Catching Up With the News

Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell was appointed by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command as a Medals Adviser. Major (Retired) W.E. (Gary) Campbell, a former member of the Canadian Army (Militia), Canadian Army (Regular) and the Canadian Armed Forces *, is assisting those who have had problems replacing lost or stolen medals or obtaining ones…

U of G honours Hillier RYAN PFEIFFER, GUELPH MERCURY Retired general given Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award January 14, 2009 Nicole O’Reilly MERCURY STAFF In his “soldier’s soldier” frank kind of way, retired general and chief of defence staff Rick Hillier encouraged pride in the Canadian Forces. Yesterday, as he accepted the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding…

A lesson in scholarly soldiers Photo exhibit documents Afghans’ everyday lives F Troop has a “Big Impact” in Kandahar Province Afghan judges take their act on the road L’enquête sur Borden est complétée Coroners are warriors too TRENTON THE PERFECT LOCATION FOR JTF2 SAYS CANSOFCOM CHIEF JTF2 to build west coast equipment drop Canadian army…

MGen (Ret’d) Lewis Mackenzie: What is the UN waiting for? Deploy a strong force to Gaza The road ahead for the United States Army 12 things soldiers can expect in 2009 CANADIAN FORCES STILL WITHOUT PERMANENT OMBUDSMAN (or OMBUDSPERSON) Locals live in fear of Taliban gripping parts of Kandahar Hercules logs 45,000 hours Semrau case…

Eugene Melnyk, left, Pat Quinn, and Bob Nicholson pose for a photo before jumping out of the practice tower during a team building camp at the CFB Petawawa on Tuesday. Before he made his simulated parachute jump Tuesday, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, the chair of the steering committee for the world junior hockey championships,…

Tributes pour in after oldest polar bear dies in Winnipeg The RMC Polar Bear Connection Tributes and remembrances of Debby, who was the world’s oldest living polar bear, flooded into the Winnipeg zoo on Tuesday after officials announced the bear was dead. The 42-year-old polar bear was born in the Russian Arctic in 1966 and…

Like the Mounties, McGill basketball coach Craig Norman finally got his man. Craig Norman – Former RMC (M) Basketball Coach Redmen football star Erik Galas, a two-time all-Canadian receiver from Ottawa, will make his debut with the basketball Redmen at Quebec City tonight (Nov. 28), when McGill plays the first of a home-and home series…

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

For a wounded soldier, the battle has just begun Legions struggle with dwindling membership Wartime collectibles often not politically correct À Valcartier, pas à Petawawa! Passing the torch Bringing their spirits back home Answering the country’s call Afghanistan visit helps in grieving process Cyber soldiers need a jolt of the real horrors Help sought to…

7076 John P. Van Haastrecht (RRMC RMC 1966) is the current president of the Royal Military Colleges Club of Canada Club Foundation. In 1969, after service as a naval pilot with 880 Squadron in Shearwater, John entered civilian life by finding employment with A E Lepage in Toronto in the field of Real Estate management.…

… a sample day … is as follows … … all this parade ground hooey I’ve been away from you too long … Canada’s new fleet of navy helicopters need engine changes: subcontractor Soldiers on our streets Une grenade dans sa cour A victory to call our own This is no time for heroes with…