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By Michael Johnson · Posted
Well, I did get down to the Museum, and we did the video, but I still haven't seen the rushes yet. -
By Michael Johnson · Posted
George Macdonald Fraser describes tea as "The British Army's cure for anything except a stomach wound." Partial to Earl Grey, meself. Used to be a tea drinker until Law School, where we had no cafeteria, only vending machines. Awful as vending machine coffee is, their tea is worse. Michael -
By Michael Johnson · Posted
Now it looks like I may see my exhibition for the first time in 19 months. This year is the 65th Anniversary of the Suez Crisis, which culminated in Lester B. Pearson's invention of Peacekeeping, as opposed to Military Observers. So the Museum will record a video of me discussing this. -
By Michael Johnson · Posted
I've never been able to stick to one theme. One of my latest is women in the military. For about ten years from 1952 to 1962, the RCAF actively recruited women to "man" the radar lines protecting against a Soviet attack. During the Second War, women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service were attached to Royal Artillery Anti-Aircraft Batteries, called Mixed Batteries. They did spotting and tracking, plus communications, while the Gunners loaded and fired. -
By Michael Johnson · Posted
Two years down the line. My mother-in-law passed away this summer, as did one of her sisters-in-law. My exhibition opened, and we had a marvellous speakers' night with four Peacekeeping veterans, including a Meritorious Service Medal winner. But Covid closed it down in March 2020, and while still there it hasn't reopened.
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