"Moncton's Finest Lookout Gear"

About a month ago (game time), the characters in the Barrett's Raiders Twilight: 2000 campaign were traveling down the Vistula River, hoping to use it as a means of reaching friendly – or at least friendlier – territory. Along the way, they picked up some radio traffic near Tarnobrzeg that suggested some independent Polish faction had captured a team of Americans and was holding them captive. Lt. Col. Orlowski, the commander of the characters' unit, made the decision to launch a rescue operation. The rescue was successful, but it turned out the "Americans" the Poles had captured were, in fact, a pair of Canadian scouts from the 8th Hussars, traveling in civilian garb.

The two Canadians, Privates Logan Williams and Luke Landry, were eventually joined by Master Corporal Travis Dumont, also of the 8th Hussars ("Crazy Eights"), who was in the area trying to find his comrades. Grateful for the aid rendered to them by the characters', the trio stayed with them, acting as a special reconnaissance team. The Canadians were very good at their jobs and respected for their skills. Later however, while preparing to cross the Oder River near Krapkowice, Landry failed to spot someone approaching the unit, allowing him to get within 30 meters. Fortunately, the person in question was friendly, but Orlowski then spent many days gently chiding Landry for his rare moment of inattention.

Once the characters reached Goleniów, the Canadians prepared to part company with the Americans. They intended to join up with the 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Karlino, a town not far from Goleniów. Before they departed, though, they made sure to say their good-byes to the characters, starting with Lt. Col. Orlowski. Landry presented him with a memento, a pair of broken binoculars, saying:

"Alright, I know what you're thinking: ‘Landry, these things are busted as hell.’ True! But hear me out. These are ‘Moncton’s Finest Lookout Gear,’ right here. Passed every inspection, except for the one that actually mattered."

"Consider ’em a reminder: Even when you don’t see trouble coming, it’s still coming. So keep your eyes open – both of ‘em, unlike me."

Orlowski was actually embarrassed by this. He began to apologize to Landry for having ridden him so long about the one and only time ever failed to see trouble coming. Landry stopped him, adding:

"And if you ever end up in Moncton – somehow – look me up. Not that you’d wanna go there in winter, mind you."

Everyone laughed at this. Then Dumont said:

"Colonel: I know we wear different flags, but out here, that doesn’t mean a damn thing. You saved our lives and we won’t forget that. Doesn’t matter if it’s Poland or the Moon. If you ever need help, and there’s a Canadian around, you tell ’em we said we’re brothers and that ought to be enough."

With that, they saluted the Lt. Colonel and the other characters. Orlowski returned the salute and told them he and his men were honored to have served with them, if only for a little while. With that, Dumont, Landry, and Williams headed out.