Mike Levy, a British-Canadian soldier, escaped a Japanese internment camp in WW II only to then fight behind enemy lines.
Years later, he played a critical role in the Korean War's April 1951 Battle of Kapyong.
Here's my Legion Magazine story on him: legionmagazine.com/levys-gamble/
Ahhh that's where it is. Thanks! The rivet pattern was puzzling me.
Is that art on the gunshield or on a bulkhead? I'm curious!
As you should, they're great!
Showing this to my roomba
This looks like something John Wick would assemble and I love it.
Have I spent too much time thinking about how to optimize automation of little widgets in a fake factory? Yes. Was it worth it? Oh my no. But it felt great getting my numbers up.
There's no right list, so many good games!
Well let's see.
1. Half-Life 2 (and chapters)
2. Disco Elysium
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. Planescape: Torment
5. Grim Fandango
6. Breath of the Wild
7. Ghost of Tsushima
8. Death Stranding
10. Factorio/Satisfactory
Oh man Pilotwings. What a vibe.
One of the Artemis astronauts stood up immediately after splashdown and started collecting his carryon bags even though he was seated in the back row of the capsule.
Bobby is good, and deserves a game of fetch.
Yeah that’s cool
I was pleased to offer comment for the CBC Kids segment about the current (and past) security environment. The kids (and their producers) are alright. www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos...
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Lol
Those look like good cookies. No history gathering has cookies. This must change.
Framing the First World War explores how perceptions shaped military decisions. On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lqHGPVUv7NS0ykwvb4Xgt
Learn more: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640560/
#WorldWarI #MilitaryHistory #UpKansas @mpmfinch.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social
Look this is an important question and deserves a considered answer
Black and white photograph of a porter (on the right, with white jacket and dark cap) leaning over to light the cigarette of a patient lying in the bed on the left. Image source: Library and Archives Canada, e011871941.
Reposting & updating a blog post of mine from 2025 as part of Library and Archives Canada's Black Porter Perspectives series. Pic of porter & veteran Jean-Napoléon Maurice & Private Clarence Towne as entry to archival sources (1/5):
thediscoverblog.com/2025/02/18/b...
#BlackHistoryMonth #CdnHist
I still laugh when I remember the genius of Hot Roddy the Bullymancer.
Happy Flag Day everyone! 📸: Multinational Force and Observers South Camp, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. 2019.
Much has been made of single engine and Northern Ops. What's your take?
This rendering depicts what every academic hopes the reaction will be to their presentation at a conference, people clearly blown away, beards bristling in excitement or outrage, etc.
No. No. Unacceptable.
For some reason, this morning I gave some thought to Project Habakkuk, the iceberg aircraft carrier idea from the Second World War. If they ended up making it, would there have been a crew library? A Habakkuk Book Nook, perhaps? I'll see myself out.
This morning's chuckle: Capt. Stephen S. Tucker, RMR to Lt. Col. William W. Loring, RMR. "I have the honor respectfully to forward the within resignation and strongly urge its acceptance. This officer has on several occasions evinced a total imbecility in the discharge of his duties."
Quality post here folks
A black-and-white portrait photo of a man with short, neatly combed light-colored hair, facing directly at the camera with a serious, neutral expression. He has a narrow face, prominent ears, and is wearing a dark suit jacket, a white collared shirt, and a light-colored tie. The background is plain and light-colored, typical of a formal mugshot or identification photo style.
On this day in 1919, Igor Gouzenko was born north of Moscow. In 1945, he defected from the Soviet Union to Canada with documents that proved the Soviets were spying on their Second World War allies.
Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
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