april 08, 2009 12:51am
August 31, 2008 There's a reason for ev
Sunday August 31, 2008.
There's a reason for everything.
The weekend had slowed down quite a bit on this Sunday morning. The day started out kind of gray and damp I arrived at the booth about 9 am and took up my post. It was slow to start but it picked up when the sun came out. Sue Baxter-White came in at noon so I could go to Bear River for Three interviews she had pre-arranged.
I don't know what I would do without volunteers like Sue, she has set up interviews with local veterans and relieved me at the booth so I could take a break for speeches and dinner. Thanks so much Sue you are one of the good ones.
The Interviews went great. But one in particular stands out in my mind. The man's name is Donald K Buckler. Don was a mid gunner on a Halifax that was shot down in WW2. He was captures and put through HELL. I wish I had a day to spend with Don because I could tell that this man had a lot more to say. I will be talking with Don again soon to have him fill in more of the blanks that we could not fit into one section. I then interviewed Robert Isles. Robert was in the Air force when he first signed up and then was transferred to th Army. He is a interesting man with a good sense of humor. The third man is named Max Barker Max had a little trouble remembering some things but turned out to be a good interview.
I was late getting back to relieve Sue but she knew what I was doing so she didn't mind.
I settled in for the rest of the day, and just as I was thinking of packing it in a big dude started a conversation with me about knowing where there may be an old army dispatch bike in a place called Canning NS. I got the directions from him and gave him a T-Shirt for the information. I got all excited about the possibility of finding an old DR bike to surprise our VP Harry Watts. Harry was a DR in WW2 and I thought if I could surprise him and bring home a old bike for him, it would make his day. So for all you young people out there, stick it out to the end you never know what will turn up.
I stayed until about ten, and headed back to the Blue Bomber for a early night because I wanted to be on the road to Canning at 7an to see if I could find this old bike that I was told about.
