by brucericketts | Jun 5, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Alan Sandeman is the composer of this song. The following is his story behind the effort. I wrote “Never Grow Old” in 2013 as a tribute to Canadian forces veterans and in particular to honour my father-in-law, veteran Lance Ross. The title was motivated...
by brucericketts | Jun 4, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This section will concern itself with the way veterans have been compensated and cared for since 1812. We will not pull any punches here. If the government has done a good job, we will record it. If they have been controversial or in any way have ignored or damaged...
by brucericketts | May 28, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Vimy Memorial overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge. Located north of Arras in France, the Vimy Memorial is Canada’s largest overseas National Memorial. It commemorates more than 11,000 men of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during...
by brucericketts | May 28, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The H.M.C.S. Margaree It happened back in thirty-nine When I left to do my part, To join the active service force To fight with all my heart. My brother shortly after this Did join the R.C.N. And landed aboard the Frasher With a jolly bunch of men It seems she was a...
by brucericketts | May 27, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2007 issue of Airforce Magazine. David Arnold Curran was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on April 16, 1936, the son of Dr. and Mrs. H.W. Curran. His family immigrated to Canada when his father took a position as a Biology...
by brucericketts | May 21, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
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