tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post9154020278701216412..comments2024-03-28T23:24:22.359-07:00Comments on Lone Star Parson: Go to The Drill HallLSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-64237920282249777652016-01-09T15:48:59.717-08:002016-01-09T15:48:59.717-08:00Blue Scout gets to come back to te Compound tomorr...Blue Scout gets to come back to te Compound tomorrow, LL. He's been having fun with his dog pals in the country...LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-36969221706751730462016-01-09T15:47:54.342-08:002016-01-09T15:47:54.342-08:00A friend of mine drove a Centurion(!) in the IDF i...A friend of mine drove a Centurion(!) in the IDF in the early '80s, Anonymous. He told me it'd been upgraded -- like the Shermans, I guess.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-24994819062208100962016-01-08T16:51:17.491-08:002016-01-08T16:51:17.491-08:00The DLC will be happy to have their commander and ...The DLC will be happy to have their commander and stalwart leader back at the compound. I think that Blue Scout agrees.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-27769387728652374152016-01-08T10:17:41.249-08:002016-01-08T10:17:41.249-08:00The Israeli's upgraded their Shermans with eve...The Israeli's upgraded their Shermans with even bigger guns and used them well into the seventies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-577075942312236972016-01-08T08:34:15.247-08:002016-01-08T08:34:15.247-08:00I know if my First Sgt was in charge, he'd ju...I know if my First Sgt was in charge, he'd just order the Privates to clap coconut shells together. Probably have a whole day of "winter cavalry" D&C lessons. Our own version of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." (That would probably come later, when First got bored!)Mattexianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364636677279037964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-80224008203371666952016-01-08T08:15:13.985-08:002016-01-08T08:15:13.985-08:00I've slept on that floor. Big place, smells o...I've slept on that floor. Big place, smells old and funny, but I love it.<br />LL - the ALH are now armoured recce, which in Canadian terms mean they drive old Mercedes G-Wagons and pretend to be armoured vehicles. However, up the road in Edmonton, the Lord Strathconas Horse, which normally drives Leopard MBTs, maintains a mounted troop in red coats and lances for parades and PR events. Very impressive. You can see them at the Calgary Stampede. Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-3596682890548774702016-01-08T07:13:48.032-08:002016-01-08T07:13:48.032-08:00The ALH has a tough time of it in the winter, LL, ...The ALH has a tough time of it in the winter, LL, but they're made of pretty stern stuff.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-59073156608437086502016-01-08T07:12:00.182-08:002016-01-08T07:12:00.182-08:00The Canadians used Shermans well into the 1960s, A...The Canadians used Shermans well into the 1960s, Anonymous. I wasn't aware of that 'til yesterday. They have Leopards now -- not sure how many.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-89102225470913202502016-01-08T06:20:35.093-08:002016-01-08T06:20:35.093-08:00It just occurred to me that you'd need an indo...It just occurred to me that you'd need an indoor drill hall in Canada because troops standing at attention in the sub-zero+chill factor temperatures wouldn't work. Guys would freeze to death in place. There doesn't seem to be a portion of the drill hall set aside for equestrian activities. What is the Alberta Light Horse to do during the winter drills?LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-33475598024117276532016-01-07T22:24:00.926-08:002016-01-07T22:24:00.926-08:00That is not just any old Sherman, that is a Sherma...That is not just any old Sherman, that is a Sherman Firefly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com