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Cdn Army veteran, 37 years, 22A (Arty). Many interests from history to aviation to military matters (and cats of course!). Always take time to honour fallen comrades, of any nation.
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You'll think I'm a violent guy - I am not - but you can blame it on Donald Trump. Here's the Washington Capitol's Tom Wilson (a Canadian player) connecting to the head of the Ottawa Senator's Brady Tkachuk (an American player) in a recent fight. Washington, Ottawa . . . this is irony at its best.

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I'm posting this more for me to be able to live in the moment again, just to relive the feeling of seeing that magnificent nation-lifting goal. www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/go...

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Tremendous feelings of emotion to have seen Team Canada defeat Team USA in last night's 4 Nations championship game! It was, as Wellington once said, "a close run thing". The teams were very evenly matched; Canada was just that little bit better.

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Münster-Süd training area, West Germany, spring 1986. I am in the middle, and this is my FOO (Fwd Obsn Offr) party. About an hour after this photo was taken we won the OP trophy, consisting of a tactical piece and a quick-action live shoot. Eight FOOs in the Regt, and we were the untrained junior.

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This will mean nothing to anyone who sees this, but this photo is C Bty, First Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (1 RCHA), taken in June 1985 in Lahr (then) West Germany. I am first row, 6th from the right. We had just won the annual Elkins trophy for best battery in the Regiment.

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Seen today in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Note it's a Tesla.

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This was going around on Facebook. It was - apparently - from one of our Prime Ministers (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) in 1907. I believe it speaks volumes.

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Re: Robin Olds, this is as good a summary as there is. I highly recommend his memoires "Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds", published by, I believe, his daughter after his death in 2007.

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I have a few heroes. The number isn't great. Some are unknown to most but me. Others are well known. None are sports figures. This man, General Robin Olds, is one I'll admit. And he's American! Why not? He stands for all that was (is?) good and right with the USA. Plus, he had a great moustache!

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Folks, I note many of you follow me back, and thanks. Please note, though, that I don't post much at all. I do comment on some of your posts now and then if there's something I feel I should speak up about. And I "like" just about every cat video!

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