The Canadians have proven themselves excellent soldiers time and again.
I ran into an old man in central B.C. a few years ago, who had an interesting tale.
He was a Canadian bush pilot in the early 1960s. The CIA recruited Canadian bush pilots to fly its aircraft in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The risk was great, and the money was excellent, he told me. So, he signed up.
They issued him an American passport, gave him a whole new American identity, and sent him over there. He flew dozens of missions over more than a year, then returned to Canada.
The money bought him a house and business. He still owns both.
But not all were as lucky. Some Canadians never returned, he said.
Canada produces some of the finest bush pilots in the world. Back in the early 1960s there weren't nearly as many as today, so a good bush pilot was an even rarer breed.
Anyone ever heard of Canadians being recruited by the CIA, to fly bush in Southeast Asia, and given American identities?
I found the man totally believable, especially when I saw photos of him flying in the early 1960s on his office wall.
What say you? B.S. or Believable?
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