Apology from BIG MIKE

[Garry Shipton (RIP)]

And God bless America.Without her we would far less safe during these times.To give you an example of my respect for the USA,my deceased cousins' husband tried to give me his jumpers' smock while out in San Diego.A great piece of kit.His name over the right breast pocket-US ARMY over the left pocket-fabric jump wings over the US ARMY patch-sergeant stripes on the sleeves and most importantly,the double AA for the 82nd Airborne on the shoulders.I couldn't accept because ,as I told him,he earned this honor.I couldn't accept this gift,to bring back to Canada.Now,get back to that unfinished carrier restoration,and that's an order sir.