ShiloBrats Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Otter

Comments:
I do not recall any incident involving a hand. Actually, looking back through my photos both of these variants are Mk. III's which makes them even rarer. If a hand was found in one of them, it was nearly dust considering the age....or relatively new. Which is it I wonder?

Added: April 28, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Greg Greene
From: Calgary

Comments:
Otter, do you remember which of those German tanks they found a hand in? I think it was around 1965 - 66. I have it in my mind that it was a very early model tank.

Added: April 26, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Otter

Comments:
Bernie, your memories of Shilo are incorrect. The only vintage WW2 German tanks there were a Sturmgeshutze Mk. IV and an L70 Mk. IV "Lang". Both are early versions and extremely rare. I do hope they are trying to restore them to a proper historical condition. There was never a Panther there. I would have wet my pants if that was the case. Just inside the gates was a 155mm artilery piece and a smaller gun I think was a 75mm. They've never had an 88 on display there.

In Gunnery Park on Royal Ave. were (initialy) two late model Grizzlys, but once the Germans moved in these were both replaced with Leopard A1A2's and outside the Officer's Mess they placed a modern Sturm "Kannone". What has happened to these I'm not sure, but I certainly hope all of them recieve the respect and care that is due them.

Added: April 22, 2010

Submitted by
Name: nancy l. robertson
From: brandon

Comments:
Hi Faye,great news 27th and 28th of august is perfect,i don't even have to ask for the whole weekend off.Please let me know the time and place,if it is at night i will have to ask for a ride,as i am not a night driver anymore.Can't wait to see everyone.luv,nancy

Added: April 18, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Charles Stansfield
From: Langley B.C.
E-mail: surreyalistic@yahoo.com

Comments:
Good move, Blake!
Any chance of getting you to post a close-up pic of the placque online?
-- Charles

Added: April 16, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Faye
E-mail: fayeh51@yahoo.com

Comments:
Well done Blake! Can we see it at our next reunion???

Added: April 16, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Blake Mooney
From: Brandon

Comments:
When they talked about taking down our PEPS I salvaged a piece of our history for all Shilo Brats. I have in my office in Shilo the monument from the front doors that has the date 1951 on it.

Added: April 16, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Faye Helgason
From: Ottawa/Lakeland
E-mail: fayeh51@yahoo.com

Comments:
One of our very own shilobrats, GREG GREENE, is a published author of two novels which I bought from Amazon.com. The first two in a series called NEWTON'S LAW, the first, SOMEONE'S CHILD was a great read! and now I'm half way through the second novel, THE LAST IMAM, and I have to tell you that I just can't put it down!!! Fantastic work Greg....can't wait for the third.

Added: April 15, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Charles (Bernie) Stansfield
From: Langley, BC
E-mail: surreyalistic@yahoo.ca

Comments:
From looking at the site picture of O'Kelly Elementary, I am pretty sure that it was originally named Princess Anne Elementary (where I spent Gr. 5 and part of Gr. 6). I was there when the school was built -- and friends of mine and I used to go underneath it during construction until they blocked it off. One time we had a big "swear-fest" in our "gang's hideaway" yelling every swear-word we could think of at the top of our lungs (we were 9 years old and stupid). We felt bad afterwards, but it was an exhilarating experience at the time!

Added: April 15, 2010

Submitted by
Name: Rob Howitt
From: Surrey, U.K.
E-mail: Rhowitt@virginmedia.com

Comments:
Ah yes, "spear-grass" ... you're not a true ShiloBrat if you haven't had somebody throw a hand full of spear-grass into your back!

... or been on the delivering end

Added: April 15, 2010