Canadians at Rolling Thunder

[SpyderDon]

I ended up parked next to a group of Canadian Service Members or ex-service members at Rolling Thunder. I didn't realize it until shortly before we took off, they were talking French and it got my attention. I started a conversation with the gentleman parked next to me by saying something like, it's kinda funny, you're riding a Harley made in the US and I'm riding a Can Am made in Quebec, by the way they had Quebec plates. He asked how I liked it, told him evidently pretty well, I had over 41,000 miles on it. He said there were a lot of them in Quebec, the had some get together at there must have been about 600 Spyders. Then the bikes started and we got interested in what was happening...

A question I have is why would Canadian Service Member participate in an event for American POW-MIA's, not that I mind, I thought it was great and thanked them for their service and for coming.

Did I mention that it was another great event, attended by a bunch of bikes and who knows how many onlookers, holding signs, waving flags, it made this ole vet feel warm and fuzzy. There are still people that care.

 

[Chupaca]

Very nice..!!

after all they are our allies and faught in the same wars in many cases side by side. Seems they would want to honor those that faught by their side. Glad you got to meet them and had a great event...:2thumbs: :clap:

 

[Blue Star]

I ended up parked next to a group of Canadian Service Members or ex-service members at Rolling Thunder. I didn't realize it until shortly before we took off, they were talking French and it got my attention. I started a conversation with the gentleman parked next to me by saying something like, it's kinda funny, you're riding a Harley made in the US and I'm riding a Can Am made in Quebec, by the way they had Quebec plates. He asked how I liked it, told him evidently pretty well, I had over 41,000 miles on it. He said there were a lot of them in Quebec, the had some get together at there must have been about 600 Spyders. Then the bikes started and we got interested in what was happening...

A question I have is why would Canadian Service Member participate in an event for American POW-MIA's, not that I mind, I thought it was great and thanked them for their service and for coming.

Did I mention that it was another great event, attended by a bunch of bikes and who knows how many onlookers, holding signs, waving flags, it made this ole vet feel warm and fuzzy. There are still people that care.

Respect is respect, so it does not matter what country they are from.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

I know Australians fought in Vietnam and I assume Canadians did, too. I wonder what sort of war memorials they have in Canada?

 

[Steve67]

I ended up parked next to a group of Canadian Service Members or ex-service members at Rolling Thunder. I didn't realize it until shortly before we took off, they were talking French and it got my attention. I started a conversation with the gentleman parked next to me by saying something like, it's kinda funny, you're riding a Harley made in the US and I'm riding a Can Am made in Quebec, by the way they had Quebec plates. He asked how I liked it, told him evidently pretty well, I had over 41,000 miles on it. He said there were a lot of them in Quebec, the had some get together at there must have been about 600 Spyders. Then the bikes started and we got interested in what was happening...

A question I have is why would Canadian Service Member participate in an event for American POW-MIA's, not that I mind, I thought it was great and thanked them for their service and for coming.

Did I mention that it was another great event, attended by a bunch of bikes and who knows how many onlookers, holding signs, waving flags, it made this ole vet feel warm and fuzzy. There are still people that care.

Canadians have been at pretty much every conflict that the US has been at. Some have even obtained US citizenship to serve in Vietnam. We don't have as large armed forces as the US does but still contribute and often work side by side the US forces.

We have a number of war memorials with the largest in Ottawa Ontario. Each province has a memorial as does most communities to honor our war dead and veterans.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Canadians have been at pretty much every conflict that the US has been at. Some have even obtained US citizenship to serve in Vietnam. We don't have as large armed forces as the US does but still contribute and often work side by side the US forces.

We have a number of war memorials with the largest in Ottawa Ontario. Each province has a memorial as does most communities to honor our war dead and veterans.

Thanks for the info, Steve. I assumed Canada had memorials, but we Yanks don't hear much about what's going on in Canada.

 

[bruiser]

There are no borders when it comes to remembering those that gave the last full measure of devotion and those still unaccounted for.