Beginning in early October, Lanark County which is just West of Ottawa, puts up banners on the utility poles in its towns and villages to remember local residents who have served in the armed forces. Perth has an excellent collection of these and a couple of years ago, I saw this one for Herbert Taylor Reade, Victoria Cross. We were in Perth ten days ago and it has been put up again. One short block has five family members who served in World War 2.
Thanks, Steve!
Might be a little hard to read the plaque, but the gent sitting with the basketball and a basket full of mums is Dr. James Naismith who invented basketball and was from Almonte, Ontario. Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteDr. James Naismith who invented basketball never dreamed it would be dominated by the .......
DeleteThe "Indian Rebellion" may be viewed by the "woke" weenies as white men stealing native lands and killing innocent bystanders.
ReplyDeleteHi John, in this case it was the Rebellion in India! Reade has his own Wikipedia page which details his actions. Steve_in_Ottawa
DeleteDon't bother him.
DeleteHe's on another roll.
Boomer wrath will soon follow.
DeleteYou kids need to get off my lawn
DeleteSorry Steve, but Wikipedia is the LAST place I go for historical information... or ANY information for that matter. Too much misinfo when there are far better places to find truth.
DeleteIt's not all disinfo, but it gets to the point where you can't tell truth from lies on there.
Kinda like the Canadian Liberal larty and it"s fawning media.
Other than that. Nice post a d good to see the Ottawa area again. It's been many years.
It is a pretty part of the world in the fall
ReplyDeleteOttawa has been overrun by the third world. Don’t even recognize eastern Canada anymore.
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