In 2001, the Rangers switched from a black beret to a tan beret, as the black beret had become the Army standard. Since that time, the tan beret has become a symbol of strength and excellence, and one of the highest honors an Army Soldier can achieve.
Famous Scots. - Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734) Children of the Mist. The first Gregor in Scotland was said to have been a son of King Kenneth MacAlpin in the 8th century and the clan motto, in Gaelic, means My race is royal.
Robert Service â The bard of the Yukon. No one immortalized Yukon tales quite like Robert Service. Robert Service is one of Canadaâs best-known poets, inspired by the Yukon to pen the ballads that would catapult him to worldwide literary fame. Hereâs how he ditched his life as a Scottish banker, roamed as a penniless wanderer and became an accomplished author and pride of the north. Born on January 16, 1874 in Preston, England to a Scottish father and a mother half her husbandâs age, Robert was the eldest of ten children.