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The desert fox.
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« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2006, 01:49:03 PM »		 Reply with quote
Is that Donny Smith, the singin lad from... well,Newfoundland somewhere, me thinks.
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« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2006, 02:06:40 PM »		 Reply with quote
Yep!  I had a great time with Donny…stores ran like a clock…and he never interfered once <smile>.
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« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2006, 04:42:30 PM »		 Reply with quote
I go back far with Donny. All the way back to 1961 in Ipperwash. The songs he wrote were famous in 1 RCR. Haven't heard a peep since I was in Germany in 1993. Many fine memories.

Jim
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« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2006, 05:17:37 AM »		 Reply with quote
Donny was one of my section commanders when Delta went to Germany and became Mike Company wayyyyy back when... He learned how to play guitar round then, if I'm not mistaken, and he learned quick!  Smiley
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1RCR  1982-88  Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2006, 09:56:54 AM »		 Reply with quote
Hi Mike

Yes you are mistaken. I ran into Don (Smith D.) in 1961 in Ipperslash (Ipperwash) and he was playing guitar then. He wrote many famous songs, of which he wrote down on paper and gave to me and I won't publicise without his permission. One of the songs is about a soldier in 1962 who was charged for theft of gas from the 'Transport Compound' from a vehicle and the song goes 'in front of 'Old Jimmy' (LCol J.A. Johnston) he did go'. The end of the song goes ' I wasn't stealing gas Sir, I was stealing Anti Freeze'.

Maybe someone knows where he is.

Jim
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1961-Depot San Lenorado
1962-1st Bn RCR Ex Gagetown
1962-JR NCO Course Grad 19 Oct
1962-1965 Germany B-C-D-A Coy (Revecated Nov 64)
1965-1967 Sigs Pl Cyprus Prom CPL 'til xmas and C of Drums
1967-1973 Cpl, MCpl, Sgt, Sigs, D Coy
1973-1977 CFOCS Chilliwack Prom WO
1977-1982 UEO, Sigs, Pl WO RECCE, CSM B&A Coy,
1982-1984 SIT School
1984-1988 Career Manager (Prom CWO 1986)
1988-1990 RSM 1RCR
1991-1995 CWO Adm(Per) - C Of S
1995-1999 Base CWO Wainwright
1999-Retired
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Re: The desert fox.
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2006, 11:49:04 AM »		 Reply with quote
No fooling, eh? Hmmmm, maybe he was simply overwhelmed by my talent with three chords.... bwahahahahaaaaaaaa... we had some pretty good times, let me tell you. For a while there, he was one of my role models....
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3RCR  1979-82  M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR  1982-88  Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all! 

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