Lansdowne...

It was definitely being used as militia quarters up to 1969.  The fenced off CF-100 in the back was still there, too.  And, according to what we were told at the time, the aircraft was radioactive. The Spider was originally the base detention barracks.  The building was designed with five (or...

Brian, Two things.  First, your knowledge of the history of Canadian Artillery is awe inspiring. If you can present the amount of detail you did in your answer off the top of your head without referring to your files, it's staggering to think of what you could have provided with your files at...

Brian, I'm a proud veteran of the six-week senior leaders course at VACC, 1970.  I still have my platoon photograph and the aerial view shots of the camp.  At one time, I had a copy of the local newspaper that contained the list of all of the cadets from across Canada that had attended the Camp...

While I will admit that I don't know anything about the bona fides of the persons who made this documentary, the story of this 'person' who is claiming to be John Hartley Robertson has been around for a long, long time.  And he is a fraud. I habituate another forum with a thread on the War in...

The only thing that I can add to the discussion is that, on paper at least, the 1968 war establishment for the three mechanized infantry battalions in Germany called for the three sections of the pioneer platoon to be equipped with a man-pack version of the weapon.  The establishment doesn't...

Don, I have a copy, however I am not willing to part with it as of yet.  On the other hand if you want an article copied I would be more than happy to provide it.  Is there anything specific that you're after? Cheers, Dan.

Drew, Thanks for the response and the personal PM.  I'll stand by for the details.  My 1983 Reunion baseball cap is polished and ready to go. Cheers, Dan.

Toronto is a pretty big place.  Does anyone have any idea as to where this ceremony is to take place?  Will tickets be required to attend? The ceremony giving The Regiment the Freedom of the City of Toronto took place at Fort York and was open to the public.  The entire 1st Bn was bussed in...

I noticed on the French language history of the regiment: Les soldats-citoyens : histoire du Régiment de Trois-Rivières, 1871-1978 (available online http://www.ourroots.ca/e/page.aspx?id=710440) that in Annex H which, lists all of the regiment's RSM's, they are shown with the rank of S.O.B. (I)...

Nice post.  Honestly, I could talk British Army all day. It's funny how those regiments and titles created in 1881 have caused so much dissension during the era of the post Second World War reductions.  The British system was perfect for what it was created for: Maintaining Imperial forces in...

Does the soldier on the left, the one polishing the riding boots, have a tattoo behind his ear?  Also a pinkie ring and an extra-long fingernail on his pinkie finger? It used to be, and I know I'm a dinosaur when I say this; wedding bands only, trimmed and clean fingernails, and no visible...

Gents, I don't know if this has been posted here previously. I couldn't find it, but thought it would be of interest. It lays out all of the changes and reductions through which the British Army will have to suffer over the next 8 years. Very informative. Cheers, Dan. PS: Didn't the world go...

Maybe, maybe not.  I have my view and you have yours.  Sometimes the candidate's ability and the desire of the President to get the person he wants over rides other factors.  Remember that it's not the persons doing the vetting who decide which person will or will not get a clearance.  That...

Even the DCI has a chain of command.  There are positions in the US government to which he reports and persons who have the power to fire him.  It was the President's National Security Advisor who told Petraeus to offer his resignation, which the President accepted. True.  So the USCMJ really...

Two things.  And they are both complete speculation on my part.  First, I'll bet he did tell the vetting investigators about his affair.  Admission of marital strains and a second relationship are not grounds for denying a security clearance, and as I have mentioned earlier, if he hadn't...

Brian, It's funny because I'm not a regular Global news watcher.  The one time I change the channel early to watch 'Honey Boo Boo' and I catch the last segment of the news hour. As I said it was a very well done news article.  And Maj Brian Orton did a good job putting the Memorial into...

I read the quote differently.  The investigation started last Spring (of 2012).  During the investigation the FBI began to look at Petraeus' emails from 2011.  This is not the same as saying that the Bureau has been on the case since 2011. I don't think that this will be an issue.  If he's...

Always a good move to marry the boss' daughter.  Holly Knowlton's father, at the time David married her, was a three-star.

Global TV had a very nice presentation about Valour Road yesterday (Friday, Nov 9) on their news hour.  The reporter talked about the three residents and showed clips from the Heritage Canada vignettes.  A Major from the RWR was on hand to explain how the memorial was set up, etc. etc.  All in...