Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 111 As they were returning home around midnight, they were walking (staggering) down the middle of the road. When they came to the border crossing, some customs officers came out of their little huts and said, "Pedestrians must walk on the sidewalk." One of our guys replied, "Don't you call me a Presbyterian, I am a good Roman Catholic." With that he hit the customs man. Then some other customs men rushed to the scene. By then, more of our guys appeared and there was a real riot in the middle of the bridge. Traffic was backed up for miles on each side. Police forces arrived from both directions. Finally, the Fire Departments came from each side, sprayed the whole crowd, and that did the trick. Everyone dispersed, soaking wet, and traffic resumed. The next day I was Orderly Officer. About mid-morning, the police department from the New York side called and said, "Please keep your troops on your own side of the border.” Well, V.J. Day was something to be celebrated and immediately we began to make preparations to wind down the Battalion. A soon as I agreed to come back to the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, there was no time lost in getting me out of the army, and I was one of the first in the Battalion to get my honourable discharge in either August or September. Thus ended my army career and thereby brings this chapter to a close. continued ... November 11, 1994
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