by brucericketts | Jun 29, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
These are a series of photos taken in 1944 of the activity on Juno Beach and photos taken in 2018 at the same location. Reference: https://interactive.guim.co.uk/embed/2014/apr/image-opacity-slider-master/index.html?ww2-dday
by brucericketts | Jun 29, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
On September 15, 1993, the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry (2 PPCLI) serving with the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) was ordered by the force commander French Lt. General Jean Cot, into the Medak Pocket of Croatia. This region fell just outside...
by brucericketts | Jun 28, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This section includes poetry from various...
by brucericketts | Jun 28, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This section includes music and songs from various periods....
by brucericketts | Jun 27, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This song was recently composed by Ellis Craig, an 83-year-old resident of a retirement home in Perth, Ontario. Even though he had never before written a song he decided to write one when he discovered that Canada has not really had a singalong patriotic song for...
by brucericketts | Jun 24, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Surname Forename Age DoD Rank Service Serv # Grave FACH ARTHUR EDWARD 26 18/09/1919 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 602040 CAMBRIDGE (PRESTON PUBLIC) CEMETERY Spec. Memorial. FAFARD EUGENE JOSEPH 30 13/06/1943 Private Royal Canadian Infantry Corps D/138631 ST....