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Originally posted by peter simundson
Big Mike, old boy, Sunray has a point. You need to explain what you said. In my Regiment the Unit suffered 65% casualties on D Day with one boat having 23 out of 31 killed getting off and on the beach. They don't deserve a cheap shot.
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I'll go one step further. My first commanding officer landed as a Rifleman with the Reginas on D-Day. He was one of the finest men I've ever met.
I've also had the privilege of saluting both of the Daltons of the Queen's Own, who lead companies ashore at Bernieres-sur-Mer. Working for Metro Ambulance in the eighties, I worked with a Queen's Own medic who made all the way through until April 1945 before being wounded.
The officer who commanded my Basic Officer Course jumped into Normandy with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, as an 18 year-old PTE. Need I go on, sir?
And I can PROVE the Canadians took higher casualties than any other power in Normandy. And any of us could take this however far you want.
Just ask any of the Dutch about the Canadians, too.
Goddamit, Mike, you owe us ALL an apology. If it's not immediately forthcoming, you're out of here for good. WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS TYPE OF BULLSHIT, TOWARDS ANYONE. Politicians are fair game, but that's a whole other issue, and even then, the rules of etiquette apply. If you can't accept this, please state so NOW.
Your call, sir.
SUNRAY SENDS AND ENDS