Al Wardale

Forestry guy, hunter, fisherman. Outdoor is a priority! Diplomatic, but I hate BS, and cannot abide inequity

[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum @CWHM]

Please join us at our special indoor Remembrance Day Service at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on November 11.
Details at https://t.co/6tFgK3G8tf

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

Spot on! 🎯🎯🎯

[Mimi 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FacciniMyriam]

Suits don't win wars.. Men do.
🇺🇦 NEVER stop believing in Ukraine 🇺🇦

[Chinook Crew Chick @chinnychick]

Saw this on Linked In…powerful….

We will never forget.

"Dear 77,301,997 Americans who voted for Trump,

Being Canadian has never been about shouting the loudest. We don’t pound our chests or demand attention. We are sometimes like the quiet kid on the playground, just wanting to get along with others. We hold doors, say sorry even when it’s not our fault, and shovel our neighbour’s driveway just because it’s the right thing to do. We believe in fairness, decency, and looking out for one another.

We are the world’s greatest neighbour… and yes, our spelling is the correct one. We show up. In the words of our Prime Minister on Saturday night, “from the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of the Korean Peninsula, from the fields of Flanders to the streets of Kandahar, we have fought and died alongside you during your darkest hours. During the summer of 2005, when Hurricane Katrina ravaged your great city of New Orleans, or mere weeks ago, when we sent water bombers to tackle the wildfires in California, and during the day the world stood still — Sept. 11, 2001 — when we provided refuge to stranded passengers and planes, we were always there, standing with you”.

And yet, here we are – watching your president, a man who built his legacy on bullying, turn his sights on us. He mocks us, belittles us, and treats us like some inconvenience rather than the ally who has stood by you through thick and thin.

It’s easy to mistake our politeness for passivity, or our kindness for weakness. But here’s the thing about the quiet kid on the playground: push that kid far enough, and that kid pushes back.

Canada has never needed to boast about its strength. We just prove it. On battlefields. In boardrooms. On the ice. So, if you think you can push us around and take us for granted – think again. You think we will become your “cherished 51st state” – think again. Underestimate us… that will be fun. Because the quiet kid? The quiet kid remembers. And when the quiet kid finally stands up, the whole playground takes notice.

Now we are pissed.

Sincerely,
Canada"

[Andreas Koureas FRAS FRSA 🇬🇧🎗️ @AndreasKoureas_]

“The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everybody else and nobody was going to bomb them...

They sowed the wind and now they are going to reap the whirlwind.”

- Air Marshal Harris, 3rd June 1942.

RAF Bomber Command had an extremely high casualty rate. Only 24% of aircrew survived WW2 unscathed, given that:

- 51% killed during operations.
- 12% killed/wounded during non-operational accidents.
-13% taken as POWs or evaders.

Their sacrifices are too often deliberately forgotten as many people omit that in moments of total war, one must sometimes do distasteful things.

(The photograph is of over 100 Lancasters from Bomber Command flying over the Normandy battlefront for a daylight raid; August 1944.)

[Andreas Koureas FRAS FRSA 🇬🇧🎗️ @AndreasKoureas_]

That's because the British stormed the Gold and Sword beaches, with the Canadians at Juno Beach.

Almost 770 RAF Lancaster bombers took part in the bombing of Dresden.

Also, Great Britain & her Empire maintained the struggle alone (as the only major power) for a whole year.

Without this, there could be no Allied victory.

Whilst the victory was certainly dependent on all of the Big Three powers, let's not forget that Great Britain chose to fight on, rather seek an ignoble peace.

The USSR & US, in contrast, were forced into the war by Barbarossa & Pearl Harbor.

In a nutshell: Churchill, Great Britain, and her Empire, saved civilisation itself by continuing the struggle in 1940.

Do shut your mouth.

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's @TorontoStar

[AXS TV @AXSTV]

Happy birthday, @officialKeef! Age is just a number... unless you're Keith, then it’s more like a suggestion 😂🎉 We're celebrating him today as he teams up with @WillieNelson for this performance of "We Had It All".

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

When it comes to the Christmas season in French Canada, one dish that is always loved is Tourtière.
It is a delicious dish, and its history dates back to the earliest days of New France.
Let's learn more about the history of Tourtière :)

🧵1/8

[Andreas Koureas FRAS FRSA 🇬🇧🎗️ @AndreasKoureas_]

The importance of the Battle of Britain was that the fate and survival of Civilisation & Freedom itself rested on a Britannic victory.

As Winston Churchill professed on the 18th June 1940,

“What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘This was their finest hour.’”

[Christopher E Richardson @DivebumChef]

Drummer, Master Corporal Iain Cleaton, keeps time during Remembrance Day Ceremonies held at the Commonwealth Cemetery at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, November 11, 2018.

Photo by Master Corporal Krista Blizzard
GB2018-11-051
© 2018 DND-MDN Canada

[Al Wardale @AlWardale]

@HotchkissTerry That’s hot!

[Morgan Cameron Ross @Morgan_C_Ross]

80 years ago today, June 6, 1944, James M. Doohan of Vancouver, led D Company of Royal Winnipeg Rifles ashore at Juno beach. He would be shot 6 times, survive and go on to become Scotty on Star Trek.

[Al Wardale @AlWardale]

I flew in an Aeroflot 777 in May 2019, twice!

[Morbid Knowledge @MorbidKnowledge]

Shocking footage from May 2019, shows Aeroflot Flight 1492 burst into flames upon crash landing.

The aircraft experienced an electrical failure and returned to Sheremetyevo Airport for an emergency landing.

It bounced on touchdown and landed hard, causing the landing gear to collapse, fuel to spill from the wings, and a fire to break out.

The fire engulfed the rear of the aircraft, killing 41 of the 78 occupants.

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

I’m very sorry to hear this. One of our greatest orators 🇨🇦😞

[The Royal Canadian Legion @RoyalCdnLegion]

Today we celebrate Victory in Europe Day, or VE Day, 79 years later. Go back to that moment through these timeless images of relief and joy: https://t.co/FXXhbUzevE

#VEDay #CanadaRemembers

[The Royal Canadian Legion @RoyalCdnLegion]

The Legion’s National Headquarters and 1,350 Branches are paying their respects to those who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, by lowering their Canadian flags to half-mast.

Vimy Ridge Day 2024 marks the 107th anniversary of the historic First World War battle in France.

[David W Grebstad🇨🇦🇺🇦 @DavidGrebstad]

It’s #VimyDay! #OTD in 1917 the men of the #Canadian Corps attacked Vimy Ridge as part of the Allies’ spring offensive known as the Battle of Arras.

Take a moment to consider their courage and sacrifice.

[Air Marshal Stephen Chappell @CAF_Australia]

Happy 100th birthday to our good friends @RCAF_ARC! 🎉

Our militaries have shared a strong partnership over many years and this will continue to grow.

Félicitations pour ton centenaire! 🇨🇦

[FUCK THIS NAZI BAR @THEOILLUMINATI]

RIP Joe Flaherty, here he is with John Candy on Letterman talking about shooting SCTV in Edmonton and going to watch the Oilers