Popular Post Cerridwen Posted November 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2015 The men on the right are paratroopers about to jump into France on D-Day.... the men on the left are those same men today. And even more remarkable, the picture of the paratroopers today is taken in the same plane.Thank you, gentlemen! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.DirtyDangles Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 The men on the right are paratroopers about to jump into France on D-Day.... the men on the left are those same men today. And even more remarkable, the picture of the paratroopers today is taken in the same plane.Thank you, gentlemen! Awesome : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowardrobertford Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Thanks to all those who served so we may have the right to whine and bitch about a coffee cup and cry religious persecution in the process.yeah, so could have something to BCH and whine about on CDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 yeah, so could have something to BCH and whine about on CDC. That's the spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 We're getting close to Remembrance Day and I came across this article: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/west-van-woman-solves-mystery-of-fathers-ww-ii-photo/ar-BBEHSAe?li=AAggFp5 Quote Harry Ward Macdonald didn't like talking about his Second World War experience, which meant daughter Marion Haythorne only knew the basics about her father's military career when he passed away in 2015. She knew Harry had been a member of the Ontario Regiment and that he had been awarded the Military Cross for bravery. She knew that he had led a troop in the 1945 Battle of Arnhem, an important moment at the end of the Second World War, as the Canadian army beat back Nazi forces in the Netherlands, allowing food and supplies to reach millions of desperate people. And she also knew of a grainy black-and-white war photo, although in keeping with Harry's humble ways, details about that were scarce, too. "My family has a picture of my father in a parade, walking down a street that we assumed was in Holland," said Haythorne. "He's in front of his troop, he's saluting, and he is obviously looking at someone." Eureka moment The mystery of the image stuck in Haythorne's mind. Just who was her father saluting? And where exactly was it taken? Then she had a eureka moment. "I was getting ready to go to Europe this summer and I remembered the photo and thought I'm going to find out where it was taken." Haythorne had just seen the movie Lion, a true story about an adopted Indian boy who finds his birth family using Google Earth. Enlisting the help of a nephew and all of Harry's war letters, they was able to determine that the photo was likely taken in the town of Harlingen. Then, using Google Street View to compare current streetscapes to the old photo, they attempted to narrow down the location. In August, Haythorne boarded a train from Amsterdam to Harlingen with photo in hand, hoping to land the street where her father had marched 72 years earlier. Her only intention was to take a photo to show her four sisters but what she ended up getting was so much more. "There was a little museum, and I waited for it to open. When a woman emerged to put out the sign, I went up to her and said I've got this picture ... and, as we're looking at it, other people stop and they're, 'oh, Canadians. We love Canadians!'" The group directed Haythorne to a second location, but, when she got there, she still wasn't sure it was the right street. So, she approached a group of elderly people to ask for help. 'They saved our lives!' "I walked up and showed them the picture and they were so excited," said Haythorne. "They said we will take you to this street, but, first, you have to come in, because we're having a meeting of our historical society, and you have to meet the chairwoman. And when I met her, she said to me, 'oh my God, the Ontario regiment, they saved our lives!'" Haythorne was stunned to receive a hero's welcome. As it turned out, many of the historical society members had lived through the Second World War. "You have to remember, this age group, they were children starving in Holland when the war ended," she said. With quick access to the town archives, solving the mystery of Haythorne's photo took no time. Advertisement They confirmed the person being saluted by her father — the man just beyond the frame — is E.A. Hannema, the then mayor of Harlingen. The occasion was a parade in August of 1945, a few months after the Highland Light Infantry, Ontario Regiment, had liberated the town. Back in her West Vancouver home, the power of the photo continues to resonate Just recently, a couple from Harlingen tracked down Haythorne's address, so they could send her a personal note. "They wanted to thank me for saving their lives," she laughed. "Yes, I was curious because my father was so humble and quiet about his war experiences. Yes, I thought it would be fun to have a picture taken so many years later in the same place," she said. "But — and I know it is a cliché — we just shouldn't forget." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone909 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 There is a reason why the soldiers who fought in the great wars are called the " Greatest Generation" . I know Tom Brokaw coined this term to describe U.S. soldiers who fought in the Second WW and the Korean War. Our boys here in Canada deserve that distinction as well. To the much too young brave men who fought and paid the ultimate price for our freedom and the men who made it home thanks will never be enough. To brave women who served in the field hospitals and in the factories to keep the home counties going Thank you will never be enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) This Sunday folks: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/wave-of-bells-to-ring-out-across-canada-to-mark-100-years-since-wwi/ar-BBPvLpG?li=AAggXBV Quote News of the end of fighting in the First World War travelled through Europe, in part, by the eruption of church bells that people rang in celebration. A century later, bells in communities across Canada will chime 100 times as the sun slips under the horizon this Sunday to mark each year since the armistice. The Royal Canadian Legion and Veterans Affairs Canada have been encouraging legions, churches, spiritual centres and community centres to take part in the initiative, called "Bells of Peace." They're asking Canadians to ring or play bells at five-second intervals starting at sunset on Sunday. There are similar programs in the U.K., the U.S. and Australia. "We just want to emulate [the bells in Europe] as a tribute to those that fell and gave us the ability to be here and enjoy what we have today," said Chief Petty Officer Ben Broome, who works with the navy in Halifax and is part of the UN-NATO Veterans group in Nova Scotia. Since the timing will coincide with sunset, the chorus will begin in St. John's and move westward. Broome said it aims to create a wave of remembrance across the country. Edited November 9, 2018 by RUPERTKBD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted November 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thank you to all those who sacrificed their life so that the rest of us could live in freedom. Thank you to those who survived warfare, and live or lived their days haunted by the horrific memories. We can never repay you, but we can strive for a world where those sacrifices may never have to be made again. I can't imagine what this world would be like had the bravery of those who fought for freedom not existed. Hopefully the governments of the world begin to take the pain and suffering of those who survived warfare far more seriously than they have. A war veteran should never be homeless, begging for change. The fact that there are those who are in this position is a travesty. 1 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 My great grandfather Private Fred May died on Flanders Field. I am so grateful for all those who have served and continue to do so today. Thank you for the sacrifices you made to so we can live as we now do. We have a long way to go humans. But in this trying time, this Sunday, remember the brave souls. Hug your family and dream of a world with no wars. I love you all CDC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Well said, Phil and Dan.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Heffy Posted November 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2019 The debt we owe our brave men and women is too great to ever possibly repay. Thank you to all that have served and those who still do. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 God Bless all those brave men and women who have given their lives so we can be free. God Bless all the Canadian men and women in uniform past and present. Lest We Forget. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Lest we forget. And this year more than ever, I feel like we’re forgetting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 So many amazing stories and posts in this thread. Never fails to inspire me and sadden me simultaneously. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 11/14/2010 at 9:29 AM, Wetcoaster said: The tradition is to wear a poppy for 11 days culminating in Remembrance Day - part of the symmetry of the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour. Man I miss WC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I posted in this thread 10 years ago, almost to the day. Still brings up emotions after rereading this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 From these people to our generations’ and their feelings. Incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CaptKirk888 Posted November 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2020 I was in the newspaper biz for 25 years as a creative director. Every year we would celebrate the veterans with a memorial supplement. Our readers would submit photos and stories of their local war veterans. I always enjoyed working on these special tributes to our warriors who fought to give us the freedom we have today. I have included a few covers I designed. The old veteran photos on the 2 Penticton covers were provided by our readers. Lest we forget. 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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