edadian said:Frankie does that mean we should remove the ones from the world wars to appease the Germans, or the Korean war to appease the North Korean and Chinese. It sounds like you only want to honour those who fought along side the US which makes all honours less valuable.
Besides the Pentagon is not going to invade us because Fox news says so, only the Senate can declare war.
Frankie said:A little humour on the subject.....
Zartan said:Just out of curiosity though, do the Queen's Own Rifles have an honour for the Battle of Ridgeway?
edadian said:Frankie does that mean we should remove the ones from the world wars to appease the Germans, or the Korean war to appease the North Korean and Chinese.
edadian said:It sounds like you only want to honour those who fought along side the US which makes all honours less valuable.
edadian said:Besides the Pentagon is not going to invade us because Fox news says so, only the Senate can declare war.
Zartan said:Just out of curiosity though, do the Queen's Own Rifles have an honour for the Battle of Ridgeway?
pbi said:Finally, I would like to know more about this 1812 unit from Western Canada: where was it raised and how did it get to the theatre of operations? Are you sure you don't mean "Canada West" (which was not the same as what we call "Western Canada" today)?
Ha!! ;DDanjanou said:Were they there (on the battlefield) long enough to qualify for one? ;D
edadian said:Sorry Frankie didn't realize it was out of humour.
edadian said:In reality would Fox news notice?
3rd Herd said:The Halifax Rifles ("North-West Canada 1885)
Zartan said:See, you don't have to stay long on the battlefield to win an honour, Danjanou! The Halifax Rifles didn't even fire a shot. It is interesting, that at the time, they held the all time record for the longest overland distance crossed by a military formation, and when they finally made it to the NWT, all they did was play baseball.
3rd Herd said:If we accept Jacques Cartier's naming of Canada on his second voyage then the original order for the formation of milita in Canada is defined by the following:
On April 3, 1669,Louis XIV ordered Courcelles, who was governor at the time, to "divide" his subjects in Canada into companies "with regard for their proximity, and, after having divided them in this way, to select captains, lieutenants and ensigns to command them ... to issue orders that they assemble once a month to practise handling arms." Care should be taken, he added, that these men "always be well armed and always have the powder, lead and fuses necessary to use their arms when needed."
Archives nationales de France, Colonies,CI IA, Vol. 125, f. 32. Paris, April 3, 1669. Louis XIV to Courcelles.
Zartan said:Back on topic, the Western Rangers? I've never once heard of them (as may have been evident). Do you know of any good resources on them? I'm intrigued.