Where are they now?
Director of Cadets LCol Anthony “Tony” O’Keeffe will be away from the college for a couple of weeks. He is competing in the 2008 Ultraman World Championships on November 28, 29 & 30. The three day, 320-mile (515-kilometer) individual ultra-endurance event which takes place on the Big Island of Hawaii. Entry is limited to 35…
Ex-Cadets in the News
7771 Mr James (Jim) W Leech (RRMC RMC 1968) is President and CEO, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto. He was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Leech has a B.Sc. in mathematics (Royal Military College of Canada) and an MBA (Queen’s University). He is married with three children. Leech is 61. He controls $108.5 billion in…
Catching Up With the News
Troops may not be home long Canadians in often-overlooked Korean War held their ground Taking Sandhurst to the DR Congo Grave confirms early Sikh ‘fought for Canada’ We runneth over their cups Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet General silence Obama administration ‘will back Israel’: security expert
Promoting RMC in Beautiful BC
7059 LCol (Ret’d) Terry G Senft (RRMC RMC ‘66) has been the RMC Liaison Officer for British Columbia, working with Canadian Forces Recruiting Center Vancouver since 2002. Terry graduated from RMC with a degree in Electrical Engineering followed by a Masters in Business Administration at the University of Manitoba. He served as a Communications and…
Wall of Honour – Call for Nominations
RMC ’63 Wall of Honour Introduction The Class of 1963, as their gift to the College upon entry into the Old Brigade in 2009, are creating and donating to RMC, a Wall of Honour to recognize ex-cadets of the Royal Military Colleges (RMC, RRMC, CMR) and others with College numbers for outstanding achievements and contributions…
Who Am I?
Who am I? (By E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) I was born in Constance, Germany, June 11, 1872. I was the eldest son and heir of a nobleman of high rank and the representative descendant of a distinguished family. The estates in the municipality of Péruwelz, Hainaut (province), Walloon Region, Belgium and the title to…
Opinion: We mustn’t participate in ‘criminal follies’
Dear Editor – Thanks to Rob O’Flanagan for his thoughtful and eloquent column, “Too many things make me sick of war” (Guelph Mercury, Nov. 15). I’ve been thinking about war myself lately, in part because Nov. 10 was the anniversary of my father’s death — and in his last days nearly 20 years ago, my…
Commandant Series – John Moreau Grant
I Commandant RRMC: 1942 – 1946 (Researched by E3161 Victoria Edwards) RNCC5 Captain (N) John Moreau Grant C.B.E. was born in 1895 in Halifax, N.S. He spent two years at school in Heidelberg, Germany. He returned to Halifax in 1909. In Jan. 1911 he joined the Royal Naval College of Canada in Halifax Nova Scotia…
Retirements
6236 Ron Day, Deputy Director of General Safety, will be retiring effective January 6, 2009 after 51 years combined service to Canada in the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence. Ron’s military career began when he joined the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment in 1952 where he earned the rank of Lance Sergeant…
Deaths / Décès
When you think of track and field, you think of Dave Dorman Countless athletes blossomed under his tutelage Ray Seguin was already on his way to a promising track and field career when opportunity came knocking. The person knocking was Dave Dorman, Seguin’s coach with the Cornwall Legion Cougars Track and Field Club. Dorman recognized…
We Get E-mails
I read the “bomber command” article in your last publication and I must admit that I am not completely versed in the background of the article. However, my father, George Wissler, was a bombardier with 424 Squadron and flew 34 combat missions over Europe in Halifax and Lancaster aircraft, 1944 through 1945. On many of…
In This Issue 42
Affiliez vous au Club des CMR du Canada _______________________________________________________________________ In This Issue 42: President’s Award; What’s Happening At RMC; No Down Time for RMC Cadets; A long, painful pilgrimage for a fallen son; Ex-Cadets in the News; Catching Up with the News; Where are they now? Who Am I? Bomber Command; Births; Retirements; Deaths; Hatley…