In Reply to an Earlier Post
It appears that your rant is based on some form of dispute you have with DND concerning MV ownership with a side order of unhappiness towards the CWM. I think your ownership issues may also be with your provincial Ministry of Transportation as well.
Yes, as you stated, I do provide volunteer assistance to the CWM, although I will reassure you that I am not in any way offended by the comments. Although if you want to effect change and have your voice heard concerning CWM issues beyond this forum, then you should explore other mechanisms to do that. Your support to the 30 May event will be greatly appreciated and perhaps having your MVs there will encourage other members of the public to get into the hobby or be more aware of MV restoration. I look forward to seeing your vehicles.
I am unsure as to what you are defending yourself against as all I was asking was that you provide some details for the basis of your rant. For instance, if you had a copy of the loan agreement that DND uses with museums then we could all benefit from knowing the facts and could comment on them rather than just getting spun-up on some second hand details of a mystery e-mail from a 'friend'.
As a self-professed "green fever addict" I would have thought that you would have been a member of MVPA; for if you were, you would be familiar with the articles that I have written for "Army Motors" and in a recent edition a photograph of myself outside of the D-Day Museum in Portsmouth. That is Portsmouth, England. You asked if I have ever been to a vehicle museum in the US or Europe, hmm, do these count...?
England
IWM, London
IWM, Duxford
AAC, Middle Wallop
Tank Museum, Bovington
D-Day Museum, Portsmouth
RE Museum, Chatham
NAM, London
Belgium
Army Museum, Brussels
Liberation Museum, Knokke Heist
France
Les Invalides, Paris
Pegasus Bridge, Normandy
JUNO Beach Centre, Normandy
Victory Museum, Caen
Croatia
Technical Museum, Zagreb
US
USMC Air-Ground Museum, Quantico
USMC National Museum, Virginia
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland
Fort Lewis Military Museum, Washington State
US Intelligence Museum, Arizona
I am a member of MVPA as not only do they specialize in the collection and preservation of MVs, but they are also advocates in the legislation towards responsible MV ownership.
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