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The Battle of Britain.
The Battle of Britain took place from July to October 1940. The Royal Air Force fought off the German attempts to gain mastery of the air. The Germans needed to control the skies if their invasion plans were to succeed. … Continue reading
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Using Poppy Funds????
Where do I begin? This is tricky, and perhaps from the public’s point of view not easy to fault the legion for providing community service. Equally difficult to explain to veterans why the legion feels they can use the Poppy … Continue reading
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Rebuttal to Legion Appeal.
Rebuttal to Legion Appeal. Posted on September 8th 2020by irishroverpei This headline appeared in the opinion page, Saturday 5th Sept edition of the Guardian and a second article on 8th September.. I sent in a rebuttal on Saturday 5th but it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Ottawa must help Legions?NOT
This headline appeared in the opinion page, Saturday 5th Sept edition of the Guardian.. The article paints a very warm and cozy picture of today’s legions. However, that picture is not at all accurate. Most of today’s legions are merely … Continue reading
Posted in Family and veterans, HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
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A Naval Hospital!!!!!
HMS Ganges Hospital—- Patient Care?????Posted on 4th September 2020 The Ganges Naval Hospital HMS Ganges was a Boys Naval Training Base. The recruits were on average 15 year old’s. We never for moment imagined what we had let ourselves in … Continue reading
A Fall Election???
What do you think? Will we see a snap election in a month or two? It’s in the air and not unlikely to happen. Trudeau May strike while he thinks the conservatives are unprepared, the NDP are broke, the Greens … Continue reading
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Destroying Statues?
Pulling down a statue of John A MacDonald or Edward Cornwallis etc is vandalism. At least that is how most people perceive it. Up to a few days ago I was in agreement. However, when I thought about Irish history, … Continue reading
Industrial Farming???
Industrial farming is the single biggest threat to our Province. The signs are all around us, we do not need Corporate paid scientist telling us everything is fine. When did you last see a healthy worm in a potato field? … Continue reading
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A Very Good Read
Chapter XXI Armageddon. My latest work and first one of fiction.Back cover BioAdam opens the Holy Bible to the book of Revelations chapter 21. The year is 4013. You might ask how he came to end up two thousand years … Continue reading
Maritime Noon
Mak Anthony’s post this morning about the legion not about veterans, it’s all about membership recruiting. It fits well with my blog subject today. Maritime Noon is a popular lunch time radio show, they host a variety of experts, example … Continue reading
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