By little towns, in a far land, we sleep, And trust those things we won to you to keep". - lines inscribed on war memorial at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario September 2, 1924

Been There, Done That. The person that has "been there, done that" in real time. Not someone from a school or course that has only learned the basics, in a class or by theory, but has lived the experience for real.