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[Click on image to enlarge] Shipmate (Chief) David O'Flynn proudly models the headdress	[Click on image to enlarge] HMS Brave headdress on RNA head table prior to and planning of the presentation ceremony S/M John Barratt in background	[Click on image to enlarge] Barb Bradley holds up headdress she made for HMS Brave
[Click on image to enlarge] L-R: S/M's Cy Sherman, John Hilferty, Wally Harwood, Norrie Millen and Chris Shellard	HMS Brave headdress on RNA head table prior to and planning of the presentation ceremony	[Click on image to enlarge] L-R: S/M's Wally Harwood, Norrie Millen and Chris Shellard
[Click on image to enlarge] Deputy Chief Skye with H.M.S. Brave Headdress. The actual headdress presented to H.M.S. Brave. It includes the ships battle honours.	[Click on image to enlarge] A real "Chief" GI (That's Gunnery Instructor for you non RN types)	[Click on image to enlarge] Deputy Chief Skye gave a welcome speech first in his native language then English in the Royal Chapel at Six Nations after presentation and parade. We were very honoured, as it is the first time the Chief had stepped inside a House of God.
[Click on image to enlarge] RNA Chairman Norrie Millen is shown (in 1987) giving presentation speech.	[Click on image to enlarge] Lieutenant Commander Pothecary [PWO], Chief Petty Officer (S) Chris Briers & Lieutenant Commander Graham Edmonds [1st Lieutenant] HMS Brave	[Click on image to enlarge] Lieutenant Commander Graham Edmonds [1st Lieutenant] HMS Brave accepts a RNA Southern Ontario crest from Chairman Norrie Millen
[Click on image to enlarge] Brant Naval Vets, R M A and Six Nations colour party.	[Click on image to enlarge] The presentation parade led by Six Nations and other American Tribes. The Royal Marine Association follow closely behind hoping to pick up a few tips!	Royal Naval Association - Southern Ontario Branch right-wheeling onto parade [Click on image to enlarge]
[Click on image to enlarge] Royal Naval Association - Southern Ontario [Smart as Guardsmen!]	[Click on image to enlarge] Anybody supply missing name stewards name?	[Click on image to enlarge]
[Click on image to enlarge]	The presentation party: -From Left to right: CPO (S) Chris Briers [HMS Brave], Norrie Millen [RNA], Commander Bond RN [Canadian Staff College], Lieutenant Commander Graham Edmonds [1st Lieutenant - HMS Brave], William Montour [Chief of Six Nations], Lieutenant Commander Pothecary [PWO] & Captains Steward [HMS Brave]
[Click on image to enlarge]	A lesser Chief's Cap presented to H.M.S. Brave Chief Petty Officers Mess on a later occasion. Both headdress's were returned to Six Nations after "Brave" decommissioned. The Southern Ontario Branch, the local RNA, were very disappointed as they felt the headdresses should have been returned to the Branch.	[Click on image to enlarge] Norrie Millen models headdress on September 18, 2002, after 2 years of negotiations for its loan.
According to a MOD [N] spokesman, the Ministry was not aware that the headdress had been presented by the Southern Ontario Branch of the RNA. (Pictures above indicate differently!)
The webmaster sent links to this page and documentary evidence, including press cuttings and photographs to MOD [N] to back up our claim, but the letter was never answered! The person responsible for shipping headdresses back to Six Nations, met with the webmaster in 2000 and said had he known of the RNA involvement he would have returned them to us.
[Click on image to enlarge] The headdress on display in the Naval Club of Toronto	The headdress is now back on long loan to the RNA Southern Ontario Branch and is on display in the Naval Club of Toronto on the RNA Wall. STOP PRESS Due to the uncertainty of new Naval Clubs location, all RNA SOB items have been placed in storage	[Click on image to enlarge] The headdress on display in the Naval Club of Toronto

Pictures below sent me by a later crew member who tried to maintain that the actual presentation of the headdress had been made in the United Kingdom.

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