[singletrack]

Thanks Sam for posting this,my Dad was a member of the Force ( I'm Pgobrien's brother ).Its great seeing some recognition for these guys finally.Dad is an American who ran off to Canada pre-Pearl Harbour because " I thought the whole thing would be over and I'd miss it".We still tease him about running off to Canada when the war broke out.He faked his ID, and was accepted in the Canadian Army at 16 years old.Basically he was an American in the Canadian Army, serving in a Canadian unit, under an American command.When the Force members came home after the War no one had heard of them and LOTS of people said they were liers.Not too many said it to Dad twice.There was something during the war called Special Service that was like a USO type thing, singers,dancers etc.Dad has said that they were always getting asked at hospitals or MASH "how do you guys keep getting hurt?". Took awhile for the Force members to realize they were getting confused with Special Service.Pretty hard to take I'd bet.The First Special Service Force will go down in history as the first modern commando unit.Small, highly trained,fast and versatile.We ( Freeper Pgobrien,and our families) are very proud of what our Dad was a part of.Thanks for posting this.I'll print it out and he'll get to read this.

[Jen]

Thanks to both of you for your posts about your dad's service in the Special Service. God bless him and y'all too!

[SAMWolf]

One of the problems with being part of an elite, special unit is that no one knows about it. I don't think the unit's exploits were very well know until the mid 60's and even then you had to be interested in Military History.

Again, Thank your Dad for his service. It has to be a great feeling to know you served with the Best of the Best.

[The Real Deal]

Not too many said it to Dad twice.

singletrack, I love it. Your Dad is my kind of man.