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Post by Brian on Jul 1, 2010 5:49:46 GMT -5
Just a note .... July first in Canada is known as Canada day, much as the 4th of July is celebrated in the USA. Jets flying in formation, the Queen of England (and Canada) is in Ottawa for the official celebration... I was there earlier today, just to show that I was not a bad sport... You see, July 1st is a day of mourning in my province, because it was the day during the first world war when the best and the brightest of our leadership were killed, because they were ordered 'over the top' and into enemy machine gun fire by the fucked up British commanders, who thought that there would be no enemy resistance, but even when the dead kept piling up, the idiot British Generals kept sending more and more soldiers over... That's the 1st of July for me.
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Post by Shannan on Jul 1, 2010 16:11:52 GMT -5
HAPPY 1ST OF JULY BRIAN!!!!
I hope you have a great time shooting of fireworks and such
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Post by morland on Jul 1, 2010 17:49:26 GMT -5
Happy first of July Brian. Hope you had a good one.  |
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Post by beerbaron on Jul 1, 2010 20:24:33 GMT -5
HAPPY FIRST OF JULY BRIAN !!! |
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Post by type13 on Jul 2, 2010 17:06:48 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew on Jul 3, 2010 0:26:26 GMT -5
...July 1st is a day of mourning in my province, because it was the day during the first world war when the best and the brightest of our leadership were killed, because they were ordered 'over the top' and into enemy machine gun fire by the fucked up British commanders, who thought that there would be no enemy resistance, but even when the dead kept piling up, the idiot British Generals kept sending more and more soldiers over... I hadn't previously heard that part of history before. Really sucks that they did that  |
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Post by Brian on Jul 10, 2010 10:26:30 GMT -5
Yes, Andrew,
The British military - the the British government - treated the soldiers from the colonies as just something to absorb enemy fire. Very callous. One of Mel Gibson's first films was called 'Gallipoli'. The story is based on the events that took place during a World War One battle, when the Brits ordered troops over the top to charge enemy positions, without ammunition in their rifles. The movie is worth watching.
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Post by Vael on Jul 27, 2010 22:32:31 GMT -5
Oh! When I read your first post Gallipoli sprung to mind immediately, and it is sad to learn that Cananda had such a similar experience.
Gallipoli is said to have fundamentally changed the way New Zealanders see ourselves as a nation. It brought us closer to Australia, and probably made us more independant in our dealings with Britain.
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