Some time ago, Martin O'Malley came to Canada for some business. While he was here he found time to visit our family with Val and Mike (Irving)... During this visit he learned that I was a collector of flags and he said he'd see if he could send me an Australian flag when he got home. . . ...Sometime later a package arrived containing one beautiful flag of Australia. An unexpected gift which I very much appreciated!

I was told many years later that I never thanked him for the flag. Knowing myself pretty well, I think it is entirely possible that I still have not done so... I'm sorry if that's the case Martin, I hope you will forgive such inexcusable rudeness, and I would like to correct that error here:

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