Montreal WW II hero, largely unknown at home, honoured as Dutch town's saviour

[spanishspy]

A "Quebecois Rambo."

[stevep]

May 24, 2018 3:58:10 GMT spanishspy said:

A "Quebecois Rambo."

  An amazing story.  Strange combination of rage at the death of his friend and very skilled handling of the situation to trick the German garrison into leaving.  By this time in the war they may have been demoralised anyway but a hell of an achievement by a single man.  Especially since with a population of about 50,000 its not a small village.

  I would have thought that being a sniper would have meant losing an eye would be crippling as it means reduced/no depth perception but obviously not?

[lordroel]

May 24, 2018 3:58:10 GMT spanishspy said:

A "Quebecois Rambo."

A true hero to me, also one of the three Military Order of William holders is a Brit, so we know how to honor them.

[stevep]

May 24, 2018 15:43:22 GMT lordroel said:

May 24, 2018 3:58:10 GMT spanishspy said:

A "Quebecois Rambo."

A true hero to me, also one of the three Military Order of William holders is a Brit, so we know how to honor them.

  Interesting.  Thanks for that link.

[lordroel]

May 25, 2018 11:48:24 GMT stevep said:

May 24, 2018 15:43:22 GMT lordroel said:

A true hero to me, also one of the three Military Order of William holders is a Brit, so we know how to honor them.

  Interesting.  Thanks for that link.

Yes we also had a American holder but sadly he passed away this year.

N.Y. Army National Guard honors Syracuse man who was knighted by Dutch Queen in 1946