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General Category / Airborne!!! / Re: Spot The 3 C-130 's ???
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on: April 20, 2009, 02:04:50 pm
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Ya , t must be the feeling to be descending like that with all your buds in site, doing the same and hoping for a great landing.. was never a jumper, even tho Sgt Maj WallyTurple RIP, thought id make a good one, but have been told by several jumpers . that every jump gets a bit harder.. is that so? what do you real jumpers and ex jumpers say about that?? rong
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General Category / Veterans Issues / Re: CFB Gagetown - Toxic Chemicals - 1956-1984
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on: April 20, 2009, 01:58:07 pm
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Good reports Ken, and may i thank Sen Day for his attempts to get this tragedy to the fore in Ottawa... there will be some buzzing going on on the Hill, for sure, and my thanks for you , ken keeping all informed , and your steadfast dedication to getting this made right...do you notice, that slowly , but gaining speed , more and more are joining in the fight, that snowball is growing..ahem, Mr Prime Minister, you might want to join in here , before you go down in diasgrace , and disdain, in the eyes of the Cdn people...and for ure Ken, that warning about the burning at Gagetown is important.. tho the toxic ability of the Agents used will have diminished somewhat , it is not gone, and indeed there will be pockets all over the place where it is a strong as the original spray.. we are dealing with lethal matter here, and it does not just go away.. it is almost as bad as radio active material...make no mistake about that....beware people, just be wary and keep yourselves well bathed after being any where near those areas.. really , the general public should be advised so by local health authorities..even today.. where are they?? Oh ya, they are Gov employees.. so likely they are "shut up".. shame , shame.... rong
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General Category / Veterans Issues / Re: PTSD
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on: April 20, 2009, 01:43:51 pm
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Interesting write up Mike..10-15 yrs down the road alot of these heros and their families are going to be dealing with the effects of their duties over there.. that makes it real easy for any Gov to sweep them under the rug.. maybe that is why things are getting worse..our soldiers CANNOT find a way to trust those who ar supposed to be there to help them....and what of the real damage being done to the families right now.. they seem to be suffering almost in silence...they too are greatly affected day by day, hr by hr...it is time for a real shakeup at DND... Mr McKay.. your troops and their families and friends need you , yes YOU to get to the core of what is needed and get it fixed ..ASP.. or you are going to be in a mess your very self....rong
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General Category / World War 1 / Re: Ross Rifle
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on: April 19, 2009, 01:05:23 pm
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Holy moly Mike, i hadnt seen this stuff before.. i wonder why the politicos allowed its purchase at all?? I guess its hard to get the feel today of whta it was like back then, but the weapon was a disaster from the start..rong
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General Category / Veterans Issues / Re: Need help - Looking for
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on: April 19, 2009, 12:45:51 pm
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Hoo boy , me too, i sure hope someone can come forward as a witness to that event... hope all who knew him will scratch their memories, as they do fade, and you just might hold a key...rong
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General Category / Veterans Issues / Re: PTSD
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on: April 19, 2009, 12:42:40 pm
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You know , i feel that a lot of these problems, and by that i mean, soldiers being ignored as slackers etc , when they are really just humansreacting to terrible things in life; stem from our society as a whole andeven the military, is now set up that even those who are in charge , are NOT ACCOUNTABLE for their respective responsibilities... i think this needs to be fixed.. people in charge, need to be held accountable.. someone , in charge , let these soldiers down , and they need to be taken to task, even now, long after the fact... they had a hand in ruining one of their soldiers lives, or at least assist ing in ruining lives...maybe even now , some of those people are having problems because they realize they let their people down...i am not saying this to point fingers, just to say that i believe it needs to be fixed...ranrad
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