The custodial superintendent at the army base ‘High School’ I attended briefly had been gassed while in action in WWI. I met numerous men who had served in WWI .. let alone WWII - in fact when I started working it was unusual for me to meet any adult male in their 40’s that hadnt served in WWII ...... for that matter my grandfather had served in the Austro Hungarian cavalry in the late 1890’s — and I have an 18 year old daughter.
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I can attest to a constant loud noise wearing you out mentally. I used to ride motorcycles with no ear protection and even with a full face helmet the constant wind noise would make you tired after a while. You'd get off the bike exhausted. I started wearing ear plug or in ear headphones and found the rides much more relaxing and i didnt feel as tired coming off the bike, so much so to the point that i refused to ride without some sort of ear pro.
Aleutian campaign. Not all Cgners are twenty sething
There's one we don't hear much about, nasty miserable place, even without any Japs.
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Too many Cdn. fatalities there. All of them were bcs. of friendly fire incidents. There were also a # of booby trap casualties from what little I read about it.
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is that Pat Quinlan in the Congo?
Guess and no cheating please.
Too many Cdn. fatalities there. All of them were bcs. of friendly fire incidents. There were also a # of booby trap casualties from what little I read about it.
How do you explain the fact that the loud noise did not affect the Harvard shooters. In fact, their scores went up during the test and back down following.
I've been at a music festival where the noise level caused the clothing over your chest to pulsate. I had to wear ear plugs and the noise was still offensive. A woman had her bay with her and when the band stuck up, the kid jumped and screamed. Other women present told her in no uncertain terms to get the kid out of there - ASAP!
Army hats.
Would a WW1 regiment use this kind of hat? It has obviously been worn a lot. It looks more like a hat someone would wear in the Boer war, before steel helmets.
BTW, it fits me perfectly. I think I will wear it at a Vintage Rifle shoot.
Would a WW1 regiment use this kind of hat? It has obviously been worn a lot. It looks more like a hat someone would wear in the Boer war, before steel helmets.
BTW, it fits me perfectly. I think I will wear it at a Vintage Rifle shoot.
That's Licas, one of three with "Batalhão de Cavalaria 1927".
Yes there are 3 Stuarts. The Licas, Milocas and Gina. The only tanks used in combat by Portuguese Army. Terrorists called Elefante dun dum because the canon noise..
Check at the bottom of the page: http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/US/M5_stuart.php
There is a Canadian connection in the above link
https://img01-olxpt.akamaized.net/i...iz-mendes-paulo-angola-guerra-col-coimbra.jpg
Livro - ELEFANTE DUNDUM - José Luiz Mendes Paulo - Angola & Guerra Col
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Eastern Angola
Portuguese Parabats (with the AR10's) operating with the SAAF.
Very tough group of well trained/capable men.
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According to this picture, this style of hat was used around 1900. So I am assuming it is a Boer War relic.
https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/boer/boerwarhistory_e.shtml
This picture is purported to be Canadians in Africa. What rifle is that? Hat looks similar to gramp's.
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