Letters to my Parents from 60 years ago
Photo caption: The following was taken during an early raid on Maisonneuve Squadron. The assembled raiders from Champlain Squadron are: C.V.A. Colin Browne, D.W. Brady (I am not certain after sixty years!), J.F. John Clayton and T.S. Terry McCoy. By way of introduction, I entered College Militaire Royale in September 1963, almost exactly sixty years…
RCNC 225 George Currie Donates $250,000 to Royal Roads University
Original post from RRU – https://www.royalroads.ca/news/ex-cadet-donates-250k-help-students RCNC225 George Currie is a graduate of the Royal Canadian Naval College Class of 1947 Many RRU graduates affirm that the university’s tagline, Life.Changing, aptly describes their academic experience. But long before that slogan was chosen — indeed, almost 40 years before the university existed — that phrase rang true…
Un tourbillon de mots au service de la nation/ Serving the nation in a whirlwind of words
Article prepared by Élof Gambescia, Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean Remis à Madame Isabelle Lépine Le langage, cette arme silencieuse, est l’une des composantes essentielles de la machine bien huilée des Forces armées canadiennes. Un univers parallèle se déploie derrière les portes des casernes et dans les tranchées de la vie militaire, où les mots…
RMC Saint-Jean Sports Update
???? ????? : ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ???????? La rare mention Platine est réservée aux membres des FAC ayant obtenu un niveau de conditionnement physique opérationnel hors du commun. L’élève-officier Frenette s’est vu remettre la mention « Platine » lors de son cours d’éducation physique. De gauche à droite : Le Lcol René Poulin, le…
Keeping Tabs
24596 Soo Kyong Choi – Senior Manager, Amazon. 20860 Cindy Tessier – Senior Operations Manager at Veterans Affairs Canada / Anciens Combattants Canada 18346 France Hébert – Vice-President and General Manager, Defence & Security Canada at CAE 25990 Bradley Hartwick – Coaching Authenticity, Humanity & Purpose in Leaders 21217 Corinna Heilman – Deputy Chief…
Canadian Military Engineers Association Retirements
Canadian Military Engineers Association Retirements
Deaths
3448 Andrew Henning RRMC RMC Class of 1956 HENNING, ANDREW CLINTON HODGES April 19, 1932 – October 10, 2023 We are deeply saddened with the passing of our beloved husband, father and Papa. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Catherine (nee MacLean); daughters, Lynda, Karen (Wayne); and No. 1 grandson, Kyle. Andy…
Notice of Annual General Meeting of the RMC Alumni Association – Friday 27 October 2023
Dear fellow alumni and voting members, We are pleased to invite you to the annual meeting of the voting members of the Royal Military Colleges of Canada Alumni Association Inc. (the “RMCAA”) to be held at Kingston, on Friday, October 27, 2023 at 13:00 hours (Kingston, Ontario time). Following the meeting, there will be a…