A Hunter To Remember

The most fitting tribute I can give on this blog is to one of the greatest Canadian war heroes, who ever served admirably in the Korean War. His name is Tommy Prince, and if you are Canadian and have never heard of him, I suggest you continue reading...
First Nations Drum: The wartime experience of Sergeant Tommy Prince is the stuff of legend. He was a quiet ordinary man who had greatness thrust upon him by the force of one of the greatest conflicts in the history of Western civilization. It's as if he was born and bred for one great task and then cast aside by the very society he fought for. He was a true son of his people and a great warrior.

Native Canadians have hunting so deeply ingrained in their culture, they make for much better than average soldiers(particularly Recon soldiers, like Prince was).

Veterans Affairs Canada Three of the 11 medals Tommy Prince earned during his military career - the Korea Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea - were for service during the U.N. operations in Korea. In August 1950, one week after the government announced its decision to form the Special Force, 34-year-old Tom Prince volunteered. He joined the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), the first Canadian Army unit to arrive in the region. Prince was in action quickly. In February 1951, the Patricias joined the 27th Commonwealth Brigade on the battlefield. Soon after arriving in the war zone, the sergeant, who was second in command of a rifle platoon, led an evening "snatch patrol" of eight men into an enemy camp. The raid was a success; the group returned before dawn with two captured machine-guns. More raids followed. However, according to the authors of a biography of Prince, he was eventually assigned fewer patrols, because his commanding officer thought Prince took too many chances that might risk the lives of the soldiers under his command.

I like that line the best. The man was scared of nothing, and was born to kick some communist ass.

From a B.C essay, In November 1952, the training of 3rd Battalion PPCLI in Korea, was interrupted by fighting on "the Hook", a key position west of the Sami-chon River that overlooked much of the rear areas of the U.N. forces. When a Chinese battalion gained a foothold on the forward positions of another U.N. unit on November 18, the 3rd PPCLI was ordered to help defend the sector. By dawn of the 19th, the U.N. unit, with assistance from the Patricias, had recaptured the post. Five Patricias were killed on the Hook and nine were wounded, Sergeant Prince sustained a leg injury.

NothernBlue: A quote from Tommy Prince... "All my life I had wanted to do something to help my people recover their good name. I wanted to show they were as good as any white man."

You showed us you were better than most...