We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:07:50 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification "...it said that all Afghans should rise up and jihad against the invaders, especially the United States, Britain, and Canada. It carried on with ranting and crap." "But in a weird way, I felt proud to be a Canadian." "Ever read those history textbooks on D-Day? And it's all American and British troops? and I'm Canadian, dammit, and we were there, and so I guess it was finally nice to be recognized by the enemy... We're big enough to be recognized by guys who hate us, powerful enough to be recognized by those who hate Western Society." That's Captain Jon... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:35:15 -0600 Thanks for the Boyda analysis. Saves me having to think about it too much as your erudite commentary pretty much covers my issues. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67295 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67295 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:20:35 -0600 There's a few of us in the US who still remember Dieppe, and Canada's contribution to WW2... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67290 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67290 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:41:24 -0600 "So we did what you do in Newfoundland. We pretended everything was okay, had some laughs, drank lots of booze, then we all cried together. Then we laughed some more at what a bunch of pansies we were." - Willy Macdonald, on Remembrance Day in Burgeo, Vaughan Ingram's hometown For those who haven't read it yet, Blatchford follows a number of small groups of soldiers who travel back to the hometowns of their fallen comrades for the first Remembrance Day since the end of their roto. It's incredibly moving. Oh, and good on you for giving your copy away. I thought of doing the same, but I want one on my shelves for evermore. I'll just have to buy more as gifts.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67289 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/12/fifteen_days.html#comment-67289 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:29:44 -0600