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Category Archives: WWII
June 6
I started off this morning by thinking about, of all things, the Canadian Senate, what its uses are, and whether the country needs it or not. But then, thanks to a couple of tip-offs via Twitter, I remembered that today, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, D-Day, Normandy, remembrance, World War II, WWII
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I am proud to be one of them. [4]
On futzing around, looking for something else, I came across a letter to the editor of The Times, written by the redoubtable Lt. Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle in 1946. Wintle, a fabulously eccentric yet quintessentially English gentleman (and yes, I … Continue reading
Posted in eccentricity, family, Guest posts, Secret Service, WWI, WWII
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