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December 27 ~The black devils are all around us [Die schwarzen Teufeln] *The worst is yet to come [ Das Dicke Ende Kommt Noch ]~Properly designated as the 1st Special Service Force, the Devil's Brigade was a joint World War II American-Canadian commando unit trained at Fort Harrison near Helena, Montana in the United States. Many modern American and Canadian Special Forces units trace their heritage to this unit.
History Their first scheduled operation was code named "Project Plough," a mission to parachute into German-held Norway to knock out strategic targets such as hydroelectric power plants. This operation had to be abandoned but in October of 1943 the commander of the US Fifth Army, Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, brought the 1st Special Service Force to Italy where its members demonstrated the value of their unique skills and training. At Monte la Difensa they immediately earned a reputation for being able to take impenetrable objectives when no one else could. Here, in the dead of winter, the Special Force wiped out a strategic enemy defensive position sitting high atop a mountain surrounded by steep cliffs. Previously, American and British forces had suffered many casualties in futile attempts to take the important target. This incident was the basis for the 1968 motion picture titled "The Devil's Brigade." During the mountain campaign the Force suffered 77% casualties. During Operation Shingle at Anzio, Italy, 1944, the Special Force were brought ashore on February 1st, after the decimation of the U.S. Rangers, to hold and raid from the right-hand flank of the beachhead marked by the Mussolini Canal/Pontine Marshes, which they did quite effectively. It was at Anzio that the enemy dubbed the 1st Special Service Force as the "Devil's Brigade." The diary of a dead German soldier contained a passage that said, "The black devils (Die schwarze Teufeln) are all around us every time we come into the line." The soldier was referring to them as "black" because the brigade's members smeared their faces with black boot polish for their covert operations in the dark of the night. During Anzio, the Force fought for 99 days without relief, at the start of the campaign the Germans were only 100 yds away, two months later the Force pushed the Germans back 2 miles. It was also at Anzio that the Force used their trademark stickers, during night patrols Force men would carry stickers with the Force logo on it and beside it was written in German "Das Dicke Ende Kommt Noch" which roughly translates to "The Worst is yet to Come", they would put these stickers on German corpses and doors. Canadian and American members of the Special Force who lost their lives are buried near the beach in the Commonwealth Anzio War Cemetery and the American Cemetery in Nettuno, just east of Anzio. The first unit sent into Rome, the Devil's Brigade were given the assignment of capturing seven essential bridges in the city to prevent the Germans from blowing them up. During the night of June 4th, members of the Devil’s Brigade entered Rome. After they secured the bridges, they quickly moved north in pursuit of the retreating Germans. The following morning, throngs of grateful Romans lined the streets to give the long columns of American soldiers passing through the city a tumultuous reception. War photographers captured the scenes of joy on film to be seen back home, but the soldiers who actually liberated the city had passed through Rome during the early morning hours in darkness and near silence and were again in fierce combat with the Germans along a twenty-mile front on the Tiber River. Following the taking of Italy, on August 14, 1944, the brigade was shipped to Îles d'Hyères in the Mediterranean Sea just off the coast of southern France. As part of the U.S. 7th Army, it fought again with distinction in numerous battles. On September 7, it moved to the Franco-Italian border in what is called the "Rhineland Campaign." Members of the brigade, usually traveling by foot at night, made their way behind enemy lines to provide intelligence on German positions. This operation not only contributed to the liberation of Europe, but the information brigade members was able to pass back to headquarters saved many Allied soldiers' lives. During the war the 1800-man unit accounted for some 12,000 German casualties, captured some 7,000 prisoners, and sustained an attrition rate of over 600%. The Devil's Brigade, a one-of-a-kind military unit that never failed to achieve its objective, was disbanded December 5th, 1944. The Canadians would return to other Canadian units (most of them became replacements for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion), some American members were sent to the Airborne Divisions as replacements, and others formed the 474th Infantry Regiment, which served with the Third Army and performed occupation duty in Norway. However, in 1952, Col. Aaron Bank created another elite unit using the training, the strategies, and the lessons learned from the Devil's Brigade's missions. This force evolved into specialized forces such as the Green Berets, Delta Force, and the Navy SEALs. In Canada, today's elite and highly secretive JTF2 military unit is also modeled on the Devil's Brigade. As in World War II, Canadian JTF2 members and American Delta Force members were united once again into a special assignment force for the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. In September of 1999, the main highway between the city of Lethbridge, Alberta Canada and Helena, Montana in the United States was renamed the "First Special Service Force Memorial Highway". This highway was chosen because it was the route taken in 1942 by the Canadian volunteers to join their American counterparts for training at Fort Harrison. A large number of the Devil's Brigade members were honored for their acts of valor, including Tommy Prince, Canada's most decorated aboriginal soldier of WW II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Brigade http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/specialforces/fssf.htm
December 20 reminds me of someone "i was soo into"Some say love is not for sinners I believe that isn't true Cause when I was finished sinning Love came down and showed me you And you told me how to get there So I tried to find a way Then I ran into your garden But I tripped out the gate I tripped out the gate What are you doing to me? I'm so into you And the hardest part is knowing that I'll never follow through You're slowly killing me And I wish it wasn't true Cause I'm so into you Like a ton of bricks it hit me And woke me from this dream No matter how hard I tried to wash my hands I could never get 'em clean I could never get 'em clean What are you doing to me? I'm so into you And the hardest part is knowing that I'll never follow through You're slowly killing me And I wish it wasn't true Cause I'm so into you Can you hear me? Cause I can't change what I've always been What are you doing to me? I'm so into you And the hardest part is knowing that I'll never follow through You're slowly killing me And I wish it wasn't true Cause I'm so into you I'm so into you Cause I'm so into you I'm so into you "trip" by Hedley
My life is brilliant.
My life is brilliant. My love is pure. I saw an angel. Of that I'm sure. She smiled at me on the subway. She was with another man. But I won't lose no sleep on that, 'Cause I've got a plan. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw your face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. Yeah, she caught my eye, As we walked on by. She could see from my face that I was, Fucking high, And I don't think that I'll see her again, But we shared a moment that will last till the end. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. I saw your face in a crowded place, And I don't know what to do, 'Cause I'll never be with you. You're beautiful. You're beautiful. You're beautiful, it's true. There must be an angel with a smile on her face, When she thought up that I should be with you. But it's time to face the truth, I will never be with you. "you're beautiful" by James Blunt December 18 27 ways,.......
December 16 GUN OWNERS,... SPREAD THE WORDWe must spread the word to all shooters, and their families, to all clubs !
In numbers, we are a large proportion of the voting population, we must, and will have a profound influence on the election outcome. We need to send a solid message to the corrupt dishonest, deceptive, and ignorant Liberal Governement. Their time is up.
We need solidarity, all shooters, families of shooters & gun club members must vote for the greatest and most profound influence on the election outcome.
we must, and will achieve a great influence on this election
December 11 Ancaster High School Reunion Sept 2006Ancaster High School class of 1989-91 planning reunion(Dec 2, 2005)
Calling all 1989, 1990 and 1991 graduates of Ancaster High. A Class Reunion is being planned for Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. The details have not been confirmed yet, but organizers are letting graduates know in advance so the date can be set aside and a location selected. If you graduated in those years, e-mail Lenore MacAdam at lenore_macadam@sympatico.ca. You don't have to know if you're coming or not, organizers just want to get your e-mail address. Include your name (maiden name if applicable) and the year you graduated. If anyone would like to help organize the event, also e-mail Lenore. Most importantly, pass along this information to anyone you know from these classes, and ask them to e-mail Lenore, so a complete database of contact information can be developed as soon as possible. Our plans are still in their infancy, but the goal is to organize a reunion for Saturday September 30th 2006. This website will contain all the information about the reunion once it is up and running, so please check back periodically.
December 04 Chris Whitley 1960-2005Chris Whitley 1960-2005
Words from Trixie Whitley:
My father took his last breath last night the 20th of November. I would like to make it clear that the people he needed and loved the most were with him while and when he left in peace. Those were Dan, Susann, my beloved mother Helene and me. I would also like to ask you guys to understand there is a very fine line between Chris Whitley the legendary musician and Chris Whitley the Father, Brother, and Lover. This was my Dad's favorite line from the first song I ever wrote, this is for you Daddy: "Like the feather we blow away, in the thoughtlessness of words others say." The greatest thing you'll ever learn/Is just to love and be loved in return All faith and peace,
BUY CHRIS WHITLEY MUSIC
Peace Be with you Chris, You will be deeply missed, but LIVE ON FOREVER in your music Love ,Peace, & Faith to your family I truly will " Forget you every day " I thank God for giving the world Chris Whitley,..even if it was jus a short while phillip |
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