Goldman and I had a date

[EvanL]

He took me out to the new Canadian War Museum.
It was much much much better than the old one. Very moving. The architecture gave a very cold feeling and the high ceilings and open spaces gave a feeling of emptiness. Its a very good tribute to our Military History.
http://img290.echo.cx/img290/2820/011000012lp.jpg

The controversial painting of the Somalia picture
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/4063/011000055dm.jpg

A collection of WW2 weapons
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/7138/011000064pg.jpg

Canadian paratrooper from WW2
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/5236/011000072bn.jpg

Hitlers Car
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/3735/011000089vy.jpg

Story of a native sniper
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/5794/011000097vv.jpg

Me standing in a battlefield
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/3950/011000100hu.jpg

Trench warfare weapons of WW1
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/5224/011000139wh.jpg

Me standing next to some long rifles
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/3005/0110001711bk.jpg

Leopard C2 Tank
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/5908/011000201ny.jpg

Iltis jeep shot up by drunken Serb soldiers
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/9384/011000220yc.jpg

Some Albanian standing next to a Chieftan
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/3013/011000239vr.jpg

Me standing next to some Soviet POS
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/8638/011000248se.jpg

SOme nose art
http://img282.echo.cx/img282/7861/011000253ub.jpg

Gravestone of an unknown soldier
And that was our date[/code]

[goldman]

http://img282.echo.cx/img282/9384/011000220yc.jpg

That me :D

Yea it was good!!! woot

[TheCure]

Awesome. I wanna go see it as well...

Too bad most pictures are dark though...but thanks for sharing :)

-TheCure

[Haiw]

No ***** pics? No pics of your asses? Damn... I'm dissapointed.

[Yeoman]

I'm so depressed that the leopard is not a museum piece. I see one over by the RCD shacks was put in not too long ago. a sad day.
I've always wanted to see that iltis that got shot by the serbs.
pretty cool pics nevertheless though.
Greg

[Ria]

Very nice G and Evan. Looks like you guys had fun :) Great museum!

[HardThunder]

Thanks, now is that a Soviet Made POS, or a Soviet Made Export POS, or a Copy of a Soviet made POS, or a Copy of a Soviet Export POS. What happen to the pics of short rifles?

What’s with the painting?


And again thanks.

[memphiz]

Haha what was that Albanian doing in that photo, did you fight him??

p-)

cool pics, ,I must go to this museum

[Evil_Avatar]

That's it. I am going to see it this weekend.

[ridenrain]

Nice pictures.
Thanks for posting them.
I fear the only chance I'll get to Ottawa is in chains.

The picture at the front is the, highly controversial Somalia torture picture that greets the folks as they enter. Many veterans were quite pissed at that considering the many years that the Canadian Military has stood for everything opposed to that. I understand the architect wanted to show everything but didn't want to promote that gung-ho, pro war enthusiasm.
What do you feel about that? Did they strike a balance or were there some heavy handed, oppressive exhibits?

[EvanL]

Nice pictures.
Thanks for posting them.
I fear the only chance I'll get to Ottawa is in chains.

The picture at the front is the, highly controversial Somalia torture picture that greets the folks as they enter. Many veterans were quite pissed at that considering the many years that the Canadian Military has stood for everything opposed to that. I understand the architect wanted to show everything but didn't want to promote that gung-ho, pro war enthusiasm.
What do you feel about that? Did they strike a balance or were there some heavy handed, oppressive exhibits?
Other than the tasteless display of the somalia picture, i thought it was a pretty even handed exhibit.

[sp2c]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

[GrimmyRX]

"even handed" is an interesting phrase when it comes to the Canadian War Museum

It's actually operated by the Museum of Civilization, or some such, which, surprise surprise, is a very liberal anti-war organization.

I'm curious though, what other things of Somolia were displayed?

[goldman]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

[tenda]

really interesting pic's...tnx ;)

[Fee Fi Fo Fum]

Pics down? I only see the first one.

[sp2c]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?

[EvanL]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?
ALbanian-Canadian would be the proper phrase ;)

[goldman]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?
ALbanian-Canadian would be the proper phrase ;)

No offense taken. Yea i'am Albanian-Canadian

[EvanL]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?
ALbanian-Canadian would be the proper phrase ;)

No offense taken. Yea i'am Albanian-Canadian
he also has very soft skin.

[Silverdragon]

neat

[simple jumper]

I think I might go tomorrow after school, or maybe even during the day... I want that freakin Matchee/Arone painting taken down though.

[Scottie]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?
ALbanian-Canadian would be the proper phrase ;)

No offense taken. Yea i'am Albanian-Canadian
he also has very soft skin.

:|

steady sailor...

[Resevoir Hogs]

honestly paratrooper chill out about that, the painting may be of a worse side of the Canadian army but if we don't acknowledge those parts we risk repeating it.

When something goes ****ty in the forces the best thing isn't to cover it up or forget about it.

[Keyboard]

Very cool pics thanks for posting them. Just out of curiosity was there anything about JTF-2 there?


Thanks!

[goldman]

Very cool pics thanks for posting them. Just out of curiosity was there anything about JTF-2 there?


Thanks!

If i remeber correctly there was only one pic of jtf2 and it was this one

http://www.checkpoint-online.ch/CheckPoint/Images/N-JTF2-2.jpg

[EvanL]

They had 3 pics of JTF2
The one goldman posted above,
http://www.checkpoint-online.ch/CheckPoint/Images/N-JTF2-1.jpg
this one.
and another superimposed on the guy on the far right in the image above.

[Resevoir Hogs]

The war museum is incredibly well done. My favourite part has to be the urban warfare area they put together to represent the invasion of sicily.

[Rubes]

honestly paratrooper chill out about that, the painting may be of a worse side of the Canadian army but if we don't acknowledge those parts we risk repeating it.

When something goes ****ty in the forces the best thing isn't to cover it up or forget about it.

Acknowledging history is one thing. Putting a big ass picture in the entrance that disgraces our veterans is another. The incident in question involved only TWO members of the CAR, there is no need to keep bringing this back up. That painting should not be there. Putting it in the War museum is a disgrace to the people who fought for Canada, and whoever is responsible for this should be drawn and quartered.

Back to the original topic...

[soma]

You guys are a couple? Or is one of you a chick...






























... with a ****.

[EvanL]

You guys are a couple? Or is one of you a chick...






























... with a ****.
Are you retarded...... or just slow?























with no sense of humour?

[Johan M]

honestly paratrooper chill out about that, the painting may be of a worse side of the Canadian army but if we don't acknowledge those parts we risk repeating it.

When something goes ****ty in the forces the best thing isn't to cover it up or forget about it.

Acknowledging history is one thing. Putting a big ass picture in the entrance that disgraces our veterans is another. The incident in question involved only TWO members of the CAR, there is no need to keep bringing this back up. That painting should not be there. Putting it in the War museum is a disgrace to the people who fought for Canada, and whoever is responsible for this should be drawn and quartered.


I agree, this painting was not necessary, it looks as if the whole Canadian army has to be condemned. One must also think of the soldier of which the face is recognizable. He also has his rights, the pillory is from the middle ages, not from the year 2005!

[johnnu]

when did the new one open ? looks even better than the last one ! i was lucky enough to go to the war museum in moscow while i was there on my vacation, best museum ive ever seen.

[EvanL]

when did the new one open ? looks even better than the last one ! i was lucky enough to go to the war museum in moscow while i was there on my vacation, best museum ive ever seen.
It opened up exactly two weeks ago yesterday.

[gregb]

Did u get your camera from the museum? Those pictures are bloody awfull.

[EvanL]

^^^ haha yeh i did
****ing thing cost me 20$ as well.

[goldman]

^^^ haha yeh i did
f*** thing cost me 20$ as well.

It costed us not u ;)

[mattmayhem]

Looks good, I'll have to make it up to ottawa for a day. I can't believe that picture is up there. Doesn't really have much to do with war. If I go I will be sure to fill out a complaint or file one personnally.

[EvanL]

^^^ haha yeh i did
f*** thing cost me 20$ as well.

It costed us not u ;)
hey it was my cash remember.

[goldman]

^^^ haha yeh i did
f*** thing cost me 20$ as well.

It costed us not u ;)
hey it was my cash remember.

You Lie!!!! :(

[Sloppy Joe2]

good pictures :)

that albanian is goldman right?

Yea

cool

no offense meant obviously, the caption said 'some albanian' and I think I read you mentioning that you were an Albanian living in Canada or something?
ALbanian-Canadian would be the proper phrase ;)

No offense taken. Yea i'am Albanian-Canadian
he also has very soft skin.

:|

steady sailor... dont know why but this made me crack up rofl rofl rofl best of luck to you two ;) p-)
BTW thanks for the pics :D

[goldman]

Evan I wanna go to the war museum again man, maybe in couple of weeks we go? What do you say bud?

[goldman]

And this time we take a real f*cking camera.

[Beppo]

And lots of lube.

[Yeoman]

And this time we take a real f*cking camera.

or possibly a yeoman. eh why not, I think they're getting bored of me showing up to the one on the base now.
maybe I'll just keep going till they stop yelling at me for riding the tanks.
Greg

[homerjsimpson94]

Some Albanian standing next to a Chieftan
Unfortunatly, thats a Leopard Tank...

[EvanL]

Evan I wanna go to the war museum again man, maybe in couple of weeks we go? What do you say bud?
God ! Quit suffocating me!
;)

I don't know man, I'll have to see. Im working two jobs now and am in the process of applying for others at the same time. So I will have to see how things go.

[mobius06]

I visited that museum along with the Civilization Museum back in october, great work they've done over there

[EvanL]

Unfortunatly, thats a Leopard Tank...
Well ladeeda mister technicallity :P