Just watched Don Cherry's tribute to the troops a few minutes ago. It breaks your heart when you realize that most of them are just kids trying to help other people and do the right thing.
For my brother-in-law Dave on HMCS Vancouver and all the other troops, thanks for all that you guys do, and know that all of us at home are thinking of you. Come home safe.
Remember to buy a poppy, and take a moment to reflect on all that you have and why.
Remembrance Day
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TenForTwelve
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RatherBeFlyingInCanada
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At my daughter's Remembrance Day assembly, they played this video ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXGZr-IJJ4
Let's all remember to give our two minutes tomorrow at 11:00hrs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXGZr-IJJ4
Let's all remember to give our two minutes tomorrow at 11:00hrs.
Former Advocate for Floatplane Safety
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Scuba_Steve
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I'll be at the Mueeum of the regiments tomorrow thanking some vets 
I usually call my grandfather too, he flew a wimpy for second TAF from 44-45 was CATP instructor before that...its pretty humbling when I get him to tell me stories of icing up over germany on the way to a target, or into glasgow, having to shut off a set of mags to shake the ice free! I have boots, turbine engines and no germans shooting at me
I usually call my grandfather too, he flew a wimpy for second TAF from 44-45 was CATP instructor before that...its pretty humbling when I get him to tell me stories of icing up over germany on the way to a target, or into glasgow, having to shut off a set of mags to shake the ice free! I have boots, turbine engines and no germans shooting at me
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Check Pilot
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In Flander's Fields
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 amid 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 Flander's 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 us who die
We shall not sleep, tho poppies grow
In Flander's fields.
Liet. -Col. John McCrae
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 amid 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 Flander's 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 us who die
We shall not sleep, tho poppies grow
In Flander's fields.
Liet. -Col. John McCrae
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Siddley Hawker
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No Man's Land by Eric Bogle.
Well, how'd you do, Private Willie McBride,
D'you mind if I sit down down here by your graveside?
I'll rest for awhile in the warm summer sun,
Been walking all day, Lord, and I'm nearly done.
I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen
When you joined the glorious fallen in 1916,
I hope you died quick and I hope you died "clean,"
Or, Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?
CHORUS:
Did they beat the drum slowly, did they sound the fife lowly?
Did the rifles fire o'er ye as they lowered ye down?
Did the bugles sing "The Last Post" in chorus?
Did the pipes play the "Floors1 O' The Forest"?
And did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind
In some faithful heart is your memory enshrined?
And, though you died back in 1916,
To that loyal heart are you forever nineteen?
Or are you a stranger, without even a name,
Forever enshrined behind some glass pane,
In an old photograph, torn and tattered and stained,
And fading to yellow in a brown leather frame?
Well, the sun's shining down on these green fields of France;
The warm wind blows gently, the red poppies dance.
The trenches have vanished long under the plow;
No gas and no barbed wire, no guns firing now.
But here in this graveyard it's still No Man's Land;
The countless white crosses in mute witness stand
To man's blind indifference to his fellow man.
And a whole generation who were butchered and damned.
And I can't help but wonder now, Willie McBride,
Do all those who lie here know why they died?
Did you really believe them when they told you "the cause?"
Did you really believe that this war would end wars?
Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame,
The killing, the dying, it was all done in vain,
For Willie McBride, it's all happened again,
And again, and again, and again, and again.
I once watched Eric perform this song in a club in Calgary, just him singing and pounding away on the piano. It was the usual pub noise when he started. For a few seconds when he finished, you could have heard a pin drop, then the applause started.
Lest we forget.
Well, how'd you do, Private Willie McBride,
D'you mind if I sit down down here by your graveside?
I'll rest for awhile in the warm summer sun,
Been walking all day, Lord, and I'm nearly done.
I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen
When you joined the glorious fallen in 1916,
I hope you died quick and I hope you died "clean,"
Or, Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?
CHORUS:
Did they beat the drum slowly, did they sound the fife lowly?
Did the rifles fire o'er ye as they lowered ye down?
Did the bugles sing "The Last Post" in chorus?
Did the pipes play the "Floors1 O' The Forest"?
And did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind
In some faithful heart is your memory enshrined?
And, though you died back in 1916,
To that loyal heart are you forever nineteen?
Or are you a stranger, without even a name,
Forever enshrined behind some glass pane,
In an old photograph, torn and tattered and stained,
And fading to yellow in a brown leather frame?
Well, the sun's shining down on these green fields of France;
The warm wind blows gently, the red poppies dance.
The trenches have vanished long under the plow;
No gas and no barbed wire, no guns firing now.
But here in this graveyard it's still No Man's Land;
The countless white crosses in mute witness stand
To man's blind indifference to his fellow man.
And a whole generation who were butchered and damned.
And I can't help but wonder now, Willie McBride,
Do all those who lie here know why they died?
Did you really believe them when they told you "the cause?"
Did you really believe that this war would end wars?
Well the suffering, the sorrow, the glory, the shame,
The killing, the dying, it was all done in vain,
For Willie McBride, it's all happened again,
And again, and again, and again, and again.
I once watched Eric perform this song in a club in Calgary, just him singing and pounding away on the piano. It was the usual pub noise when he started. For a few seconds when he finished, you could have heard a pin drop, then the applause started.
Lest we forget.
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canpilot
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I know of a few migrants who said and I quote:
" Why do I have to attend Rememberance day...My family never fought ..this is your ceremony not mine"
" Whats Rememberance day" (16 year old male) -I shit you not folks!
Also, stealing money out of the vetran's poppy fund is always nice!
Ironically, some "visible minorties" actually died alongside " us" ..Wow, disgusting!!
Lest we forget!!
" Why do I have to attend Rememberance day...My family never fought ..this is your ceremony not mine"
" Whats Rememberance day" (16 year old male) -I shit you not folks!
Also, stealing money out of the vetran's poppy fund is always nice!
Ironically, some "visible minorties" actually died alongside " us" ..Wow, disgusting!!
Lest we forget!!
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invertedattitude
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While I was on vacation I met a guy from the armour over in Afganistan who was on leave.
Told me some pretty chilling stories.
I was glad I finally got to tell someone who's serving over there thank you.
A big thank you to everyone serving in the Forces today, we appreciate it.
Also a big thank you to my late great Uncle who served at Vimy Ridge.
Told me some pretty chilling stories.
I was glad I finally got to tell someone who's serving over there thank you.
A big thank you to everyone serving in the Forces today, we appreciate it.
Also a big thank you to my late great Uncle who served at Vimy Ridge.
My dad was in the Battle of Britain and my mother was a WAAF in Ciphers. Its hard to think of the little old lady that she is now was a part of the whole thing, or that goofy old guy who got loaded in the Legion with his buddies flew his Spitfire to help fight off the invaders or who later got shot down in a Hurricane. Or my friend whose father lost a leg in a stall-spin in a Tiger Moth and met his life-long wife in the hospital as she nursed him back to health, or my other friend whose father fought across Europe with and without tanks.
That was a pretty maudlin movie you gave us, Widow - I liked it.
That was a pretty maudlin movie you gave us, Widow - I liked it.
"What's it doing now?"
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
"Fly low and slow and throttle back in the turns."
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Justwannafly
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This is a remembrance day I will remember for a long long time. I was invited to go for an aerobatic ride in a Harvard this afternoon. When I returned I called an old Airforce Vet I know to thank him for the freedom I enjoy every day. He's 87 and still remembers everything about that plane.
Over Tillsonburg today, Enjoying My freedom.
Thanks to all the Men and Woman who serve!
Over Tillsonburg today, Enjoying My freedom.
Thanks to all the Men and Woman who serve!
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Freddy_Francis
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I too ran into an active soldier who was on route to afghanistan we were both waiting for the bathroom and the typical convo came up "where you heading" when he said he was in the armed forces for Canada....I shook his hand and said thank you....theres no greater honor I personally think.
Always remember
Always remember
Fly Safe
F2
F2
You are our Heroes
You are our Heroes,
Sleeping sound,
Buried deep beneath the ground,
Bravely fighting with the foe,
You lost your lives oh years ago,
The guns are silent,
The fields now still,
Calmness reigns upon the hill,
Your memories will never fade,
Your deeds too great to wane away.
Your faith we keep,
With silence still,
To honour those that were killed.
The torch you threw,
We hold it high,
Lighting up the blackened sky,
Giving life to poppies ‘lo,
Those born just years ago.
We wear the poppy,
The velvet tide,
Reminding us why our brethren died,
And replaced with crosses,
In Flanders Fields.
You are our Heroes,
Sleeping sound,
Buried deep beneath the ground,
Bravely fighting with the foe,
You lost your lives oh years ago,
The guns are silent,
The fields now still,
Calmness reigns upon the hill,
Your memories will never fade,
Your deeds too great to wane away.
Your faith we keep,
With silence still,
To honour those that were killed.
The torch you threw,
We hold it high,
Lighting up the blackened sky,
Giving life to poppies ‘lo,
Those born just years ago.
We wear the poppy,
The velvet tide,
Reminding us why our brethren died,
And replaced with crosses,
In Flanders Fields.
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trancemania
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I recieved this email a few days ago, it really struck deep, I figured I would share it with all you folks...
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What are RED FRIDAYS?
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE E-MAIL
AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS MEANT BY: RED FRIDAY.
Last week, while traveling in Canada on business, I noticed a soldier
traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two-and-two together.
After we boarded our flight, I turned to the soldier, who had been invited
to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
No, he responded.
Heading out, I asked?
No. I am escorting a soldier home.
Going to pick him up?
No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Afghanistan. I am taking
him home to his family.
The realization of what he had been asked to do, hit me like a punch to
the gut. It was an honour for him. He told me that, although he didn't
know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's
family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you. Thank you
for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
Upon landing in Canada the pilot stopped short of the gate and made
the following announcement over the intercom.
'Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honour
of having Sergeant Steeley of the Canadian Armed Forces join us on this
flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that
you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow
Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then
turn off the seat belt sign.'
Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the Sergeant saluting
the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize
that
I am proud to be a Canadian.
So here's a public Thank You to Our Military Men and Women for what you
do so we can live the way we do.
Red Fridays
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing RED every Friday.
The reason ... Canadians who support our troops used to be called the
'silent majority.' We are no longer silent and are voicing our love for God,
country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized,
boisterous or overbearing.
Many Canadians, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize
that the vast majority of Canada supports our troops. Our idea of showing
solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this
Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home,
sending a deafening message that ... every Canadian who supports our
men and women afar, will wear something RED. It could be just a small
RED ribbon.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make Canada on every Friday a sea of
RED, much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one
of us who loves this country, will share this with acquaintances, co-workers,
friends, and family, it will not be long before Canada is covered in RED
and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side
more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked, 'What can we do to make things
better for you?' is ... 'We need your support and your prayers.'
Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and
wear something RED every Friday.
IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON.
IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON.
IT IS YOUR CHOICE THANKS TO OUR MILITARY !
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What are RED FRIDAYS?
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE E-MAIL
AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT IS MEANT BY: RED FRIDAY.
Last week, while traveling in Canada on business, I noticed a soldier
traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two-and-two together.
After we boarded our flight, I turned to the soldier, who had been invited
to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
No, he responded.
Heading out, I asked?
No. I am escorting a soldier home.
Going to pick him up?
No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Afghanistan. I am taking
him home to his family.
The realization of what he had been asked to do, hit me like a punch to
the gut. It was an honour for him. He told me that, although he didn't
know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's
family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you. Thank you
for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
Upon landing in Canada the pilot stopped short of the gate and made
the following announcement over the intercom.
'Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honour
of having Sergeant Steeley of the Canadian Armed Forces join us on this
flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that
you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow
Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then
turn off the seat belt sign.'
Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the Sergeant saluting
the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize
that
I am proud to be a Canadian.
So here's a public Thank You to Our Military Men and Women for what you
do so we can live the way we do.
Red Fridays
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing RED every Friday.
The reason ... Canadians who support our troops used to be called the
'silent majority.' We are no longer silent and are voicing our love for God,
country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized,
boisterous or overbearing.
Many Canadians, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize
that the vast majority of Canada supports our troops. Our idea of showing
solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this
Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home,
sending a deafening message that ... every Canadian who supports our
men and women afar, will wear something RED. It could be just a small
RED ribbon.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make Canada on every Friday a sea of
RED, much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one
of us who loves this country, will share this with acquaintances, co-workers,
friends, and family, it will not be long before Canada is covered in RED
and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side
more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked, 'What can we do to make things
better for you?' is ... 'We need your support and your prayers.'
Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and
wear something RED every Friday.
IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON.
IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON.
IT IS YOUR CHOICE THANKS TO OUR MILITARY !
