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Old 16-12-13, 23:38
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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Originally Posted by jeff davis View Post
My Carrier and I are off to the Ortona Dinner at the Seaforths tonite as guests.
Will try to get some shots
Regards
Jeff
There is no finer use or tribute an MV can do than be a guest at an event like this. My carrier attended the officer and senior NCO annual dinner for the Princess of Wales Own Regiment in Kingston some years ago. The 'highlight' of the night was when the junior officers suggested we take the carrier for a spin about town. This was well after diner and after dinner drinks. I looked to the CO for salvation knowing he would never allow such nonsense. No, quite the opposite, he gave a simple nod and the carrier was soon overflowing with a dozen officers in their scarlet mess dress each with a charged sherry glass. Out the wooden front doors of the armoury we went, along Montreal Street and over to Princess Street where I made a 180 skid turn in the middle of the intersection, blackout lights giving as much illumination as possible to oncoming motorists. To this day I'm still finding shards of those sherry glasses when I do work on the old beast.
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