PS to my reply to your post Dave: Yesssss... finding my roots was part of the attraction to move back ... Manitoba is a focal point of much for me right now, at this stage of life, and I really wanted to be here to get at "history stuff" and just finish up some old personal biz.

This move fits in perfectly with researching my Uncle and other relatives who served. If I can learn something about them and pass on the information and stories to relatives and interested others, then I've done my bit to keep the FLAME LIT to honour the memories, lives and sacrifices of these men and women of my family. I'm proud of them all, as I should be.

And an aside, I'm proud of myself that this time I didn't passout or have nightmares when standing on an old haunted place for me. Cool. Perhaps I would have accomplishd this feat sooner had I not left the area since 1965. ? eeek

Now ... back to "what were they lugging around" and on with this thread...