Parliament Hill gunman

[Tug002]

For anyone interested in whats going on in Ottawa Canada today.

http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/10/22/par ... a-minister

Tug

[speedy70]

Tug
You sign that out as "keep smiling" as you normally do.
We are all with you against these lunatics.
We were both in the services.
We may be getting a bit old now but we will win,we always have.
My heart goes out to you chum and to all Canucks.
Regards Chris
Folks please plus this post and show these bastards they are wrong.

[taildraggin68]

+1

These are unfortunate troubling times Tug. Keep your humor in the face of darkness, It will help you through.

[DC3]

+1

I will show my support - evil will never win

[G-BJPS]

+1
For my Canadian and American Brothers in Arms, allways.

John.

[Tug002]

Thanks for the comments. Hits very close to home as I spend a lot of time in Ottawa.

Keep smiling
Tug

[Great Ozzie]

Grieving for the loss of the Canadian soldiers this week.

But very uplifting to see today the standing ovation for Sergeant-at-Arms, Kevin Vickers, in the Canadian House of Commons.

Below, at 0:25 - how cool is that!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gelSz7BK8[/youtube]

[Hobart Escin]

We got your back, Canucks.

[Tug002]

Grieving for the loss of the Canadian soldiers this week.

But very uplifting to see today the standing ovation for Sergeant-at-Arms, Kevin Vickers, in the Canadian House of Commons.

Below, at 0:25 - how cool is that!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gelSz7BK8[/youtube]

That was a very classy move and has not gone unnoticed by any Canadian. Thank you to all of our American friends across the border
Keep smiling
Tug

[speedy70]

With the 11th hour of the11th day of the 11th month drawing near.It aint just Canucks and Yanks us Brits were there all through.
.
I was taken by this.It is for Tug, and all Canucks, except the swine in Princess Pats that broke my nose. Seeing he must be in his middle seventies I'll forgive him.

He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.

Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.

And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew where of he spoke.

But we'll hear his tales no longer,
For ol' Joe has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer
For a Veteran died today.

He won't be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.

He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won't note his passing,
'Tho a Veteran died today.

When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.

Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young,
But the passing of a Veteran
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?

Or the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?

The politician's stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.

While the ordinary Veteran,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.

It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever-waffling stand?

Or would you want a Veteran
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Veteran,
Who would fight until the end.

He was just a common Veteran,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his likes again.

For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Veteran's part,
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honour
While he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage
At the ending of his days.

Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:

"OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A VETERAN DIED TODAY."

LEST WE FORGET

[Tug002]

Thanks for the poem speedy70, it is a great one . It reminds me of my father who served in the navy during WW2 .

Keep smiling
Tug