Mike,

    You are correct. Bobby(as red faced as the Maple leaf!)



Michael H. Collis wrote:

> Bobby, The leaf  on the Canadian flag isn't oak, it's maple!
>
> "Bobby G. Greer" wrote:
>
> > Last Christmas I picked up an autobiography of Geronimo. It was most
> > fascinating and I learned a lot. To many of us got our Old West history  from
> > Saturday afternoon Westerns in the '50's. By the way, do any of you know the
> > singificance of the red oak leaf on the Canadian flag(Yvonne, you may have to
> > set me straight here). I was told
> > it was because in the War of 1812, we invaded Canada and it was in the Fall.
> > The "Red Coats" blended in with the leaves and it formed a natural
> > camoflouge. Thus, the Red Oak leaf is somewhat anti-Yankee sentiment.
> >
> > Bobby