Britain honours Canadian pilot with DFC

[Glider]

I have lost my list of the awards but I am pretty sure an American Marine was also awarded the DFC, whilst flying helicopters with the RAF

[Wildcat]

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

and still feature heavily in all rememberance events...........

As they should be

[Emac44]

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

I don't need to tell you that many of the stronger commonwealth nations still have a long history of support for Britain, and still feature heavily in all rememberance events...........

course we do Lanc. Commonwealth might not be as it once was. but its still the Royal Australian Air Force we have here or the Royal Australian Navy it may well be the ARA Australian Regular Army but we still have the RAR Royal Australian Regiments etc. What is ANZAC Day without the reverance to the Crown and the traditions that go with ANZAC Day

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what always gets me is why Madagaskar are in the Commonwealth but where never in the Empire or came under our controll

[Gnomey]

Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass

what always gets me is why Madagaskar are in the Commonwealth but where never in the Empire or came under our controll

We traded Madagascar with the French (we got Zanzibar). It was actually not a bad deal for the British who got the main trade post (outside Kenya - which was also British) whereas the French got an Island with no real benefits except lots of vanilla and lemurs...

I think then some point after independance from France they applied to join the Commonwealth and were excepted (the only country not to of been a British colony who is in it).

[Nonskimmer]

Originally Posted by Emac44

course we do Lanc. Commonwealth might not be as it once was. but its still the Royal Australian Air Force we have here or the Royal Australian Navy it may well be the ARA Australian Regular Army but we still have the RAR Royal Australian Regiments etc. What is ANZAC Day without the reverance to the Crown and the traditions that go with ANZAC Day

Pretty much the same here. There's technically no such thing as the RCAF or RCN anymore, but the ships still use the prefix HMCS. The Canadian government unified everything into the Canadian Armed Forces back in the late 1960's (today, simply the Canadian Forces), but the "Royal" designation has never been revoked by the Crown. The Army still has the RCR, RCA, etc. as well, much the same as Australia.

[mkloby]

Originally Posted by Nonskimmer

Pretty much the same here. There's technically no such thing as the RCAF or RCN anymore, but the ships still use the prefix HMCS. The Canadian government unified everything into the Canadian Armed Forces back in the late 1960's (today, simply the Canadian Forces), but the "Royal" designation has never been revoked by the Crown. The Army still has the RCR, RCA, etc. as well, much the same as Australia.

Interesting. I never knew that. I pulled it up on cia factbook, they stated:

Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)

[Nonskimmer]

Originally Posted by mkloby

Canadian Forces: Land Forces Command, Maritime Command, Air Command, Canada Command (homeland security) (2006)

Yep, those are the official monikers of the main elements of the CF. We still refer to ourselves as the Army, Navy, and Air Force, but for official government purposes the above labels would apply. It's part of the whole "total force" concept that came with unification. Canada Command is new, having been formed last year, along with Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM).

[Emac44]

former RAA gunner Royal Australian Artillery 14th Field Battery 5th/11th Field Engineers 105 mm gunner. The Gunners had the honour last ANZAC Day to lead the marches in Brisbane and the GUNS were on display to the people of Brisbane. The Gunners took the salute from the Governor General of Queensland as the Queens representative in Queensland. So proud to see so many Diggers on parade with the White Lanyard and Gunners Badges on the Slouch Hat marching in Brisbane last year and taking the salute and the honour of leading the ANZAC Day Parade


trouble was some bozos of the political correct kind couldn't figure why the GUNS were on parade until some wiser heads prevailed and explained why the GUNS were on parade for the march pass. As every good Gunner knows the GUNS are our rallying point our COLOURS so to speak like the Roayl Armoured Corp has its gideons and the Infantry has its Battle Flags and Regimental Colours etc. the political correct were worried it would send the wrong message to potential enemies. i hope it did just that. don't Frigg with the Gunners

[Wildcat]

Former Gunner myself, not field guns though, cloud puncher.

[Emac44]

9 mile sniper club Wild or the other name 9 mile drop short. or as my old gun sargegent use to say gunner do this gunner do that gunna get pissed as soon as possible