 | Britain honours Canadian pilot with DFC| SitRep Discuss Britain honours Canadian pilot with DFC in the Military Matters forums; Boy, "Go Commonwealth!" eh?
First an Aussie now a Canuck, although this guy's actually in the RAF. ... |
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12-24-2006, 12:12 AM
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#1 | | He who does not skim
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Boy, "Go Commonwealth!" eh? 
First an Aussie now a Canuck, although this guy's actually in the RAF. Still, he is a Nova Scotian after all. 
This fella's a local boy too, from Bedford NS, which is a district of Halifax. Way to go, man! Good stuff!  Britain has made a helicopter pilot from Nova Scotia the first Canadian since the Korean war to be honoured with the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Flight Lieut. Christopher Hasler, who grew up in Bedford, and his Royal Air Force helicopter crew twice risked their lives during combat operations in Afghanistan.
In July, Hasler's Chinook helicopter came under intense fire from machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades during a mission to resupply British troops and pick up wounded in a Taliban stronghold in volatile Helmand province.
During another operation, Hasler landed his helicopter in a space among three buildings to get closer to the troops — again under heavy fire.
The slightest error would have been disastrous, but Hasler said there is at least one thing that scares him more than combat in Afghanistan.
"I don't know how I am going to feel when I meet the Queen" in May during the medal ceremony.
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12-24-2006, 01:24 AM
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12-24-2006, 11:59 AM
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but who wouldn't get nervous about meeting the Queen!
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And I too would be worried that I would inadvertently commit some gaff and end up on the front page of the tabloids.
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12-25-2006, 09:28 AM
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12-25-2006, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by the lancaster kicks ass  as long as you remember that's what you are, don't go getting any big ideas
but who wouldn't get nervous about meeting the Queen! | I didn't it was an interuption to my day off 
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01-03-2007, 03:50 PM
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01-05-2007, 04:08 PM
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