tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1105526321992947612024-02-20T19:01:01.477-07:00Leonard Paul RundvallLance Corporal S. N. K46848 Canadian ArmyDarrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-42327820601834607792009-11-11T20:29:00.006-07:002009-11-11T20:36:29.571-07:00Service and Casualty Form<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-dsiLRVPsqMBEQdbF2WN5oFVApqF5yRS_c02WTjsuvQJhs04H69NsDxYMp5u_fbEHB-2PpBcgc0lO0jTm8mEuKCzEm0LVMlVRvn8DfTIyyvRVAVHN5thVtsr6L2vkIFeV73_wlJVYoc/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2120-11_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-dsiLRVPsqMBEQdbF2WN5oFVApqF5yRS_c02WTjsuvQJhs04H69NsDxYMp5u_fbEHB-2PpBcgc0lO0jTm8mEuKCzEm0LVMlVRvn8DfTIyyvRVAVHN5thVtsr6L2vkIFeV73_wlJVYoc/s400/2009-11-09-2120-11_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403054451177753426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K9h7rxAKgcin3hEeUOJe1EVoN2Ab-frrjiEB14ZgsF22WV90UK6-5VoxiegmMZyK6oGNztJTEkJ5B4wr40PVBWSXwkp9WLDxtbfOczAfEQogfmSI8tEPAZrR_uijQA9zMCo7W1VXyps/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2120-46_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K9h7rxAKgcin3hEeUOJe1EVoN2Ab-frrjiEB14ZgsF22WV90UK6-5VoxiegmMZyK6oGNztJTEkJ5B4wr40PVBWSXwkp9WLDxtbfOczAfEQogfmSI8tEPAZrR_uijQA9zMCo7W1VXyps/s400/2009-11-09-2120-46_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403054229733678562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvoptS6VbzVS4RxbbpghMiyd8vZusX1HGQXmMRfXsxws1vS8IeEKik2ptcJitrgrTl7x8ZKuAT1TKK_DorToSAujOwNoyklrPZwt3u-eXAsJ4SsSlxUegjPI9b3qHNztKxFwSBFFMZnw/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2121-20_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvoptS6VbzVS4RxbbpghMiyd8vZusX1HGQXmMRfXsxws1vS8IeEKik2ptcJitrgrTl7x8ZKuAT1TKK_DorToSAujOwNoyklrPZwt3u-eXAsJ4SsSlxUegjPI9b3qHNztKxFwSBFFMZnw/s400/2009-11-09-2121-20_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403055403347607986" /></a>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-60163834842124775562009-11-11T20:08:00.008-07:002009-11-11T20:26:29.882-07:00Record of Service 1942 to 1946<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzzZpjz6yawAAkL0allYce6AktIbamakD4pJ7AgztVx7y24eYcIBdvbWSqxZgWWNX8Rpz0b2O-qXmcO7ZQ3Lfbyc-Qgu9zfwvXkvjPCP0OOhhYmhTbvQd6haL_3havV_aepGwxpBg39M/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2117-22_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzzZpjz6yawAAkL0allYce6AktIbamakD4pJ7AgztVx7y24eYcIBdvbWSqxZgWWNX8Rpz0b2O-qXmcO7ZQ3Lfbyc-Qgu9zfwvXkvjPCP0OOhhYmhTbvQd6haL_3havV_aepGwxpBg39M/s400/2009-11-09-2117-22_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403048942221206530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e28gbbFjk4l-oXrCCg5fCNQy5zVhJ3SHjTFf1Z4Lerq4fBLkUJUpKQz4n0ReSHMaRrbiQVjUJVEHwTqugvEj-pJyZvkS6qwNpkw6-up2B-PRav8xIPFF08x35QoyicdMntxj5EDEFHU/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2118-30_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4e28gbbFjk4l-oXrCCg5fCNQy5zVhJ3SHjTFf1Z4Lerq4fBLkUJUpKQz4n0ReSHMaRrbiQVjUJVEHwTqugvEj-pJyZvkS6qwNpkw6-up2B-PRav8xIPFF08x35QoyicdMntxj5EDEFHU/s400/2009-11-09-2118-30_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403049597402035266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ex3lJAGYyjhRFEQGCM9KgK0qXY1DpgxOYbAUh5nfjf3Ck_u_a1UgCz79OZwueZu0yKSSZICGg1RWygTPuT_OWw-MtzMQtjFAGlg3UYwCa-0u6amI8KW-qwYGn-Vm0Mv_tXDOBMjFprY/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2119-03_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ex3lJAGYyjhRFEQGCM9KgK0qXY1DpgxOYbAUh5nfjf3Ck_u_a1UgCz79OZwueZu0yKSSZICGg1RWygTPuT_OWw-MtzMQtjFAGlg3UYwCa-0u6amI8KW-qwYGn-Vm0Mv_tXDOBMjFprY/s400/2009-11-09-2119-03_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403050221930868530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwGqgNC9utFJfRtN6ZLs3RekaXqdN4IO2DNc8g3U73_3Gti1alwDR0e67yb8aSW46kr_KpGIKA9Ck-NvDt-72xrzOfFypaFgNa4Jeu1JoitgOh-qvcVjyPTgc_PUBA0-awZVgpMHG3E4/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2119-37_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwGqgNC9utFJfRtN6ZLs3RekaXqdN4IO2DNc8g3U73_3Gti1alwDR0e67yb8aSW46kr_KpGIKA9Ck-NvDt-72xrzOfFypaFgNa4Jeu1JoitgOh-qvcVjyPTgc_PUBA0-awZVgpMHG3E4/s400/2009-11-09-2119-37_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403052466366190914" /></a>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-57585158366404902072009-11-09T23:03:00.005-07:002009-11-11T20:08:13.220-07:00Application for Armed Forces in 1942<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP07yHo5h8BmZF2Neo_tTe6fVyxNMagoz1VU5f7PbFTTC1_dJM6XThWFuLC2g9gIS8LRDGHXH_litjAIHOWzFCIYXBbKMz1BbLR7S9yxA9sm74K97CIdKEBK1MdpeQ7Qfo9vrCcXZ1oU/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2117-55.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402352404014991058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP07yHo5h8BmZF2Neo_tTe6fVyxNMagoz1VU5f7PbFTTC1_dJM6XThWFuLC2g9gIS8LRDGHXH_litjAIHOWzFCIYXBbKMz1BbLR7S9yxA9sm74K97CIdKEBK1MdpeQ7Qfo9vrCcXZ1oU/s400/2009-11-09-2117-55.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rhoOBnrm8rqALTINNRf-g8CLEJy-WPbLR1-krNxfD4Ij_PJKQHgzVotp3KH8njbbmy27OrmbBP4Hmu0CfIMP0o-EeThkJvAnOpAjyBrpY25RWAYWw9ulV0aSH5L_2UeUZVCDOfLCb98/s1600-h/2009-11-09-2116-49.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402352030738607490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rhoOBnrm8rqALTINNRf-g8CLEJy-WPbLR1-krNxfD4Ij_PJKQHgzVotp3KH8njbbmy27OrmbBP4Hmu0CfIMP0o-EeThkJvAnOpAjyBrpY25RWAYWw9ulV0aSH5L_2UeUZVCDOfLCb98/s400/2009-11-09-2116-49.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-56833840202490679702009-08-22T19:29:00.002-06:002009-11-11T20:40:11.955-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;">Leonard Rundvall born in Prince Albert Sask. Oct 3 1920; he lived on a farm at Mildred Sask.; his dad, Theodore sold the farm for $5.00 in October 1936 and moved his family to trail B.C. Leonard joined the Canadian Army, Royal Rifles Regiment in 1942 and took his training at Vernon B.C.. and at Nanaimo BC.</span>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-26796111411275896052009-08-21T21:56:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:16:51.153-06:00Old Leather Photo Album<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypvJ7YGIn2T7thiL4DmwSFQVyjoUHQPl5fnDnJ-bYQkk8zomUXlx90RnzhRAbikVt7obwSz_1E33wjWCpPUKuVNmGPJ5a5_hPiqThUr1-9i02gInuv54viG_CSRkSAKEivMAnCWqeaQ8/s1600-h/2009-07-17-0642-13_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368921937178623778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 263px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypvJ7YGIn2T7thiL4DmwSFQVyjoUHQPl5fnDnJ-bYQkk8zomUXlx90RnzhRAbikVt7obwSz_1E33wjWCpPUKuVNmGPJ5a5_hPiqThUr1-9i02gInuv54viG_CSRkSAKEivMAnCWqeaQ8/s400/2009-07-17-0642-13_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Remember first seeing this in the bottom drawer of the blanket chest in Carragana. I keep it on the top shelf of my closet now. Many of the pictures that you see in this blog come from this album. The reason I did this blog is to put down in writing for our and my siblings grandkids for the future, they're too young for it now, but sometime!</span><br /><div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-73469352454333472382009-08-21T19:40:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:19:24.231-06:00Training 1942 at Vernon B.C.<div align="center"><br />Ed Picard, Len Rundvall & Keith McKie; The Three Musketeers together from the first day in the Army.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHp_ceXIMTbUU5sAv29Trz5zm8UZzfrPI5zUjTyjTOt9Q7ry_ECcK6M8jnwQIbIWF1gO_eC_w6b3tNb3De_xuc-NPxt9RXvGq1NtRp44hEWXZPMAZxpHD_x9tqWr6FZG2qNUSWCziPic/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357383306777099538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHp_ceXIMTbUU5sAv29Trz5zm8UZzfrPI5zUjTyjTOt9Q7ry_ECcK6M8jnwQIbIWF1gO_eC_w6b3tNb3De_xuc-NPxt9RXvGq1NtRp44hEWXZPMAZxpHD_x9tqWr6FZG2qNUSWCziPic/s400/scan0003.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p align="center"></a>Notice the Tar paper huts.<br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357382984048870226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8d7GUZLrYm5p5BsUzBkxFT0WpygSFQMOaXEEJHjPiE0NZLkYZd0HMcrUW4Z46rZ5_U34QTjQsxtVrxYR7EfCWxmsH8AJk9J-s7VUwqRaLb1YXnwiJdf8T2YTRUmC7m4akJdAJdItJAjU/s400/scan0005.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Len </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367353468827952642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho57ZkuCBNNgDUeSlqV3r2yY4F7A2qFmJvYwHhxaMtDYODnC8VmgjI3KoiJgruVos4tRHnMSngUJ_iaEgAS4F9MAgsHz3m5GLoqUcky0NI55KZuY0cltPzEEKNfPRrLh68YcUZ_zsRGnw/s320/2009-08-07-1621-59.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359257641025956930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh6bd-ePy2_apCIM9TYciA2zEmhKRwVhHzFWV26YYteO7LtC8wzXMSQPqy1F6JOtZ4a_99k6RfwGsZYsMkYcRwPBWpGvEkY0S7IrnUpAfNSWA_CVjeKaCjX92iihshg9cUjdRCuZUUyo/s320/2009-07-16-1926-20.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359257820421749378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TWLMO1fHE3exeFnG_j5tRs8XHEd_K5CURoiFUlw2hyUTUwH3SjbuxH3T4DdHqA7A6FYiVgmh8jKkAYLBX2QXjvWKwb2xBtmqzbUo4-ni_5cWqgSd5blZ-DIC-BWsVA_pSzvLqY0Y-CU/s320/2009-07-16-1928-07.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvZx0mKBHCMn3zjG5re3i6h5pwhgWf8aFkWbrRvAGygZ0IVT6CKsc_M5UBsqDPdb5mL0CQykWsie7dhrwMbsirEQsUqMYW4m2kc9oLrN5ENTxjA64EkKA3aNRsTgeDPToB_NhH2IbsRE/s1600-h/scan0008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357384086288012802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvZx0mKBHCMn3zjG5re3i6h5pwhgWf8aFkWbrRvAGygZ0IVT6CKsc_M5UBsqDPdb5mL0CQykWsie7dhrwMbsirEQsUqMYW4m2kc9oLrN5ENTxjA64EkKA3aNRsTgeDPToB_NhH2IbsRE/s400/scan0008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357424881965976370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0T1hxDbiO49hIt5Dc4AyLGoO9j05nqk8B0g9zm76F9_KESgEnVmAVnp4BBloCZNLLdTVZepnftgdoTRHH8-FLg5wDGMxz1XTy3uOj4Awv101MUCpvET7sRe5pY-sdVmeFV82GOu4hJj8/s400/scan0004.jpg" border="0" /> </p><br /><p align="center">BSA Bike / Carriers</p>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-86407034998989882522009-08-20T09:50:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:17:47.403-06:00On Board the Troop Transport From Canada to England<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358344262272173586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEJ4-KKqW7N_RCEwIOzsPy3IfZDcVhNw6ppj60EDMUTlkhcQTcfs2P5Ty8zmITIRKT5ICdQigvT2UWyfdXli-S4BJU1oOBV9u3fNSSRng7pdgGBPLwzu0m7P3zoMY0zog7Zau85zKrJc/s400/scan0011.jpg" border="0" /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Relaxing</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY4KrjgIlD0mP8K3RLduLIyyc8fZOEs9-PgvFDHEzuRPAy1uj52SSaHkKVFsVzv3NMGRekp58EzRAu0-71HFZJIWbUL0ODWXDKPToeA23amoy9t942wyND7mLb0larPRVUtY7bRBBsQQ/s1600-h/scan0007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358344148310480418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 271px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY4KrjgIlD0mP8K3RLduLIyyc8fZOEs9-PgvFDHEzuRPAy1uj52SSaHkKVFsVzv3NMGRekp58EzRAu0-71HFZJIWbUL0ODWXDKPToeA23amoy9t942wyND7mLb0larPRVUtY7bRBBsQQ/s400/scan0007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Battle Gear<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTZAL-UljHi2W5idZi-aaVtUAart3-x9EitJl0qcU1gxdV-Wciat_dFTAurZsAw1I3T9SybMQgC_20ep3oC32jnSOdBJZuVPkmNGFO8owxGKttRM2Tbs_aBGNNitx8bhBjocmfNABBWk/s1600-h/scan0010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358344004670057154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTZAL-UljHi2W5idZi-aaVtUAart3-x9EitJl0qcU1gxdV-Wciat_dFTAurZsAw1I3T9SybMQgC_20ep3oC32jnSOdBJZuVPkmNGFO8owxGKttRM2Tbs_aBGNNitx8bhBjocmfNABBWk/s400/scan0010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-31987209494379657912009-08-19T09:44:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:42:45.828-06:00<div align="center">Cap Badge</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358342284072964514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl7g1rsgO18xyfz8pmjKMQI0F3o_Sv02iu5W3wYBKRzSntTBwI38G7pEMp89oMgT6rCzx-pEpglNERld3zMtn3wGpWMptvbxA0C3vOdDq_ro4sj2mE1qD1WwHG5-302e6MZmlC96B3uQ/s400/Black_Watch_slim%5B1%5D.png" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Black Watch Tartan</div><div align="center"></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-85371906509478930072009-08-18T22:12:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:12:52.814-06:00Order of Command<div align="center">21st Army Group<br /><br />2nd Canadian Infantry Division<br /><br />5th Infrantry Brigade </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3qlyCjj0Rm3oyJKcafbRn_LXMxd2kQ7reg2eLNMnGW9D-SfpFL6kHqxM9ZLzdjIluqDLlP3sXVShviXVc_amy6-HdEoonv5t8Dj2JiPxOOE0boDMQlvQoxPMQobW_GdqfZe0ZvStbGk/s1600-h/180px-2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_formation_sign%5B1%5D.png"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3qlyCjj0Rm3oyJKcafbRn_LXMxd2kQ7reg2eLNMnGW9D-SfpFL6kHqxM9ZLzdjIluqDLlP3sXVShviXVc_amy6-HdEoonv5t8Dj2JiPxOOE0boDMQlvQoxPMQobW_GdqfZe0ZvStbGk/s1600-h/180px-2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_formation_sign%5B1%5D.png"></a></p><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358503806001123010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 84px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 64px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_6dESm9W7NKW28Xlm2oEZFcvb3xMhMBAHtAtNrtK6EoMzDTie6bcMaeKBTTSafQW9AwWeudL20QgHQ37q90kn2lbLWVjDsG39Cly8-4SSHH64Edc4tCSIkoC8pgdyDcBOKe7i2bINuw/s200/180px-2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division_formation_sign%5B1%5D.png" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Formation sign used to identify vehicles of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division)<br /></span><br />Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada<br /><br />Oldest Canadian Regiment<br /><br />Sister Regiment- Calgary Highland Regiment<br /><br />B (Beer or Baker) Company<br /><br />Number 3 Mortar Platoon</div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-68105254658618833842009-08-17T21:10:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:56:44.637-06:00Rah! Rah!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MEg08KswOWzrvOE7JoLo9LN1hmMv7ml9WIP4-SqVtHtdykElzNu7SlzGPfnlppXEefzdscm8o2H7Byf3HxCQtJ1tK3YQQGU6MdQWK6uMDemHRX-7zVm2Vzxb0JNcoBSyHJZDCWu9vJU/s1600-h/SU_war-13%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363726749025781250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 329px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2MEg08KswOWzrvOE7JoLo9LN1hmMv7ml9WIP4-SqVtHtdykElzNu7SlzGPfnlppXEefzdscm8o2H7Byf3HxCQtJ1tK3YQQGU6MdQWK6uMDemHRX-7zVm2Vzxb0JNcoBSyHJZDCWu9vJU/s400/SU_war-13%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq-tba0PKb1u32PM2UetDrkYnE42XlRoPppvE8UKQe-swss7IsSjP9dx1ENg5bmtEpWjiESZabQFlVe0Omn66mm-GxXTxzUchTl5bSwDyyNf1mBx4eZp9NpVXXtCv6nRi1-dpRisMX3Y/s1600-h/images%5B7%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363714946270252610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 89px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbq-tba0PKb1u32PM2UetDrkYnE42XlRoPppvE8UKQe-swss7IsSjP9dx1ENg5bmtEpWjiESZabQFlVe0Omn66mm-GxXTxzUchTl5bSwDyyNf1mBx4eZp9NpVXXtCv6nRi1-dpRisMX3Y/s400/images%5B7%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBf1LB5cC7P6uT_dmMw1P4zYTYSYxHl1FYt52wnq1Y0frTpdDMCaHZY7b0ZMjUkPZxZjr0EKISXIRA9YLyOJ793Huw4Xx3jPXx2wWEd02b_TWyX9bsnFyYgQQ7Y-l1qGldXNQkLIiQg8/s1600-h/images%5B5%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363714833928929506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 124px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBf1LB5cC7P6uT_dmMw1P4zYTYSYxHl1FYt52wnq1Y0frTpdDMCaHZY7b0ZMjUkPZxZjr0EKISXIRA9YLyOJ793Huw4Xx3jPXx2wWEd02b_TWyX9bsnFyYgQQ7Y-l1qGldXNQkLIiQg8/s400/images%5B5%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363715369887058082" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 85px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJX5lhJ6-cVCY06CKhPp7d8iT5EsfF9fGBedJyutynKPofmgPvar74Nv2PaU9lNaT3Nd9yuLl1MPxSWZNNQjuR0MzZHm99ZRYMuAvpqdMA56oxH9ZL8wR8nXoTY1iAIZtNSg7XqPfBNg/s400/T19PCABYF5USCA9YZ98PCAHYN8ELCAUX7CWGCAJABG0GCA992EBOCAP21D08CAKLAHODCAQ4DGUBCAW04BWKCAU219SICAKNJ18ECAZTTH8BCAUPI0YMCAQRWVWCCA3IWF9QCA7QFKBXCA4FM1Q0CAFVHKP9.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363716167766186898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VMTWMLLJFnbjP76PZZiarJ46FVhzQzjtFHAJ3idVxLtVhta9KK_peYPE6FNm1DlNn5T0MPoDZdbQyOil2HHAU_5Ilv0G_hgLMoAbZgs4tQLXgV9LTJaZVfJS7FE3PagvkgS2UBZ6Ez4/s400/groesbeek_neth%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> Canadian War Cemetry in Holland</p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNWT5vtL-0tsRGq1-6MxRkp7Abu1uKfYvp8mztstMI-ymdXeZwM7DcI1Qi2cp5mhNfg3tlW2QRx2soOBsqmmBL7cluJAhyUDKeet1gwWG-iBM4X6wT4bb1Upt3xS16-UNUKiPUeP8TwM/s1600-h/SU_war-10%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363726627704259314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNWT5vtL-0tsRGq1-6MxRkp7Abu1uKfYvp8mztstMI-ymdXeZwM7DcI1Qi2cp5mhNfg3tlW2QRx2soOBsqmmBL7cluJAhyUDKeet1gwWG-iBM4X6wT4bb1Upt3xS16-UNUKiPUeP8TwM/s400/SU_war-10%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-38316471767327801232009-08-17T16:31:00.001-06:002009-08-22T20:28:48.774-06:00Embarkation & Disembarkation<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A copy of the orders:</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:85%;">1 St <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BN</span> THE BLACK WATCH <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">RHE</span> OF CANADA<br />Past 11 Orders issued by<br />Last Order Canadian Section <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">QHR</span> 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> Echelon NO 38<br />NO 37 21 ARMY GROUP 15 July 44<br />14 Jul 44<br /><br />1) Embarkation & Disembarkation<br />b) Embarked in the United Kingdom <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">wef</span> 4 JUL 44 disembarked I n France<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">wef</span> 7 JUL 44<br /><br />K46848 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Pte</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">RUNDVALL</span> L P<br /><br />(Along with hundreds of other soldiers.)<br /><br />( O R IRWIN) Lt.<br />For officer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">IC</span><br />Canadian Section GHQ 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">nd</span> Echelon<br />21 ARMY GROUP</span> </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363364647802325778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4R81uyp-MdfKP_KZBYV7tf-BZYnAkEKCyA7togvH9x_govy-m7N3uKizbLL9WovYvaskuxBn8DdzeJn0RjhnKiX8u9g0Cn2kiAv3i1yQRL5MWuf1ScKpvulukGLcYrGgNoGiUEfzuSk/s400/canada19%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left">The men of 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">nd</span> Division arrived in France in broad daylight after an uneventful crossing of the English Channel. The Black Watch War Diarist noted that the weather was warm and clear. “We passed,” he wrote, “alongside the battleship HMS Rodney which was shelling the enemy.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358449714292635298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaXNM0PEZw7mQwz3GBRqUikQIA2I-omnc56dAfQYrimL3VuYqBIxpYGT5FOyIpycvc-_2jBpzp5_csAwn4u95_Eo2NUsK5iUwSlHLa2wM2y9vSP4ZgF4xiLTtbKqYbpVGofNW0l_r2tk/s320/HMS_Rodney_D-Day%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">After disembarking and shedding their “Mae Wests” the battalion marched from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Courseulles</span> to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Vers</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">sur</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Mer</span> where Major <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Motzfeld</span> and the advance party had laid out the battalion position. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363364350243164642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuVKGVXz5SIAFDQJgBYOIkdS5UYmDuHDYZXbbZs-MwvhiiD3Pp8GWpIFXsAi4JV87l4fJOmdqtNUotjwPgP9jtDhPWcKSNJuUuE3cGa-dkmcuB3DOTulu-EB946bqC8X84UbvJEHQZbM/s400/canada9%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358451635510750258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 235px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 270px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTqqIyszL9P5gSfGV0izNs6_48DopxxjcXd92NOLC-vFS4SFtG9c5KV7erm7TulZVyd7L0CzNVkPY4mys-nc3u89eBGpWKpjZqPc_Zl2jdQA9gfepgkpW2nHrvPYXyeAx73Y8Ka9hyphenhyphenxs/s320/12337147433fziArW%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">On the afternoon of July 11, II Canadian Corps became operational. The commanding officers must have felt they were fully trained for there was little attempt to provide the men with realistic information on the nature of fighting.<br />On July 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">th</span> 5 Brigade moved to an assembly area on the western outskirts of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Caen</span>. It was time to go to war. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366649917415906578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6cbQcYT1AfFLAoH6jZaRA1Z3_ZPrJjtxG9Zorp9IYqE_TExB7feRTynyfnJt5J41F2Fwo5nRj5sQj8XPqSJH08IXqnzv83uP1OjN2FVuiX2SMYr3MuzZ1b5ZH-AP8_5VAApxb-wLtMA/s400/2div%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em>2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">nd</span> Canadian Infantry Division Patch</em></strong> </div><br /><div align="center">to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">differentiate</span> where they belong</div><br /><div align="left"><br /><br /><em>The Brigade-Terry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Copp</span> 1</em></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-44865401891069659842009-08-16T17:23:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:45:11.815-06:00The Battle Honours of the Black Watch Regiment<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVYzPI9IGjVQsHHdR5Cjiu_RorGOxAxX7-JRnUZg0tbIMjsWFnTg-wN-YBlStKOgApwnImZwOQN1pYPhyphenhyphenNvZS82swNpEgkfJyP-JkHOA6h0uO5RNi1TqMwNnVTlhpT9IakWip5dmlxHU/s1600-h/eurmap%5B1%5D.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358694910497456162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVYzPI9IGjVQsHHdR5Cjiu_RorGOxAxX7-JRnUZg0tbIMjsWFnTg-wN-YBlStKOgApwnImZwOQN1pYPhyphenhyphenNvZS82swNpEgkfJyP-JkHOA6h0uO5RNi1TqMwNnVTlhpT9IakWip5dmlxHU/s400/eurmap%5B1%5D.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><p align="left"><em><strong>BOURGEBUS RIDGE</strong></em> </p><br /><br /><p>Bourguebus Ridge (France) 18-23 Jul 44<br />Faubourg de Vaucelles (France) 18-19 Jul 44<br />Verrieres Ridge -Tilly-La-Campagne 25 Jul 44</p><br /><br /><p><br /><em><strong>FALAISE</strong></em> </p><br /><br /><div>Clair Tizon (France) 11-13 Aug 44<br />Forte de la Londe (France) 27-29 Aug 44<br />Falaise (France) 7-22 Aug 44<br />Dunkirk, 1944 (France) 8 - 15 Sep 44<br />Antwerp-Turnhout Canal (Belgium) 24 - 29 Sep 44<br /><br /><strong><em>THE SCHELDT</em></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div>South Beveland (Belgium) 24 - 31 Oct 44<br />The Hochwald (Netherlands) 26 Feb - 4 Mar 45<br />The Scheldt (Netherlands) 1 Oct - 8 Nov 44<br />Woensdrecht (Netherlands) 1 Oct - 8 Nov 44<br />Walcheren Causeway (Netherlands) 31 Oct - 4 Nov 44<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368177290600824914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gTqYmWaLM-NwWfM0w3vxkYaLTteiJC4TyT3RgFfGND3efsH1TujqLrue0rQXGx31dcJRnI6jdB3_6OVI6y4UrYcg88Z3UHA4tYxnKAVSYfcBqFMRRgoUOaCq49nnVayEckRnbwgxRbc/s400/2009-08-09-2146-38.jpg" border="0" /><br /><strong><em>THE RHINELAND</em></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div>The Rhineland (Germany) 8 Feb - 10 Mar 45<br />Xanten (Germany) 8 - 9 Mar 45<br /><br /><strong><em>THE RHINE</em></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div>The Rhine (Germany) 23 Mar - 1 Apr 45<br />Groningen (Netherlands) 13-16 Apr 45<br />Oldenburg (Germany) 27 Apr - 5 May 45<br /><br /><strong><em>NORTH-WEST EUROPE</em></strong><br /></div><br /><br /><div>North-West Europe 6 Jun 44 - 5 May 45</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363365213804418482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRu4xoWOrk8BfILOsClZOd4mnKiLl9K0KwOtbDmPZBJPWYLrCYZFt73AfXGBxlnxrJ3L_drvoQweVG22lcydUrgiyMNg38Z2VjZgTXjkf8mSF0jvHlz_yKPg_YssJfXBM0jsfYyI41K_w/s400/canada1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-29225392805533644252009-08-15T08:36:00.001-06:002009-08-22T20:23:56.250-06:00The Price of Freedom in Caen<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358695930899652850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiAbt3v9ANxwoZpu7DU5SZp_PI3Yxwt4qpB9mvocT3GS2rrwvYQTUs2V5w_j0Kyr1lV-KOXK6CUDGWeUUZxjOkTltggtDc9XKFop25AsHxYI4hKL6ZehPaC-R8FsbmTB0Fd6IwAiPy_4/s400/ogilvieinset2%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZyHKeXQ6TB0908hboKNbPAn-kgfDFaMWKHJfP5j4-_rVyXAfdxkxQ-LN7c3T44yZHgI3W8ViteGwxosnm2JIm4fuE1Bc4sDfymleli57ejfqFSfvrNqxIfgNwkqTERjVzLgStuMQFw/s1600-h/thumbnailerCANT6S4G.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363711694289496434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWZyHKeXQ6TB0908hboKNbPAn-kgfDFaMWKHJfP5j4-_rVyXAfdxkxQ-LN7c3T44yZHgI3W8ViteGwxosnm2JIm4fuE1Bc4sDfymleli57ejfqFSfvrNqxIfgNwkqTERjVzLgStuMQFw/s400/thumbnailerCANT6S4G.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYK1ADwA2-qhYbm_MVru6M2TKfLEBbXcjzvFB3ixvYgg5Wpy0by5EjugMEaRh5Q7-L3ilwSlvisw4Weh6uud5ydvYvdicIv2j7yWUCUAdk7-7yUHu19hPpGSbUNwKpRGy942raTcHfxo/s1600-h/thumbnailer%5B9%5D.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363711556515273874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYK1ADwA2-qhYbm_MVru6M2TKfLEBbXcjzvFB3ixvYgg5Wpy0by5EjugMEaRh5Q7-L3ilwSlvisw4Weh6uud5ydvYvdicIv2j7yWUCUAdk7-7yUHu19hPpGSbUNwKpRGy942raTcHfxo/s400/thumbnailer%5B9%5D.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Aan653FYL9PGUqoyGDtzQ5PsuGGnddsKss3wRdScRm_YIOheJ6Q0WXvHoF5MSs7AQOQ1V6S5Kcd1vbSubGsz8yrCxKLU2SZ8gonWTE1jAy37fX64vFgQYmqtdvSC0iRYQVXV1sjo1sM/s1600-h/canada5%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363363718420282482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 382px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Aan653FYL9PGUqoyGDtzQ5PsuGGnddsKss3wRdScRm_YIOheJ6Q0WXvHoF5MSs7AQOQ1V6S5Kcd1vbSubGsz8yrCxKLU2SZ8gonWTE1jAy37fX64vFgQYmqtdvSC0iRYQVXV1sjo1sM/s400/canada5%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-38990524342223319572009-08-13T08:39:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:46:13.795-06:00Universal Carrier<em>L P Rundvall was the Driver/Mechanic/Mortar man of the Universal Carrier</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo6l8oQdi66mcCu2RvxkpLNBp_gQJ4tTnU1eI6QCp2NOcXiySAIreZsBzWZ7rtlXP3WPcEcm5tZdqwqj3dU5SUALa9cKWMwHHL-W0-1F62sqTPwb4y58PCMI0bGC1lc39ZdKR03Ux2WQ/s1600-h/scan0006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358696779927958594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo6l8oQdi66mcCu2RvxkpLNBp_gQJ4tTnU1eI6QCp2NOcXiySAIreZsBzWZ7rtlXP3WPcEcm5tZdqwqj3dU5SUALa9cKWMwHHL-W0-1F62sqTPwb4y58PCMI0bGC1lc39ZdKR03Ux2WQ/s400/scan0006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtkma-NyNhHfLWr3WPzOCORfEwa-jnnG7dQUm11DSy-CbihmB7IIjFx_OPL0CyiXhakAbqsy6H1-ChV3x4OS0nmEdB34peSySlxgNdsseLEUeraMmYjeGdOFLeXIAB1k8y3znwdnSduA/s1600-h/c%5B1%5D.jpg"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366663173558376610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 223px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnhGjJ70ZX-YciYUNyTxBg8ZWyjdE5FBocW10trlV-3fuAmGezVUBrNFR9upGGDSrC6Va7QeFQG0GSQwFEIK5-m2TpqDz0qQ95KfJ1UzkgpFou1vvBIG2IYtO7Y-bwWeaYdh6ZDKZUmg/s320/mt_drivers%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>The vehicle is widely known as a "Bren Gun Carrier". The Universal Carrier (of which there were several types) was lightly armoured, which made it proof against small arms fire, though the armour was not proof against close-range MG fire. The open roof was also not proof against mortar or shellfire. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363509864292439474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc52nHWG3gyFQBEas-T4ZMbSuqHy0RHUFsk1f8j0_ZmdQ72L6Uf0cQTHby4us-lZAookxmd0IH6PccEXCNosHdnjfvWLU7RcNH_S2uOiLZKVdabDCfnxDTnks3Q5cqQfs7wINkuPITnU8/s400/a153423-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br />The carrier had an 85 horsepower engine that could drive the vehicle 30 miles per hour. The carrier was small, being just over 5 feet tall, almost 7 feet wide, and between 12 and 13 feet long. The Carrier was very maneuverable.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtkma-NyNhHfLWr3WPzOCORfEwa-jnnG7dQUm11DSy-CbihmB7IIjFx_OPL0CyiXhakAbqsy6H1-ChV3x4OS0nmEdB34peSySlxgNdsseLEUeraMmYjeGdOFLeXIAB1k8y3znwdnSduA/s1600-h/c%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358696887451822290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtkma-NyNhHfLWr3WPzOCORfEwa-jnnG7dQUm11DSy-CbihmB7IIjFx_OPL0CyiXhakAbqsy6H1-ChV3x4OS0nmEdB34peSySlxgNdsseLEUeraMmYjeGdOFLeXIAB1k8y3znwdnSduA/s400/c%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-6642158806594574092009-08-12T16:34:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:46:53.701-06:00The Mortar Platoon<div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBs4E_Ud9p_xTtQ25uC4eN2VXpA6lwuvOJWZlCYSO1nWkhvTiAlSOxx_QESCxAok7WIe8qsew6nJQaKReMap2Ae5w1pgIWoAtrhI03mzaRqA9ctbwiOUiX3vI2kNMQF-tX9ilIagv0sk/s1600-h/PA-137661.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358882391598573730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBs4E_Ud9p_xTtQ25uC4eN2VXpA6lwuvOJWZlCYSO1nWkhvTiAlSOxx_QESCxAok7WIe8qsew6nJQaKReMap2Ae5w1pgIWoAtrhI03mzaRqA9ctbwiOUiX3vI2kNMQF-tX9ilIagv0sk/s400/PA-137661.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Canada. Dept. of National Defense collection Library and Archives Canada </strong></span></em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong>Michael M. Dean, Photographer<br />Black Watch ‘B’ Company Mortar crew firing at target<br />L. to R. Privates Al Keep, Bill Dart and Len Rundvall.<br />Groesbeek Netherlands. Feb 3 1945</strong></span><br /></div></em><br />Each infantry battalion in the Canadian Army in World War Two had its own artillery to draw on; by 1944 six 3-inch mortars made up the Number Three Platoon of the battalion. The mortar had certain advantages over conventional artillery; it was small and easily transported (usually by Carrier but it could be man packed in an emergency), it did not give off a visible muzzle flash when it fired, and as it belonged directly to the battalion it was always on call.<br />Communications gear might include a Telephone Set D Mk. V and/or a No. 18 wireless set, as well as two No. 38 wireless sets (small, man-portable radios). </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363509109213171170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QFX12Q2JrcHn-3vDzoVfgUTRlMASDFJfmWVLscps0xcZVgeiXq7BOEOArdlwONKRxMTQxtuaBgg5IMU7bSMyW4L4rJgqChawc1rrVGwQqOka9ONcz4nWTZl3nTXxh1MQyLF0uOfzh_s/s400/a179621-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br />The weapon was fired indirectly, and as such, was only good against infantry or other "soft" targets. It was also an effective weapon for laying smoke or firing illumination rounds at night. Mortar bombs exploding in woods could also be a nightmare for enemy infantry, as the trees themselves would be converted into deadly fragments which would rain straight down into enemy entrenchments.<br />The mortar was a rather "stealthy" weapon in that it could be dug in underground, making it invisible to enemy troops. Also, the mortar bomb made no noise while in flight, giving no warning to enemy troops, as was sometimes the case with artillery shells. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363508988819940434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmSrbHs-1t38ZxIDEYRDTRPYddhnX6AUxdDPULYq2KM4zUXFsteQoPxJ9DZxwxxGMKwFqtx_3rtim8kBo1MoTGh_uKQqkKFzNOZpOhdVmiU8E6R55P445UehP8RJaHz-wK_UkXHDJtyc/s400/a161317-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><br />The standard 3-inch mortar bomb (measuring 76mm by the metric scale) would not penetrate heavy enemy fortifications, nor was the mortar platoon a real substitute for having gun and howitzer support both on the attack and the defense. The Canadian infantry battalion also equipped each rifle platoon with a 2-in (51 mm) mortar which was effective against infantry and for laying smoke. Each infantry division also had 4.2 inch mortars included in the arsenal of the divisional machine gun battalion.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><em>The following pictures of Leonard’s Company B were taken by Lieut. Michael M. Dean,late winter 1945 in Holland.<br /><br />Personnel of "B" Company, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, in their dugout, Germany, 3 February 1945.</em></strong><br /></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358832154417931666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2sgRBb-Ns9Uh30JXBVjw2ZAqJAGQYXcn_S9plcV3n94uMOePREW5JPiC5EcYAY3_Ti8vR-UAgSJue3htJA3oDg1YppwtvQSOKb7X1PNzUXl0hJ_UP4QUQ4Q-LEAM1ysnt8S4mRNlDCI/s400/a152010-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Infantrymen of the Black Watch digging trenches, Holten, Netherlands 7 April 1945.</span><br /><br /></strong></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pfzLtKlmD9eLMDL9x8zQdpAhIDiTvtF0KMZKGq-1r5RS2VlYjFwzt3qk7QXiP2MCwzkK3HyJFH846ppFu-AoeYqTL6O9mbedXnK_HpVXhswZoebWiyv0qiKcAhTs4ENUxbH3vPl-fBc/s1600-h/a133166-v6%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358829717159306226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pfzLtKlmD9eLMDL9x8zQdpAhIDiTvtF0KMZKGq-1r5RS2VlYjFwzt3qk7QXiP2MCwzkK3HyJFH846ppFu-AoeYqTL6O9mbedXnK_HpVXhswZoebWiyv0qiKcAhTs4ENUxbH3vPl-fBc/s400/a133166-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Personnel of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in slit trenches.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhCsVbT44FLMtydjltGYjuuce6OupdXo-Kvc0VTHovWl4-WHq7rJQaZKYggAOloFKitv2MIA0mkttWtztwYmKdnQQM6QYPvxAjOwcG09Wc4HHTcnHj4rQOdbfirbvxfQV4Jux_mDRo0/s1600-h/a133168%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358830020966742594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXhCsVbT44FLMtydjltGYjuuce6OupdXo-Kvc0VTHovWl4-WHq7rJQaZKYggAOloFKitv2MIA0mkttWtztwYmKdnQQM6QYPvxAjOwcG09Wc4HHTcnHj4rQOdbfirbvxfQV4Jux_mDRo0/s400/a133168%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></strong></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYTHiIpTE8NBkK8W1RXxGpbBvqlbNRRAnxBucAvtJiwF07SrJSqDQCe3Tc1XffYDgBLHdrThaXayU3NshChwnxTSZmMHUbIzXEgATw47bd4Irb20cBW8DiWfqZUChhlFFkkt9pu3-PKM/s1600-h/a137663-v6%5B1%5D.jpg"></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358830306144687698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 382px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYTHiIpTE8NBkK8W1RXxGpbBvqlbNRRAnxBucAvtJiwF07SrJSqDQCe3Tc1XffYDgBLHdrThaXayU3NshChwnxTSZmMHUbIzXEgATw47bd4Irb20cBW8DiWfqZUChhlFFkkt9pu3-PKM/s400/a137663-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /><em><strong><span style="font-size:78%;">Privates Oscar Meadows and Lloyd Holmes of "B" Company, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, outside their dugout, Groesbeek, Netherlands, 3 February 1945.</span><br /><br /></strong></em><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358830528280142754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-0-xLxqRmqwccNPYDvahhFjm_KyK641aYg0RIz0Elqxtqh-suBPKE1ksnOoKkvLDM0ByAs8YTyON1wAM2IKXNy1hyphenhyphen8_o885sUrdxSPtMqSI0vW8gW7bV0ycTeVsO5WsyE1_imyc4icY/s400/a183983-v6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Infantrymen of "B" Company, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, firing a three-inch mortar, Groesbeek, Netherlands, 3 February 1945</span></em></strong></p></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-82366681823378928402009-08-11T22:38:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:57:26.510-06:00Taking a Break<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDer5JYNWpEsAvSPdEPfw1ouQyDyEu9AvoPqzKJoyE2idpqetL16ZHByVrSVipLDGYaaGBoQFahbc7aC5R64xgfprEOtxPNo3GbrzpgcHHpCzUT-ToR-bNwl2tk7DvL7Ba5FMnLPfz6uo/s1600-h/canada6%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363365764141883314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDer5JYNWpEsAvSPdEPfw1ouQyDyEu9AvoPqzKJoyE2idpqetL16ZHByVrSVipLDGYaaGBoQFahbc7aC5R64xgfprEOtxPNo3GbrzpgcHHpCzUT-ToR-bNwl2tk7DvL7Ba5FMnLPfz6uo/s400/canada6%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-54274826805261586602009-08-11T18:57:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:01:49.199-06:00Canadian War Production<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYeEZavlC3owVSt0akcXfdGx8jOtuMCWY1YZsZ-eLV7T7MgikuYh-wItIVzIj5HoTjtmyn8rSx5VIa64aZzXNY9FRBuqswqH4M-jq7X_quszjayC_ggSrUjXEn5xLRCbJhXt0lH2EWok/s1600-h/mapleleafdecal%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366648622841392450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYeEZavlC3owVSt0akcXfdGx8jOtuMCWY1YZsZ-eLV7T7MgikuYh-wItIVzIj5HoTjtmyn8rSx5VIa64aZzXNY9FRBuqswqH4M-jq7X_quszjayC_ggSrUjXEn5xLRCbJhXt0lH2EWok/s400/mapleleafdecal%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><br />This unique logo was a widely-produced decal printed during WW2 to identify Canadian-made war production. It was on weapons, vehicles, ammunition boxes and all manner of hard kit. It is printed in English, Russian and Chinese, to represent three of the main recipients of our equipment. No self-respecting Long Branch Browning Hi-Power or Bren is complete without one!<br />Canadian peace-time industries adapted amazingly well to war production once retooling was completed.</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366851185939808418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRehGn7FvToxA9zwXRS4OIi_rEB99Rz03goPr7uoBcLzHWWVA32sGNdviRoyL1Lnktk1zIEm35YEpjY05sAylJ67uDKJfoZqAZXVqjhR0ol8rxVoiHFjgAWefEiCGvrhaXHzNwhc2G2E/s400/ford_ad1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" />Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-2969184570349159842009-08-11T07:30:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:47:30.167-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLj91X_mDI3ALmoFZNy7rBPZSj6kDlyCULNloWjeu3HxVhkhx9KRE74E-qPs5Wc-CHgERF5-9Xgzq7PKnl-RXCJCgz-POMdKzTuPPAdjKeMDKnYl6TwnNxxRDZUJJv2ATrhH3mfa9cJQ/s1600-h/thumbnailerCAGY5E3P.png"></a><br /><div align="center">Downed German Fighter</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360536124844035346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCT6djaduRgRH9jsRCmWPv4TR9VXR57ABEO_TWkK4LaT8epzxX1hWeIIlKKLW6A5mdIwbXGFe7P0JS3gKE-IUe5k_A0e-PDosHDPyYLxneju4k-f0PH0Hf0dU0EzIxrR3TBjqd0Np9cs/s400/2009-07-17-0656-42_edited.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">B Company</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360535243372486402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTcG5rBw2V_now-Kyin6Ox5_bexVzBSBQIllSYRpvI3qsmjP7N0iCex03mtKe0WIq79QTstekqOEHaNDOpFRATwRJ9ndDIB6MoouylhzuZn9iJpfkL_8SG2GY2q2y1CReu71LmeuFHvw/s400/2009-07-17-0658-05_edited.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Destuction of War</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360534859360124594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tUFNL5qn_GK8rI_mgMTp_4-EqX0xhWJE6VTQFQffTsUD52cicDCIik28_JWygJiVd8LeFqYXaUOYuryPLYWtNvpWuVJdHJm5zeBUTH-tfK8esL66nV2_2cKBE1qjbw61PSmsXBagSXw/s400/2009-07-17-0700-03_edited.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Pictures below from a captured German soldier. </div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360534386057265282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVAKzys8XTccwmRev45V47cgEFHmcsxSlSOzOIbQoRc3KjOUy5UM0avoQYDqC8VCJCRUBG4XI1CzG5LZsMou4YjIU-DnbyqySmQiLXDT9SBkivVdImDRWZlfXFmXfDIaMXfUXah21IJI/s400/2009-07-17-0707-23_edited.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center">Canadian Hawker Typhoon Fighter-Bomber</div><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361866451399584754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTocD8EhaHnnYEhRSwrWaZu5KpTGAupUnjyT4BZgR0uDIDEBjSNAkE0eBdop6MHkMWeP1_HMbqo53c7BqWHLAEkMjNMgRwSMAQJvgl6MRD6lJ-7moFop_DjLSm7_mO1W2DnQRYe2DIgqE/s400/2009-07-17-0703-02.jpg" border="0" />Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-11691444714901202512009-08-08T14:29:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:55:11.844-06:00Into The Fire<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h6p2kKpckukIA92s3GaLie7JQir43T2_3nqIHycPX0POV0KPI0vhIy1iNdjyN7DB4B90K_1x09NzS4MBNZlhXwbrWAHKhOO5o-qhaKXqi7v_l5-pAF4C_zBxjxFjES2WwxV1waCDfLQ/s1600-h/thumbnailerCAGY5E3P.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366950753016515954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 123px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h6p2kKpckukIA92s3GaLie7JQir43T2_3nqIHycPX0POV0KPI0vhIy1iNdjyN7DB4B90K_1x09NzS4MBNZlhXwbrWAHKhOO5o-qhaKXqi7v_l5-pAF4C_zBxjxFjES2WwxV1waCDfLQ/s400/thumbnailerCAGY5E3P.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-42399988717788487612009-08-06T14:22:00.001-06:002009-08-22T20:30:28.654-06:00Some War Cartoons<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bwrowv9Ig0MQjWXo5LizRsi6_FlOMS1_YLN18d4Ro__LtGUNI3qxM-n8k-YtUB4uE0-EG2XKuNWudWmj8-McVsaxhfdOuYzz96xtrjKzgPDz40bMA0Jan67rZKvfTJOfImUGq_qRVCw/s1600-h/image%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368927678125957218" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 372px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-4eDe647N4p1m0d6r8wq9U7Ny2lFxtJPfbViq-R__C2RSBv-2vfYQvJ6IDPS6hyphenhyphenLc7rZm7N7_-OKNVyAge8PKkBDeL2boMlPBnRCgMjWRfBvGOZC7WW0DBT9EL0qPUU6QHeQSL1csoo/s400/a137919%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-28492004453364305182009-08-03T01:03:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:51:42.089-06:00Important Dates in WW11<div>1944<br /><br />June 6th - Operation Neptune/Overlord - Allied invasion of Normandy. June 27th - US Army captures Cherbourg.<br />July 3rd - Soviets re-capture Minsk.<br />July 7th - Japanese defeat on Saipan.<br />July 9th - Allies capture Caen.<br />July 20th - German assassination attempt on Hitler fails.<br />July 21st - US landings on Guam.<br />July 25th - Beginning of Operation Cobra - Allied breakout from Normandy.<br />July 28th - Soviets take Brest-Litovsk.<br />August 4th - Allies liberate Florence.<br />August 15th - Operation Anvil - Allied landings in South of France.<br />August 25th - Allies liberate Paris.<br />August 28th - Liberation of Marseilles/Toulon.<br />August 30th - Germans abandon Bulgaria.<br />August 31st - Soviets capture Bucharest.<br />September 2nd - Pisa liberated.<br />September 3rd - Antwerp/Brussels liberated.<br />September 5th - Soviets declare war on Bulgaria.<br />September 12th - Le Havre liberated.<br />September 17th - Operation Market Garden - failed airborne assault in Holland. September 22nd - Boulogne liberated.<br />September 26th - Estonia occupied by Soviets.<br />September 28th - Liberation of Calais.<br />October 1st - Soviets enter Yugoslavia.<br />October 4th - Allies land in Greece.<br />October 14th - Athens liberated.<br />October 20th - Liberation of Belgrade.<br />October 21st - Allies capture Aachen.<br />October 23rd - Soviets enter East Prussia.<br />November 4th - Surrender of Axis forces in Greece.<br />November 24th - French capture Strasbourg.<br />December 16th - German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins.<br />December 26th - US troops hold Bastogne - Ardennes offensive stalls.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368526510713797666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4yuvTd1YGGeoTYQ-pcVC2LCluzt2wTj4CjRytKlNSVUxK415UpOkZSuqbOVw3deT_HruSeU8nxi64mVTaVtLsY0UaEjKqSx7gcZJUBEs_ePjQsvMhY1pGmA7VRyhpAx2TEbMVIDYkpA/s400/2009-08-10-2010-42_edited.jpg" border="0" /><br />1945<br /><br />January 1st - Germans withdraw from Ardennes.<br />January 16th - German Ardennes "Bulge" eliminated.<br />January 17th - Soviets capture Warsaw.<br />January 26th - Japanese retreat to Chinese coast.<br />January 26th - Soviets liberate Auschwitz.<br />February 2nd - Trier captured by Allies.<br />February 4th - Manila falls to Allies.<br />February 17th - Koblenz falls to Allies.<br />February 19th - Japanese evacuate Mandalay.<br />February 19th - US landings on Iwo Jima.<br />February 20th - Saarbrucken captured by Allies.<br />February 23rd - Poznan falls to Soviets.<br />February 20th - Danzig captured by Soviets.<br />April 1st - US invades Okinawa.<br />April 10th - Hanover falls to Allies.<br />April 11th - Soviets and Yugoslavs sign treaty.<br />April 12th - US President Roosevelt dies - Truman becomes President.<br />April 13th - Soviets capture Vienna.<br />April 15th - Allies capture Arnhem.<br />April 23rd - Soviets enter Berlin.<br />April 20th - Nuremburg falls to Allies.<br />April 28th - Mussolini captured by partisans and executed.<br />April 30th - Hitler commits suicide.<br />May 2nd - German forces in Italy surrender.<br />May 4th - German forces in Holland, Denmark and N W Germany surrender.<br />May 5th - Ceasefire on Western Front.<br />May 7th - German unconditional surrender.<br />May 8th - VE Day declared.<br />May 9th - Soviets occupy Prague.<br />May 9th - Liberation of Channel Islands.<br />June 10th - Australians invade Borneo.<br />June 22nd - US forces capture Okinawa.<br />August 6th - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.<br />August 8th - Soviets declare war on Japan.<br />August 9th - Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki.<br />August 14th - Japanese surrender.<br />August 15th - VJ Day declared.<br />September 5th - British land in Singapore.<br />September 7th - Japanese surrender Shanghai.<br />September 9th - Surrender of remaining Japanese forces in China. September 13th - Japanese surrender in Burma.<br />September 16th - Japanese surrender in Hong Kong.</div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-22884430319694696572009-08-02T21:55:00.000-06:002009-08-22T19:52:15.267-06:00Black Watch History and Facts<div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdzCo6_qGCR_hs7RTJ0XZdVybEiCEXe3cH3RXJUvIr6smxq8g0m6Od19AhOMPKL87TrgSbHnD3xr5SNYRZDdJSMHpi17csPiK6nMeTQhaS_35lNJqlfm2I0cEViBi0r9TtNi-XMuG5WE/s1600-h/officialbw_fp%5B1%5D.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365957331921776002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdzCo6_qGCR_hs7RTJ0XZdVybEiCEXe3cH3RXJUvIr6smxq8g0m6Od19AhOMPKL87TrgSbHnD3xr5SNYRZDdJSMHpi17csPiK6nMeTQhaS_35lNJqlfm2I0cEViBi0r9TtNi-XMuG5WE/s320/officialbw_fp%5B1%5D.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="left">The Black Watch Badge is made up of the following:<br />The Star of the Scottish Order of the Thistle. The star of the Order consists of silver St Andrew's saltire, with clusters of rays between the arms thereof. On the Star, a thistle wreath. Within the wreath there is an oval inscribed with "Nemo Me Impune Lacessit" (or Lacesset) (No One Provokes Me with Impunity), which is surmounted by a crown. Also within the oval stands St. Andrew holding a cross. The <a title="Patron saint" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint">patron saint</a> of the Order of the Thistle is <a title="Saint Andrew" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Andrew">St Andrew</a>.<br />Across the top of the wreath the scrolls are inscribed with "The Royal Highlanders". At the bottom on either side of the sphinx the scrolls are inscribed with "Black Watch".<br /><br />The Black Watch was raised in a unique way. In the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion companies of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from loyal clans, Campbells, Grants, Frasers, Munros.<br />Six companies were formed from 1725 and stationed in small detachments across the Highlands to prevent fighting between the clans, deter raiding and assist in enforcing the laws against the carrying of weapons.<br />In 1739 King George II authorized the raising of four additional companies and these all to be formed into a Regiment of the Line of the regular army with the Earl of Crawford as the Colonel. The men were to be “natives of that country and none other to be taken". The first muster of the new Regiment took place near Aberfeldy the following year and is commemorated by a monument in the form of a soldier dressed in the uniform of those days.<br />The original uniform was a twelve yard long plaid of the dark tartan which is now so well known as The Black Watch tartan. This was fastened around the body with a leather belt. The jacket and waistcoat were scarlet with buff facings and white lace and a blue bonnet was worn. The men were armed with a musket and bayonet, a broadsword and generally also a pistol and dirk (long dagger).<br /><br />The title “The Black Watch” was derived from the dark colour of the tartan and the original role of the Regiment to “watch” the Highlands. The name has remained and is now incorporated in the official name of the Regiment.<br />In the British Army (as well as Commonwealth armies), <strong>Cap Badges</strong> are extremely important, with each regiment and corps having its own. In some regiments, officers and other ranks have different cap badges. When a soldier is assigned to a regiment or corps, it is known as being capbadged to that organization.<br />Additional items that reflect a regiment's historical accomplishments, such as backing cloth and hackles, may be worn behind the cap badge. In Scottish regiments, for instance, it is a tradition for soldiers to wear their cap badges on a small square piece of their regimental tartans.<br /><br />Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), only the pipers and drummers wear the regimental cap badge with their glengarries and feather bonnet, while the rest of the regiment wears the red hackle with their blue balmoral and tam o'shanter.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365958580758038210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 100px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 108px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRR8B0E9tmhcbQb4Vq45aNpJFl2puwLFrPWaasEOh-R4Jf0nEu1KzUpyshyarJxWG_FirGdodko26i8hlfrMMKETppexHPUMsJ2bP2uHc-mCFGPyuQDNTI6fxOQLlKJQGqpyKDlKhJxeY/s320/red_hackle_small%5B1%5D.gif" border="0" /><br /><strong>Canadian Black Watch</strong><br /><a title="Canada" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada">Canada</a> from 1862 has its own Black Watch, being raised as the 5th Battalion of the Canadian Militia, being renamed by 1914 as the 5th Regiment (Royal Highlanders of Canada). It adopted its current title, <a title="The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada">The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada</a>, prior to the Second World War, in which it served in the <a title="2nd Canadian Infantry Division" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division">2nd Canadian Infantry Division</a> from mobilization in 1939 to 1945. Two battalions of the Black Watch (RHR) of Canada also served in Canada, one in the Regular Army, the other as a Reserve unit. For brief time between 1953 and 1970, the Regiment had two battalions on the order of battle of the Regular Force, with a battalion in the Militia. The Regiment reverted to a one-battalion Militia unit in 1972 and remains in that status today. As the senior Highland regiment in Canada they were associated with the <a title="Black Watch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch">Black Watch</a> of the <a title="British Army" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army">British Army</a>, eventually taking the same name and later the red <a title="Hackle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackle">hackle</a> that all Black Watch soldiers wear on their headdress.Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-45748452290891121222009-07-23T20:37:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:15:36.514-06:00JUST A COMMON SOLDIER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RCHeApqXe7IwUNTjuMUNpLSPXlVHfJahm44655W_RzfWQQrS76-jvP1KStd3o6Ar-3CJeRTzQB-J7S8At04VF5y0UlWL7nNixKhkuMVrXJZLXm2bQ52snN1HiCt9NmMdDt6HQariSfk/s1600-h/2009-08-07-1620-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367353114112625298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6RCHeApqXe7IwUNTjuMUNpLSPXlVHfJahm44655W_RzfWQQrS76-jvP1KStd3o6Ar-3CJeRTzQB-J7S8At04VF5y0UlWL7nNixKhkuMVrXJZLXm2bQ52snN1HiCt9NmMdDt6HQariSfk/s320/2009-08-07-1620-12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify">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 had fought in and the deeds that he had done. In exploits with his buddies, they were heroes everyone.And tho' sometimes to his neighbours, his tales became a joke,All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.<br />But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away. And the world's a little poorer for a soldier died today.He will not be mourned by many. Just his children and his wife, For he lived an ordinary quiet and uneventful life. Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way, And the world won't note his passing tho' a soldier died today.<br />When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state. While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great. Papers tell their life stories, from the time they were young,But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land,A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?<br />Or the ordinary fellow who in time of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country and offers up his life? A politician's stipend and style in which he lives. Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives,While the ordinary soldier, who offers up his all, Is paid off with a medal, and perhaps a pension small.<br />It's so easy to forget them, for it was so long ago. That the Old Bill of our country went to battle, but we know,It was 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 want a politician with his shifting stand?<br />Or would you prefer a soldier who has sworn to defend. His home, his kin and country and would fight until the end? He was but a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin. But his presence should remind us we may need his like again. For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldiers part. Is to clean up the troubles that the politicians start.<br />If we can not do him honour while he's here to hear the praise. Then at least let's give homage at the ending of his days, Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say: "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, FOR A SOLDIER DIED TODAY"</div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">A.Lawrence Vaincourt.</span></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-110552632199294761.post-24095082280384452742009-07-20T14:54:00.000-06:002009-08-22T20:10:59.584-06:00Victory and Siteseeing in Paris 1945<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQmekQC6nM_dlTQ8QspwLJrWpiXn1JyoQuexml8VBbwefVfUaxVzhDFdOXqkcj6AxIDz2JiHqsdxQAxRDvv9dHTEXpCjK_nljJrqVVgxxQv0yg9g2vGYf8N1FAvvv8hqVoPoyEzkRchQ/s1600-h/2009-07-17-0701-55_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366957438301831026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQmekQC6nM_dlTQ8QspwLJrWpiXn1JyoQuexml8VBbwefVfUaxVzhDFdOXqkcj6AxIDz2JiHqsdxQAxRDvv9dHTEXpCjK_nljJrqVVgxxQv0yg9g2vGYf8N1FAvvv8hqVoPoyEzkRchQ/s400/2009-07-17-0701-55_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyl2A0vUvfvu80M_4upO0Ian_Yf8oiBnd50kvKQbma_HjjQ0WkS4KsF1McZe55srT9zMqXpCO9gQLpEtFblSsKZ2-Xu9db4xsGiYA6i-RrY6tD5SDQilY_U_wb6Wdm1_3EPd6Jrwgoe8/s1600-h/2009-07-17-0705-37_edited.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366957332265084082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyl2A0vUvfvu80M_4upO0Ian_Yf8oiBnd50kvKQbma_HjjQ0WkS4KsF1McZe55srT9zMqXpCO9gQLpEtFblSsKZ2-Xu9db4xsGiYA6i-RrY6tD5SDQilY_U_wb6Wdm1_3EPd6Jrwgoe8/s400/2009-07-17-0705-37_edited.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Darrell Rundvallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06300731714392175721noreply@blogger.com0