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 Gord H. last updated Harrison Ink on Jan. 8, 2021.

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Video: Walking Shorts (2) at The GREAT Canadian Comeback by GH

"I hope to see you out there!"

Editor's Research: Canadians in Combined Ops Return Home (8) at 1000 Men, 1000 Stories by GH

LCTs (landing crafts for tanks, background) were indispensable in Italy.

Operation Shingle at Anzio was another Allied amphibious action.

Photo Credit - Associated Press

Article: Amphibious Landings Deemed a "Secret Weapon" at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH

This fine article from The Winnipeg Tribune is "a stand alone."

I hope I can find a dozen more like it! GH

"1000 Maybe 2000 Fish": The Movie at It Strikes Me Funny by GH

The Shadowy Shad, the star of the show

Editor's Research: Canadians in Combined Ops Return Home at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories

A war correspondent highlights the pros and cons of amphibious landings.

Sounds like a mouthful, but it was important work for many Canadians

"1000 Maybe 2000 Fish" Still a Story at It Strikes Me Funny by GH

Boxing Day ramble, west side of the Thames, facing Carling Creek

 : Canadian Sailors Mentioned in Despatches at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH

Art Warrick (back row, far right) was one of two sailors that was honoured 

while serving his last two years of service at HMCS Givenchy III, in B. C.

Editor's Research: Canadians in Combined Ops Return Home (6) at 1,000 Men, 1,000 Stories by GH

Alice and Doug Harrison, circa 1950

"Gord and Paul Visit Chicago" at It Strikes Me Funny by GH

"Nice tile work!" "Nice bar stools too."

And so the father-son adventure began.

Gord and Pat's Excellent Adventure at It Strikes Me Funny by GH

Outside the Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa, we see youngsters

depicting countless others who were send here from the UK, destitute.

(e.g., my grandmother Alice (Chilvers) Harrison, approx. 1900)

The Gateway to Seven Blogs:

My father, Doug Harrison (V8809), holds an anti-broaching line to steady an

English landing craft as US soldiers disembark in North Africa, Nov. 1942

1. 1,000 MEN, 1,000 STORIES - My chief interest. My father (far left, above) was a World War II veteran, 1941 - 1945, served in the RCNVR and Combined Operations, for better and for worse.

2. FAINT FOOTSTEPS, WW2 - A growing story about my ongoing search for more information related to my father's World War II adventures.

3. IT STRIKES ME FUNNY - My longest serving blog with more topics to consider than one can shake a stick at.

Gord Harrison on a dusty day outside The Workshop

4. THE WORKSHOP - Everybody needs a workshop, in my humble opinion.

5. THE GREAT CANADIAN COMEBACK - Short reports re my fun and fitness routine, in search of svelteness. I walk, run, lift weights and put things down... on paper.

One of London's well-used walking, running, and cycling routes

6. Stories, Prose and Songs - This blog is largely ignored by me and the world. However, one day you'll hear one of my songs or stories on the radio and you'll say, "I know that guy."

7. Four Mugs and Coffee - This blog was once home to a lively group effort, but now is home to just a few very good ideas. For example, it's home to a brilliant screenplay, Death by Misadventure.

Look in on one blog, then another. Collect the whole set!

Photos GH