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Subj: RE: Bob VK6BE "medals and flag
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From: VE3WBZ@VE3LSR.#SCON.ON.CAN.NOAM
To : SCHOOL@WW
TO: SCHOOL @WW
FR: VE3WBZ
DT: Thursday, January 19th.,2012 @ 1131hrs EST <JPST>
Hello Bob, and Ian, and anyone else in this thread;
<< Quoting VK6BE to SCHOOL @WW >>
> From : VK6BE To : SCHOOL@WW
> Type/Status : B$ Date/Time : 19-Jan 13:40
> Bid : 380361VK6BE Message # : 60606
> Title : RE: G0TEZ's Comments
>
> Medals? I wear mine about once a year when the Commonwealth Honours
> Association has its annual parade and dinner. Three are war medals
> awarded for army service during WW2 and of little sentimental value
> to me, but the other was the Order of Australia awarded in the
> Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to music, sport and church.
No problem with me Bob on that point. Thats the proper way of
doing it. My father as mentioned did not want any medals due to
actions after Dunkirk which more then 75% of his comrades were killed.
He didn't even want the medals for Dunkirk... he wasn't a medal type
person.
> I guess my grandson prizes the war medals more than I do.
Isn't that funny. I never wanted them either, and especially after
talking to him about his service. I know family members have been
after me to go after them, but no way. I respect his final wishes.
> The flag? Well flags were flown mainly on Government buildings
> including schools until the republicans forced a referendum to
> decide whether Oz became a republic or remained a monarchy.
> There was also a discussion in the news media as to whether the
> flag should be changed to get rid of the Union Jack in the corner
> of the flag. The referendum was solidly defeated particularly in
> this state. The flag? Ha! Ha! now everyne flies it. It can
> be seen on buildings and on private houses throughout this state.
> Seems it needed a shakeup like a suggestion that we ditch it to
> make pepople conscious of it and start flying it.
> Cheers,
> Bob VK6BE.
Well Bob, that is almost like the folks in CANADA. They bring up
the republic thing, every once and awhile, as as Prince Philip put
it ... Do it! It died last time like Quebec separation from CANADA.
As for the flag, that happened in the 1960s, and oh all the rubarb came
from ...well they were not from where my family came from...but they
got a ear and an election promise and it was carried out to the
flag Canada has today. I guess easy for kilds to draw it.
The Canadian Legion was dead set again changing the national flag
that had seen CANADA weather WW1 and WW2 and a few other wars.
The term used...was the Beer Store Flag. No real brainer, but a
RED Maple Leaf has a story to tell in the heraldry of flags and arms
and I shall leave it the rest of the packeteers to research.
> [End of Message #60606 from VK6BE]
As Ian says... final,final ... and from the studio days...
"Thats a Wrap"!
As an after thought you ever hear from Ian Hunt? I hope he is
doing well. I know why we never see him on packet anymore
and well that goes without saying, as we both know that story..eh
73 Peter VE3WBZ
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