BirdGunner Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Pvt. Ernie(Smokey) Smith the last surviving Victoria Cross Holder has passed at the age of 91... "Prime Minister Paul Martin and Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson led family and friends, dignitaries and veterans, soldiers and citizens past war hero Ernest (Smoky) Smith as he lay in state Tuesday on Parliament Hill. The Peace Tower bells tolled a mournful lament as the flag-draped coffin bearing Canada's last surviving Victoria Cross winner was carried by kilted Seaforth Highlanders to lie in the foyer of the House of Commons." Pte Smith earned the Commonwealth's highest military honour by single-handedly repelling a German counterattack on Italy's Savio River in 1944. THEY SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Yep, was noted already in the General Forum the day it happened. I see by the cover of the Globe and Mail that there are Seaforth Highlanders standing vigil, nice touch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdGunner Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 Being down here in New Brunswick, News about what is happening in the rest of Canada trickles down this way very slowly... LOL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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