![]() but more recently I have also been restoring Canadian WWII army vehicles. My specialty is Gas Masks from WWII, with some from WWI. Please copy and paste, I can not get the link to transfer properly.įeatured on this page are various pieces from my personal collection, as well as a little bit of historical information. ![]() ![]() Her blog is:, The Canadian Optimystic Otter. My daughter has turned her blog over to Remembrance Week with her own insights and thoughts. Trailering the truck to Coast Mountain GM I would like to thank Veteran's Affairs for their continuing support, Coast Mountain GM for the use of their showroom, the schools and others who came to view the display and learn about our history. I also always have information directed to children, such as animals at war, postcards, bookmarks, etc. I really enjoy being able to answer questions and tell the history, especially to the school children who usually ask some very good questions. Visitors came from surrounding areas as well as Smithers: Kitwanga, Hazelton, and Telkwa. Individuals coming in were given a history of the various items as well. They particularly enjoyed getting into the back of the 1942 Ford CMP (Canadian Military Pattern) truck I had outside (If anyone happened to get a photo of this, I would really appreciate getting a copy, my email link is at the bottom of this page, and thanks in advance). We had three school field trips come in to see and learn about the history and how children were protected from the possibility of gas attacks in other countries. My display of Remembrance this year was held at the Coast Mountain GM showroom on Highway 16 in Smithers, BC. Two World Wars and many, many services provided in Peace Keeping, supplying services to the war-torn and poverty stricken alike. Your dedication on the front lines and other fields of battle have not gone unnoticed, your kindness and assistance to our veterans is appreciated by those in service and their families alike. I would like to say right here and now how much The Canadian Red Cross has been a front-runner in serving not only during war and peace, but on the home front of every kind of emergency that pummels mankind. The Red Cross celebrated 100 years of service in 2009! ![]() May we never forget those who fought and continue to fight for freedom and peace. APO/FPO, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.Gas Masks, Uniforms, and Vehicles of the World Wars
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