Submitted by
Name: Bill Gillespie
From: Airdrie, AB
Name: Bill Gillespie
From: Airdrie, AB
Comments:
Recently, I was again reminded that it's a small world in which we reside.
On my walk to the garbage bins in our townhouse complex, I stopped to chat with a neighbour whom I hadn't met before. Early in our conversation, he mentioned "when I was in the military in Manitoba". Of course, I asked where-and of course, he said Shilo! Turns out he served for almost 25 years-much of it with the RCA.
I think it was an hour before I finally got to the garbage bin...once again, that little speck on the prairies casts its wide web!
Recently, I was again reminded that it's a small world in which we reside.
On my walk to the garbage bins in our townhouse complex, I stopped to chat with a neighbour whom I hadn't met before. Early in our conversation, he mentioned "when I was in the military in Manitoba". Of course, I asked where-and of course, he said Shilo! Turns out he served for almost 25 years-much of it with the RCA.
I think it was an hour before I finally got to the garbage bin...once again, that little speck on the prairies casts its wide web!
Added: May 29, 2021
Name: Betty Ann Emery (Roach)
From: Parksville BC
It is indeed a small world. On my street I have two neighbours who served in Shilo about the time I was there.
One was a "boy soldier" with the Apprentice Battery. He and his wife (who was a nursing sister) served full careers and are now living retirement on beautiful Vancouver Island.