Stewart's T16

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
What were you doing in that carrier?!? I know Geoff is old enough to pass off as a vet, but I thought you were young enough to walk....

H.

After we had her push-start it (with all of us in it), we decided to give her a ride. She had to give a leg-up to the old guys first, though, not that they minded...

BTW, it was really neat... at one point in the parade, I saw a full colonel in dress uniform give us a snappy salute. Together with tens of thousands of people clapping the fellows, I found myself truly moved.

Lastly, credit where credit is due... we were parked on Parliament Hill waiting for the move order, interminably it seemed. Karmen went off to buy a camera (shots coming shortly) then came back to check in. We had no vets with us at that point, but saw some in the gathering crowd. She being a little cuter than me (plus a hell of a lot less of a hard-nose asshole), got down and invited them over for the ride ("vet-hunting" we called it). They were delighted (probably more with her than the rest of us). Anyway, we done good. Kudos to Stewart for an amazing ride ALL appreciated.

My only regret is that I didn't wear my battledress - and before any of you smartasses comment, yes, the same stuff I jumped out of perfectly serviceable aircraft in, some 20 years ago, STILL fits. So piss off!