The Veteran on the Canadian $10 Bill

[Lallans]

Got it wrong where?

[Highland Logan]

Got it wrong where?

Bank of Canada

[Lallans]

So the fact that they don't mention the biography of the veteran disproves the story? Maybe, but perhaps not. Anyway, got to go, back next week.

[dutchy kilted]

True story or not, it is a good reminder of the sacrifices made by veterans, no matter what country they fought for or war they fought in.

With Remembrance Day/Veterans Day/Armistice Day upcoming there are always some people who need to be reminded of that.

[Highland Logan]

True story or not, it is a good reminder of the sacrifices made by veterans, no matter what country they fought for or war they fought in. With Remembrance Day/Veterans Day/Armistice Day upcoming there are always some people who need to be reminded of that.

As a former soldier I agree that the general public remember the deeds my their nations military's... however false urban myths spread by email is hardly the best example.

Frank

[Lallans]

I have 'feelers' out to prove or disprove the veteran's biography. It seems a pointless thing to have faked, but one never knows these days.

Anyway, now that I've been studying our $10 bill in detail, I'm very unhappy with the apparent intended message. The largest figure in the design is the peacekeeper woman (aka The Human Target) and the elderly veteran and the children appear to be gazing worshipfully at her rather than at the Canadian War Memorial, as might be supposed at first glance. Moreover, the arch of the Memorial is empty of the soldiers that are in real life depicted spilling through it, and there is no Victory figure on top.

Especially considering the government at the time and the general leftward turn of the day in Canuckistan, the message I'm picking up is that the unarmed woman with the binocs is the only worthy object of worship, and that message is intensified by the empty arch et al. If I'm right, the whole melange is a total disrespect to our veterans and I can only say, ahem, Gadzooks that was a bunch of wazoos in power at that time.

[Highland Logan]

...rather than at the Canadian War Memorial, as might be supposed at first glance. Moreover, the arch of the Memorial is empty of the soldiers that are in real life depicted spilling through it, and there is no Victory figure on top.

I really don't know how to say this without sounding rude. But did you read the information from the Bank of Canada web site? It clearly states "The monument depicted on the back of the $10 note is not true to life. It is meant to represent cenotaphs/war memorials across the country." And at that, what is wrong with to role of Peacekeeper? Approx. 267 Canadian soldiers have been killed keeping the peace in at least 33 different missions since the end of WWII. You also need to keep the political innuendo to a whisper, because as a former soldier I have to say I don't care much for it.

Frank

[Lallans]

Frank,

The elderly veteran, if you will grant the original story, which I personally think is silly to doubt, posed for the photo in front of the National War Memorial here in Ottawa. The depiction on the bill is in fact of that memorial with the top cut off and the heroic content removed as I stated. I think the symbolism seen on the bill as I explained it is completely valid. So far from offending ex-service people, as you accuse me of doing, I was seeking to honour them in this post and I RESENT your grossly unfair statement about that.

I'm now going to ask the mods to lock or delete this thread since it doesn't seem to be reflective of what I intended in starting it.

EDIT: As a PS, and not that I feel the need to justify myself to you Frank, I had a childhood friend killed while peacekeeping in the Balkans. He was unequipped for the situation with no helicoptor air transport and had to use a very lightweight jeep obtained locally. Hence my criticism for the government of the time.

[cessna152towser]

Thread closed at request of Original Poster.