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Too true Probably the most famous to serve in the Canadian army was Tommy Prince.He first joined up in 1940 with the Royal Canadian Engineers, then in 1942 to the Canadian Parachute Battalion. From there became a member of the famed 1st Special Service Force aka The Devil's Brigade. Prince distinguished himself with the 1st SSF in Italy and France, using the skills he'd learned growing up on the reserve. He displayed his covert abilities in a celebrated action near the front line in Anzio, Italy. In February 1944, he volunteered to run a communication line 1,400 metres out to an abandoned farmhouse that sat just 200 metres from a German artillery position. He set up an observation post in the farmhouse and for three days reported on German movements via a communication wire. When the wire was severed during shelling, he disguised himself as a peasant farmer and pretended to work the land around the farmhouse. He stooped to tie his shoes and fixed the wire while German soldiers watched, oblivious to his true identity. At one point, he shook his fist at the Germans, and then at the Allies, pretending to be disgusted with both. His actions resulted in the destruction of four German tanks that had been firing on Allied troops. In France in the summer of 1944, Prince endured a gruelling trek across rugged terrain to locate an enemy camp. He travelled without food or water for 72 hours. He returned to the Allied position and led his brigade to the German encampment, resulting in the capture of more than 1,000 German soldiers. When the fighting ended in France, Prince was summoned to Buckingham Palace, where King George VI decorated him with the Military Medal (MM) and, on behalf of the American president, the Silver Star with ribbon. He would also receive the 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp and the War Medal. Prince was one of 59 Canadians who were awarded the Silver Star during the Second World War, only three of whom also possessed the Military Medal. Tommy Prince was honourably discharged on 15 June 1945 and returned to Canada. He then re enlisted with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI). resumed his former rank and began training new recruits for the Korean War. He was then part of the first Canadian unit to land in Korea, where he served with a PPCLI rifle platoon. In Korea, Prince led many “snatch patrols,” where a small group of soldiers would travel into enemy territory and launch sneak attacks before retreating. One overnight raid led to the capture of two enemy machine guns.

The expression IT’S NOT THE SIZE OF THE DOG IN THE FIGHT, BUT THE SIZE OF THE FIGHT IN THE DOG pretty much describe Gurkas.

You mean like this? The black one is sporting a Colt Canada built for SAS 5.56mm upper and the Coyote Brown is all Colt .308 LE-901

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No. 10119 Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. In Burma on 23 June 1944, a Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to attack the Railway Bridge at Mogaung. Immediately the attack developed the enemy opened concentrated and sustained cross fire at close range from a position known as the Red House and from a strong bunker position two hundred yards to the left of it. The cross fire was so intense that both the leading platoons of 'B' Company, one of which was Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun's, were pinned to the ground and the whole of his Section was wiped out with the exception of himself, the Section commander and one other man. The Section commander immediately led the remaining two men in a charge on the Red House but was at once badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun and his remaining companion continued the charge, but the latter too was immediately wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun then seized the Bren Gun, and firing from the hip as he went, continued the charge on this heavily bunkered position alone, in the face of the most shattering concentration of automatic fire, directed straight at him. With the dawn coming up behind him, he presented a perfect target to the Japanese. He had to move for thirty yards over open ground, ankle deep in mud, through shell holes and over fallen trees. Despite these overwhelming odds, he reached the Red House and closed with the Japanese occupants. He killed three and put five more to flight and captured two light machine guns and much ammunition. He then gave accurate supporting fire from the bunker to the remainder of his platoon which enabled them to reach their objective. His outstanding courage and superb gallantry in the face of odds which meant almost certain death were most inspiring to all ranks and beyond praise. Fast forward to 2010 His grandson On the evening of the day in question [17 September 2010], Sergeant Pun was one of four men left in the southern compound because the platoon had pushed out a patrol to dominate the road to the east in readiness for the next day’s parliamentary elections. All were taking turns to man a single sangar position on the roof in the centre of the compound. Sergeant Pun was on duty when he heard a clinking noise to the south of the checkpoint: "I thought at first maybe it was a cow," he said, "but my suspicions soon built up, and I saw Taliban digging to lay down an IED in front of our gate". Sergeant Pun had the presence of mind to gather up two radios, which would enable him to both speak to his commander and to call in artillery support, his personal weapon, and a general-purpose machine gun. Realising that he was about to be attacked, he quickly informed his commander on one of the radios and launched a grenade at the enemy. Sergeant Pun single-handedly fought off an enemy attack on his lightly manned position. In the dark he tackled the enemy head-on as he moved around his position to fend off the attack from three sides, killing three assailants and causing the others to flee. In doing so he saved the lives of his three comrades and prevented the position from being overrun. Sergeant Pun couldn’t know how many Taliban were attempting to overcome his position, but he sought them out from all angles despite the danger, consistently moving towards them to reach the best position of attack: "I thought there might have been around 20 to 30, but later locals told me it was probably about 15. The firing went on continually for about 17 minutes", said Sergeant Pun. "At first I was a bit scared, and I thought definitely they are going to kill me. But as soon as I started firing, that feeling went away".

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Had a discussion with person who didn't see a need for guns and thought banning them would be the perfect answer to preventing gun crimes. They argued that only the police and military required guns. I then asked if guns are banned why would the police need guns. " why to protect themselves from gangsters from guns" to which I asked "If gun bans are enacted and police still need guns to protect from criminals with guns, aren't you saying gun bans don't work?" I got a blank look and an "oh" , sadly They'll probably continue to support gun bans as it has no effect on their lives( or so they think)

Might I suggest a Beachin Tactical Sling Some examples If you have a colour combo in mind but don't see it just ask.

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Another great result

Same here but at least here they colour the money so we can play monopoly as it becomes worthless

Switch to metric and it only weighs 6.8

There's really no excuse for that type of on line inventory control in this day and age.

Looking forward to being there to see that

This one always cracks me up watching the people in the background

Can't argue that. Here's another one to check out Here she is with Leo

You have to work on your sales pitch... This is a unique one of a kind custom built stainless steel bolt catch so for you my friend and only you today I'll give it away for a mere $90.

Sadly it also shows how badly things have become 'cause you'd never get that film made today.

Keep these stories coming, it's important we recognize and remember the heros

How can you not love a good ol' Canadian boy?

crossing bananas of the shopping list for the forseeable future 🍌 Thanks but no need still burnt into the back of my eyeballs 😱 Play your cards right and he'll comp you a dance

I try my best to help Yep feelin' the love all the way out here on the left coast Asking for a friend but are those sprinkles on top or stripper glitter... I only ask I mean my friend is only asking after seeing the SHOTSHOW lapdance video 😲