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Where is the Legion???Norwegian Sailor!
This is a very difficult story to believe!!! Not an eligible veteran? I cannot understand Veterans Affairs turning this man down, surely the proof is overwhelmingly in his favour. They have his Naval identity book, it states Royal Norwegian Navy … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
Tagged history, Legion, medals, missing legion., norwegian navy, proof, veteran, veteran affairs, war
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Have you read a Good Book Lately?
Why not try Lily & Me. Please read the three reviews below. Art is the expression of emotion that elicits emotion! You certainly achieved that end. I laughed and I cried. I read an enormous number of books a … Continue reading
The Royal Canadian Legion- Do or Die
In the last week the PEI Provincial Command of the Royal Canadian Legion announced the selling of the Charlottetown Branch Number One. This is the largest legion branch in the Province. Not so long ago the Summerside branch (second largest) … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
Tagged 70th anniversary, Battle of the Atlantic, Cold war, D Day, history, Korea, Lest we Forget, medals, military, real veterans??, Remembrance Day, Schools, veterans, WW2
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To Remember Back When.
It is sometimes difficult to sit here at the computer and just begin writing another blog. Sometimes I find myself drawing a blank, especially when things are quiet on the political front, and they do indeed seem to be at … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Blitz, Belfast Social History, family, veterans
Tagged Belfast, blogging, Bombs, election, guest speaker, history, Legion, Lily & Me, PC Party, politics, remembering, speaker, war, writing
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Learn From History Before you Complain
I wonder if this parent (Jehovah Witness)is aware that many of her fellow believers died in the NAZI concentration camps along with Jews-Gypsy’s, homosexuals and many other unfortunate souls. Does she think we could have or would have wanted to … Continue reading
Government Secrets Abound
What does James Bond and Robert Ghiz have in common??? They both work for a Secret Service organization. James Bond for the British MI5 and Ghiz for the the PLO ( Provincial Liberal Organization) formerly known as the DTTTPO (Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Prince Edward Island
Tagged Ghiz, Hills of Borden, history, lies, pay raises., plan B, secrets, tax payers, transparent, worse premier
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HMS Ganges – Boys Training Camp
HMS Ganges the Boys training school of the Royal Navy,was the toughest training camp for young boys anywhere. The place where the Royal Navy turned boys into men. Turned them into the very best sailors in the Navy, they were … Continue reading
Posted in hms ganges, The Royal Navy & Me, Uncategorized, veterans
Tagged Boy Seamen, breaks my heart., derelict, Ganges, gone forever, history, ipswich, london, lost era, Mast, shame, Shotley, tears, toughest ever, training camp
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October 5th 1968 Northern Ireland
A sad day to recall 5th October 1968, it is considered the beginning of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland. It began when police attacked civil rights groups in Derry. It would continue into the 1990’s with a great loss of … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Social History, family
Tagged Belfast, Catholic, death, Derry, history, IRA, maiming, protestant, RUC, Ulster, victims no victors.police, violence war
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