Pace on Earth

Indestructible

Cool Story.
This is Bill Fletcher. Bill played rugby with the club for the last few years before last season. During his time with the club he earned the respect of his teammates for always soldiering on through little nicks like a separated shoulder or something (I seriously think I heard him say "It's just a flesh wound" and mean it). He also earned the nickname "Indestructi-Bill". This story backs up the nickname. Bill was awarded the Star of Military Valour for his bravery in Afghanistan. That, in and of itself, makes me proud to say that I was this guys teammate. But what really struck me was what he said in his interview on the CBC; that he was just doing his job the same as the folks that are in Afghanistan now. Which reminds me that there are two other Loyalists currently deployed in Afghanistan; Ian Walcott and Colin Richardson.

I sent a note out to the club to let people know that Bill was given this honour and I immediately recieved responses - most said something along the lines of "you just knew that Bill was a guy that you would want to be next to when shit went down; classic infantryman" and another, equally true, said "What do you want to bet Bill was thinking about how fun it would be to do the Gov. Gen. then tell his buddies back in barracks?" Classic.

I was a little disappointed that Bill didnt's mention the role that the club played in honing his leadership skills but then again we probably didn't do his career any good at all. We're still proud though.

Stay safe fellas.

posted by Vitamin S @ 7:08 p.m.