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Originally Posted by urqh
Certainly will, quote at lengh, if I sound brusque then it is indeed unintentional. But with an ID name like you have, you cannot but expect to be taken as just that when we hve not spoken before. Your own post to was quite a serious post and taken as such, until reading the last line which seemed more of a challenge than an invite. We may have gotten off on wrong foot, the nature of these places, and I may have misjudged the last line of your post last night, if so I apologise. Your own fault for using the addy you do daft Yank, errrr....the daft yank bit was British humour, FDR never got it either apparantly.
As for the papers I quote mate, they are all available on the net, Kings Diaries are copied in full in his own handwriting and were filled in daily giving us a great insight into Canadas view of the war.
But I will indeed quote with references of course.
Cheers and can my dad have his lighter back, one of your mob flinched it from him in 45, a big guy glasses, ginger hair and freckles, went by the name of Sam, do you know him?
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I must admit that I'm a bit confused as to why you would see my last post as a challenge, I certainly didn't intend for it to be interpreted that way. I know many original documents are available on line now, but I have no way of knowing what sources you might introduce, or rely on, so I was just trying to set the expectations in advance. I am reminded of that old saying that the English and Americans are a common people divided by a common language! I sincerely apologize if I caused any offense.
As for my "handle", I believe it is an honorable title referring to someone who asks the difficult questions others might gloss over because they are inclined to believe a particular account of an event. It merely means that I want to explore all avenues to the truth even though those avenues might lead in a direction that I find distasteful or embarrassing.
From the stories I have heard of the depredations of US servicemen against their unfortunate allies during WW II, I believe your dad was lucky to come away missing only a lighter. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I can't be of much help; both my parents served in the PTO, my father as a carrier pilot and my mother as a USN/WAVE parachute rigger.
Warmest regards,
Daft Yank