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1) I did.  I had a stutter when I was commissioned.  It was never a hindrance in my short and undistinguished career.  My last CO had a worse stutter than I did. 2) After my military time I worked in law enforcement and intelligence for 30 years.  Again, it was never a hindrance.  Worked with...

Bit of an overstatement by the DM for someone who's wearing Navigator rather than Pilot's Wings, but I'm sure it was printed just as the MOD PR machine released it.  I wonder how often back-seaters vice pilots get command of squadrons in the RAF? Cheers, Dan.

Well, if The RCR was happy to take the Battle Honours of the Militia regiments that were incorporated into it, then it has to take the lineage dates as well.  Having said that, I don't think that this will lead to the demise of the Dec 21st mess celebrations. Happy Birthday to both Regiments...

It looks like ordering it off the net will be the only way to get it.  It was released last Friday (December 5th) but Indigo-Chapters will only have it via mail order.  It won't be in the stores.  I went to my local Indigo today to have a look.  When I couldn't find it I had a look on the...

As it happens I served with one of the Canadian soldiers who Ryan quoted in 'The Longest Day.'  CWO Art Boon was the RSM of 4RCR when I was there.  He was a gunner during the war.  In 2005 he received the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation for work his continuing work on the issue.  Link...

I don't recall The RCR ever asking that the Honours be given. True.  The Perth Regiment elected to be placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle rather than face amalgamation.  But maybe if the Perth's had chosen amalgamation with another Regiment, those Honours would still be celebrated...

The Oxford Rifles?  Highly unlikely.  They've been gone since 1954.  The Perth Regiment?  Well, they removed The Halifax Rifles from the Supplementary Order of Battle, so anything's possible. I can remember that there was still a former Perth Regiment officer serving with us in 4RCR while I was...

I was able to watch this on CBC Edmonton because I have time shift channels via my cable provider.  I don't know why it wasn't available across Canada in prime time, but that's the CBC's decision to make. On the whole I enjoyed it.  The piece on Tommy Prince through family interviews was the...

So the officer gets an MOH.  What about the gunners who were actually manning that lone cannon?  Nothing for them?  How is their heroism any less than Cushing's?  Not to diminish Cushing's bravery but what did he do that every soldier in the Union line didn't do?  Fought on while injured?  How...

Possibly the best single-volume detailing the Canadian Army during The Great War is When Your Number's Up by Professor Desmond Morton.  It covers all aspects of the soldier and of the army as an institution from 1914 to 1918.  And it's written in a style that makes it easily understandable for...

It's like watching the lions have at the Christians. How long did it take to completely shred the one vehicle? Cheers, Dan.

Oh I do hope this thread turns into everyone posting their favourite Captain Blackadder or Private Baldrick quote. Blackadder and his men have been in no-man's-land painting watercolour pictures of the German defenses. When Darling questions him about the accuracy of the paintings. Blackadder...

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.