by brucericketts | Jun 15, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Beautifully delivered by the Ennis Sisters at the D-Day Ceremony, June 6, 2019, at Juno Beach....
by brucericketts | Jun 14, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Jim Radford, the youngest known D-Day veteran, has released a powerful ballad ‘The Shores of Normandy’ for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The ballad is inspired by his experience of working on a ship on 6 June 1944, with lyrics about men who ‘stormed the gates of...
by brucericketts | Jun 13, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Canadians, whose bodies were never found, are remembered at the Kranji Military Cemetery: ABBOTT ARTHUR WILLIAM 05/04/1942 Flying Officer RCAF 205 (R.A.F.) Sqdn J/3265 Column 419 ABILDGAARD CHRISTIAN 21 04/12/1944 Pilot Officer RCAF 354 (R.A.F.) Sqdn...
by brucericketts | Jun 13, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
(NOTE: We do not normally post “hot links” on this web site. But the fluid nature of this topic leads us to break that rule.) Post War Military and Dependants have been buried in the following locations: BELGIUM Florenville Saint Mard CYPRUS Dhekelia...
by brucericketts | Jun 12, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
In September 2014, a global coalition was formed to fight Daesh, a terrorist organization which advocates radical interpretations of Islam. The stated goal of Daesh is to create a world-wide Islamic caliphate, and it has pursued that goal through extreme violence,...