Ottawa This Weekend

Originally posted by Garry Shipton
Karmen,
Was GWB wearing a slouch bush cap & a blazer with a Canadian flag in his breast pocket,sitting behind the commander's position on the left side front?And were you wearing what looks like a brown blazer & sunglasses,behind the driver(Stewart,while yapping to a vet in the right side rear of the carrier??If so,got you on my tape of the parade

Yes Garry ... and what will I have to do to be able to see this too? I'm the only one, it appears, who didn't see the news parts that showed us... I was wearing my regular glasses, not sunglasses, and my brown suit with a poppy and Mr. Ernie Pain (mentioned by Stewart) was on my side with me. He was so wonderful ... sad that his ship went down taking many soldiers

We're also on page 5 of MAY 9th Toronto Sun ... lower right corner ... you can see my back, but there is a wonderful shot of Mr. Ernie Pain receiving a flag from that young boy in the helmet. Mr. Pain , just as the boy was going to walk away, knocked on the helmet and told the boy ... "I like your hat (or was it helmet?)"

STEWART ... what can I say ... your invitation and welcoming me aboard for that whole experience is totally unforgettable for me. I can't thank you enough.
......by the way ... yes ... the sweater and jacket are mine and : ... but more important to me is that I believe I left a pad of paper and pen in the carrier with Rebecca's contact information ... did you find that? If you just send me the information in a pm or email, that would be great. I have to send Rebecca copies of a couple of photos I took of her. She looked so great!

Now ... I really must go find some cream for my face, which is sun and windburned and swollen (I had no hat to wear)


Karmen


My mind is just SO full of everything and everyone I saw and heard