The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

In remembrance, I am listing some great Canadian accomplishments and funny facts, although there are many more out there to be found.

The War of 1812 was started by the US to capture Canada, but we ended up burning their "White House" and most of Washington, making us the only country to have invaded the US, captured the White House, and burned Washington.

Although we have a large French population, we weren't cheese-eating surrender monkeys to Germany in WWII.

Billy Bishop dedicated his life to aviation, fighting on the battlefields of France in WWI and as an Air Marshal in WWII.

In World War II, Billy Bishop helped bring world recognition to Canada's air force and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan which became the model for other countries of the free world. Bishop also took on the Red Baron, which ended in a draw; however another Canadian, Captain Roy Brown, shot down the Red Baron a year later.

Canada has the largest English population that has never ever surrendered or withdrew from any war.

For info on Canadian Veterans: Veterans Affairs Canada

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