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Snorkelling in retirement! Photo by: Brenda Moyer RETIRING FROM THE MILITARY IN KINGSTON OFFERS MANY IDEAL OPTIONS By: 8851 John Moyer (RMC 1971) LCol(ret’d), The Royal Canadian Dragoons I retired from the Canadian Forces in September 2003 after 36 years in an Army uniform and regardless of the colour of your parachute, Kingston is arguably…
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Three Time Champs! Back Row L-R: Maj D. Harold, Maj S. Gauthier, Capt J Bristow, Capt S Degen, LCol F. Allen, Maj K. Saunders, Capt C Bramma, Col F. Bigelow (Comd 19 Wing) Front Row L-R: LCdr D. Dale, Lt(N) J. Baker, Capt Lauren Banks, Pte Geneviève Girard Having a Winning Attitude: Ottawa Ex-Cadet Volleyball…
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21364 Jeremy Hansen (RMC 1999) Ex cadet picked to launch new career as astronaut Ailsa Craig treehouse used as spaceship By RANDY RICHMOND, LONDON FREE PRESS In the backyard of the family farm near Ailsa Craig, Jeremy Hansen made dials out of cardboard and turned his treehouse into a spaceship. The next time he gets…
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This photo of H7860 Senator Roméo Dallaire (CMR RMC 1969) is featured in the 2009 National Public Service Week calendar (April). The photograph was a finalist in the 2007 National Public Service Week photo contest whose theme was: Keeping the circle strong: Connecting our generations! The third week of June has been selected to mark…
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22007 Major Michelle Knight Mendes (RMC 2001) laid to rest Northumberlandnews – May 01, 2009 By Bill Tremblay Major Michelle Knight Mendes touched many lives, from Grafton to Brazil, to the Middle East. On Friday, May 1, friends, family, Canadian Forces members and the public gathered at the Sydenham Street United Church, in Kingston, to…
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23459 Megan Harding: Female Canadian officer leads Afghan road crew Patrice Bergeron – The Canadian Press Published in TheRecord.com on April 06, 2009 KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – As debate rages over an Afghan law that limits women’s’ rights, a female Canadian Forces officer is in charge of keeping order on a construction site in a region…
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Former Spartan among military’s top brass: 14378 Denis Thompson Article by Joanne Saunders 14378 Brig.-Gen. Denis Thompson (CMR RMC 1984), who was commander-in-chief of the Canadian joint task force in Afghanistan from May 2008 to February 2009, recounted with great candor and humour the challenges soldiers face in Kandahar province to about 800 people at…
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Space really is final frontier 13738 Chris Hadfield (RRMC RMC ’82) Out with old, in with the new 20591 Luc Girouard (CMR RMC ’97) Canadian UN diplomat’s actions rebuked 8816 Marius Grinius (RMC ’71) Can we save Kandahar? 14378 Brigadier-General Denis Thompson (CMR RMC ’84)
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Boeing’s top gun on display 15463 Ricardo Traven (CMR RMC 1986) By Andrew Doyle How did you become interested in aviation? I was born in Canada and my father was a private pilot. He owned a Cessna 185 so I was introduced to flying. I learned of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets organisation and joined…
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11510 Mr Barry GJ Kennedy (RRMC 1977) is a member of the cast of ‘Out in the Cold’ on the Discovery Channel. He graduated from Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, with a degree in physics and physical oceanography. He was a fighter pilot for the Canadian Air Force till 1983, flying mainly out of Comox,…
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New CF Ombudsman: 9485 Pierre Daigle OTTAWA – The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, is pleased to announce the appointment of 9485 MGen (Ret’d) Pierre Daigle (CMR 1973) as the new Ombudsman for the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF). Mr. Daigle…
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Canadian troops in Afghanistan get new commander There has been a change in command in the top echelons of Canada’s military personnel in Afghanistan After nine months as the head of Task Force Afghanistan, 14378 Brig.-Gen. Denis Thompson (CMR RMC 1984) handed over the job on Thursday to 15696 Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance (RRMC 1986). Click…