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Archive for June, 1996

Canadian Military History in Perspective

The Air Over Dieppe: Army, Part 9

A visit to Dieppe, France, can be a very emotional experience for Canadians. Others may walk the beaches and enjoy the sunshine and chalk cliffs where Monet and other painters found inspiration, but for Canadians the memorials at Puys, Pourville and Dieppe raise questions that crowd out these simple seaside pleasures. How, we ask ourselves, could the tragedy of Aug. 19, 1942, have happened?This mood is evident when students participating in the Canadian Battle of Normandy Foundation study tour reach Dieppe. All of them have just completed two weeks of study of the Normandy battlefields where they walked the invasion [...]

June 1, 1996, by Terry Copp

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BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

“After the Last Veteran” – Includes reference to Canadian efforts for veteran’s welfare, including Caribbean veterans. St. Kitts–Nevis Legion.Lulu.com.

MILITARY MEMORABILIA

H.M.C.S. FRASER 1940: her motor cutter is for sale; a centenary project? graphoz@dccnet.com.

 

FIREARMS MILITARY AND COLLECTABLE WANTED
Licensed collector buying Luger Pistols 1900-45 and other military firearms. 514-457-5583, lugercollector@hotmail.com.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

ONTARIO RCL PIPES DRUMS AND COLOURS
Sunday April 25 from 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion in Midland.  First 2010 General Meeting/afternoon Dress Parade with an act of remembrances for band members who have passed on. For more information go to lugercollector@hotmail.com.

 

The UK CONNEXION (non-profit Toronto social group) offers FREE MEMBERSHIP to singles - WHEREVER BORN. Brunches, dinners, dinner/dances, parties, theatre, jazz, golf, tours, pool, sing-alongs, hikes, and pub-nights. FREE newsletter. 416-201-0363. www.ukconnexion.net.

 

Wanted 35mm kodachrome aircraft slides pre-1975 and 16mm films. Tel: 604-707-0901, daletenby@shaw.ca.

 

 

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