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Remembrance Day
And **** you, Ontario, for not making it a holiday.
But thank you to our veterans in the Commonwealth.
But thank you to our veterans in the Commonwealth.
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Veterans
Both of my grandfathers and (I believe) all 4 of my great-grandfathers were veterans.
In WWII my paternal grandfather was an aircraft mechanic in the UK, and then in northern France.
My maternal grandfather volunteered when war broke out in 1939 (which was very unusual for French Canadians in Quebec). He served as a rifleman, then as a staff car driver to a colonel (who later became a general) in Italy. When the fighting cooled off there he served as a guard on a ship shuttling Axis POWs around.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
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My maternal grandfather served in the Navy on a small Canadian carrier (HMCS Bonaventure).
My paternal grandfather served in the Royal Canadian Army Corps of Engineers. He "met" the Queen during an inspection.
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with we who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
— Lt.-Col. John McCraeLast edited by Ben Kenobi; November 11, 2008, 16:33.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Canada -the Uk's best ever ally
Oh and im not insulting all the other alliesLast edited by TheStinger; November 11, 2008, 12:34.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Why the thumbs down?Originally posted by TheStinger
Canada -the Uk's best ever ally
"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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oh christ sorrySpace is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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My father spent WWII dodging torpedos in the Atlantic, shooting up friendly cruisers with AA guns (once, at which point said AA gun was removed), and hoping the Stukas didn't hit anything that would go boom when they were beached at Sword (or was it Gold?).
He too, has a very high opinion of the Canadians as allies.
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The amount of people I saw who didn't observe the silence today pi**ed me off
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...You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.Comment
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BK, classy input.
My thanks to all, including those in Afghanistan right now.No matter where you go, there you are. - Buckaroo Banzai
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If there were no vets, there would necessarily have been no wars.
Originally posted by Blaupanzer
BK, classy input.
Not really. The poem is dedicated to evil. Rather than opposing war, it asks for people to join in the struggle (and make the world safe for British imperialism).
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Kindly escort yourself to the exit of this thread -- thanks.Originally posted by Comrade Snuggles
If there were no vets, there would necessarily have been no wars."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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noChristianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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