by brucericketts | Dec 6, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
“Untold is an engaging look at the contributions, sacrifices, and involvement of men and women from Northeastern Ontario. It establishes that Northeastern Ontario frequently served as a place important in its own right.” – Michel S. Beaulieu, Professor of...
by brucericketts | Dec 5, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Volume I SIX YEARS OF WAR The Army in Canada, Britain and the Pacific Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War Volume II THE CANADIANS IN ITALY 1943-1945 Official History of the...
by brucericketts | Nov 26, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Avro Arrow fighter jet was a classified Canadian government operation intended to resolve the threat of Russian bombers. It was unlike anything else ever built before it in the 1950s—and that remains true to this day. Reference: Roam New Roads on...
by brucericketts | Nov 26, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This video does a good job in describing the Canadian battle at Vimy Ridge Reference: Steve Upton on Youtube
by brucericketts | Nov 12, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Trews sing Highway of Heroes (lyrics below) The day I shipped out, They numbered a dozen. Upon my return, Were a hundred or so. From the coast and from the prairies, I bet they keep coming. add one more name from Ontario. Carry me home down The Highway of Heroes....
by brucericketts | Nov 12, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Shania Twain sings about soldiers coming...