A headline in the May 1 edition of the Ottawa Citizen was quite alarming.

It read, “DND warns of spring geese takeover of Carling Campus.”

This facility is, of course, the site of the Canadian Armed Forces National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa and therefore vital to the security of our nation.

For those of us of a certain age, the term “wild geese” conjures up memories of the 1978 Hollywood blockbuster warf lick of the same name. That movie was based on the real-life exploits of British mercenary commander Michael (Mad Mike) Hoare and his infamous 5 Commando. These elite mercenaries flew wild goose flags and sported shoulder flashes of the same image.

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