John P. Kyba of Melfort, Sask., says that when he was stationed at No. 1 Infantry Training Brigade, at Debert, N.S., he had to prepare guards for duty. Near the end of the war, it was becoming more difficult to pick out dependable bodies for this chore.

On inspection day, Brigadier Collquohoun, the camp commanding officer (CO), was checking the guards. When he approached the ammunition compound, the guard snapped smartly to attention and shouted: “Halt!”

“Halt!” shouted the guard again, though the brigadier and his retinue had already stopped.

“We stopped on your first command,” barked the CO. “What do you want us to do next?”

“I dunno,” said the guard. “I was told to shout ‘halt’ three times then shoot.”