Looks like some good old naval tradition will be on display tomorrow.
The old videos from 1959 with a very young looking Queen Elizabeth, and a
1979 film with the Queen mother are interesting. At the start of the 1979
version the observent can see the white building where I worked from 1971
till 1993.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1129196.html

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:19:44 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Looks like some good old naval tradition will be on display tomorrow.
The old videos from 1959 with a very young looking Queen Elizabeth, and a
1979 film with the Queen mother are interesting. At the start of the 1979
version the observent can see the white building where I worked from 1971
till 1993.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1129196.html


(We'll try something different)

Very nice, Don, impressive indeed. Will you be able to attend the
ceremony? With the music, flyover, etc, it should be a good show.

I can't understand why "...a vital symbol to the Canadian navy."
would also be used as mentioned later in the article: "When a ship
displayed her Queen’s Colour in battle it was a symbol of defeat."

Any idea why that was?
--
John H

"HONK - if I'm paying your mortgage!"

"John H" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:19:44 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Looks like some good old naval tradition will be on display tomorrow.
The old videos from 1959 with a very young looking Queen Elizabeth, and a
1979 film with the Queen mother are interesting. At the start of the 1979
version the observent can see the white building where I worked from 1971
till 1993.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1129196.html


(We'll try something different)

Very nice, Don, impressive indeed. Will you be able to attend the
ceremony? With the music, flyover, etc, it should be a good show.

I can't understand why "...a vital symbol to the Canadian navy."
would also be used as mentioned later in the article: "When a ship
displayed her Queen's Colour in battle it was a symbol of defeat."

Any idea why that was?
--
John H


Since I've never been in the military, I'd be guessing... but I would
suppose that is the ship's prized possession and giving it up is tha same as
giving up the ship.
You're the Lt Colonel...does that make sense?

On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:41:39 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"John H" wrote in message
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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:19:44 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

Looks like some good old naval tradition will be on display tomorrow.
The old videos from 1959 with a very young looking Queen Elizabeth, and a
1979 film with the Queen mother are interesting. At the start of the 1979
version the observent can see the white building where I worked from 1971
till 1993.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1129196.html


(We'll try something different)

Very nice, Don, impressive indeed. Will you be able to attend the
ceremony? With the music, flyover, etc, it should be a good show.

I can't understand why "...a vital symbol to the Canadian navy."
would also be used as mentioned later in the article: "When a ship
displayed her Queen's Colour in battle it was a symbol of defeat."

Any idea why that was?
--
John H


Since I've never been in the military, I'd be guessing... but I would
suppose that is the ship's prized possession and giving it up is tha same as
giving up the ship.
You're the Lt Colonel...does that make sense?


I'm not a Lt Colonel.

The article used the term 'displayed' as opposed to 'relinquished'.
The latter could make sense, but the former doesn't, unless the flag
is a symbol of defeat and means, "I give up!"

Maybe whoever wrote the article just used a wrong word.
--
John H

"HONK - if I'm paying your mortgage!"