RMC Traditions and History – The Memorial Arch
by 4459 Ed Murray (RRMC RMC 1959)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxphoto credit: Gerry Locklin The Memorial Arch is arguably the most important architectural feature of RMC. It is fitting therefore that we review from time to time the history of this magnificent memorial and the traditions that have grown up around it. As a start here is the description…
Deaths | Décès
– 5787 Lance Appleford (RMC 1963) After a courageous two year fight with cancer, Lance passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. A navy man, pilot, and accomplished doctor, Lance is sadly missed by wife Garee, the love of his life, and many family, friends and patients. Lance will…
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Truelove knows true leadership
24498 A/SLt Noelani Shore (RMC 2009) He had leadership potential written all over him right from the start. When Commodore Bill Truelove, OMM, CD, current Commandant of the Royal Military College, was in his fourth year, he was chosen to be the Cadet Wing Commander for the first semester. Unlike today, when cadets apply for…
Squadron Competition Heating Up! / Nijmegan 2009
Heating up the Inter-Squadron Competition: Sports Day and Wing Harrier 2009. By: IV OCdt Catie Keyser, 1 sqn, 24633. This past Saturday, the 12th of September, RMC cadets and a substantial amount of staff participated in the annual fall Sports day and Harrier run. A cool morning motivated the participants for the 5 km run…
TOP 4 – Fall Semester
An Interview With One of The Top 4 Cadets – Fall 2009 Article & photos by 25275 OCdt Julia Anderson (From Left): Cadet Wing Training Officer 24561 Marc-Andre F.Pelland, Cadet Wing Commander 24410 Nicholas Bouchard, Deputy Cadet Wing Commander 24649 Kayla MacMillan, Cadet Wing Administration Officer 24924 Maxime Bernier-Brideau. IN CONVERSATION WITH 25275 JULIA ANDERSON…
8 SQN – CSL
24198 OCdt Nick Goulet, IN CONVERSATION WITH 25275 JULIA ANDERSON “Nick Goulet has the true spirit of a champion. He is always optimistic, a smile on his face, looking constantly for ways to keep the energy high and the mood light on the team, but at the same time he possesses a serious work ethic.…
Varsity & Reunion Weekend Sports Update
Men’s Basketball OUA- Men’s Basketball CIS – Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball OUA – Women’s Basketball CIS – Women’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Running OUA – Cross Country CIS Mens Running / CIS Womens Running Men’s and Women’s Fencing OUA – Fencing Hockey OUA- Hockey CIS – Hockey Rugby OUA – Rugby Men’s Soccer OUA – Men’s…
Ex Cadets, Professors & Staff in the News
Kingston’s Role Critical – H7543 Senator Joe Day (CMR RMC 1968) “We had a briefing from the [Prime Minister’s Office] yesterday about how the military reports on a quarterly basis. Many of the member countries were quite impressed with that level of openness and wish they had something comparable in their countries. That is a…
Where Are They Now?
We have contacted numerous ex-cadets from the fifties through to the new millennium and plan to feature them in the coming months to give readers a chance to catch up with names and faces from each of the respective CMCs. If you would like to contribute to this column, please feel free to email me…
Ramsey Wither’s grandchildren pay tribute to 2996 Arthur Herman
Justine Brown (left) and Lauren Schultz stand beside the United Nations Memorial Wall in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea. It lists the names of nearly 42,000 servicemen and women from 21 United Nations allied nations (excepting the brave ROK servicemen and servicewomen of the Republic of Korea) who lost their lives on…
Andrew Clarke, Former Sec. Gen., WAWF
RRA5 Andrew Clarke (RRMC 1947) entered the Royal Canadian Air Force and was trained as a air navigator. He subsequently served as a navigation instructor in Winnipeg, the navigation leader of 408 (photo) Squadron in Ottawa, and at Air Force headquarters in Ottawa. While at Air Force headquarters he joined the World Federalists of Canada,…