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Dave Sanderson
12-14-2003, 07:47 AM
To All:

The Historical Guard of the Queen's Rangers were invited to participate at the induction of Honourary Lieutenant Colonel Poi yesterday with the modern Regiment. We had 12 Light company, 1 Battalion & 1 Highland company in attendance led by Cpt. Millard. The Regiment marched in formed up in open order we then filed in, formed front and gave a musket volley... only the cadets flinched. The parade went very well and we retired to the mess while the parade square was turned into a dinning hall.

The Historical Guard was also invited to stay for the Regimental Christmas dinner and good time was had by all. I took my pipes on the chance that I might have an opprotunity to play was granted that chance and gave them a selection. The last piper to play with the Queen's Rangers was William MacKay in 1783 during the rebellion of the southern provinces, the American Revololution. Our original Colours, Kings & Regimental are on display in the officers mess.

I take from this experience that our involvment with the military, as pipers, may come and go over time but will lie dormant as tunes are passed through succesive generations till we again join their ranks.

Cheers,

Dave Sanderson, Queen's Rangers, 1st American Regiment, RCAC
Iain Sherwood
12-14-2003, 01:28 PM
Well done, you loyalist traitor, er, Tory, er, whatever!
Pop
12-14-2003, 04:36 PM
Its funny how your perspective changes how you verbalize things, ie my grandmother refered to the Civil War as the "War of Northen Agression"
Happy
12-14-2003, 05:02 PM
Originally posted by Dave Sanderson:
To All:

The Historical Guard of the Queen's Rangers were invited to participate at the induction of Honourary Lieutenant Colonel Poi yesterday with the modern Regiment. We had 12 Light company, 1 Battalion & 1 Highland company in attendance led by Cpt. Millard. The Regiment marched in formed up in open order we then filed in, formed front and gave a musket volley... only the cadets flinched. The parade went very well and we retired to the mess while the parade square was turned into a dinning hall.

The Historical Guard was also invited to stay for the Regimental Christmas dinner and good time was had by all. I took my pipes on the chance that I might have an opprotunity to play was granted that chance and gave them a selection. The last piper to play with the Queen's Rangers was William MacKay in 1783 during the rebellion of the southern provinces, the American Revololution. Our original Colours, Kings & Regimental are on display in the officers mess.

I take from this experience that our involvment with the military, as pipers, may come and go over time but will lie dormant as tunes are passed through succesive generations till we again join their ranks.

Cheers,

Dave Sanderson, Queen's Rangers, 1st American Regiment, RCAC Pretty cool! I would have enjoyed that too!