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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,…
Kipling’s Ultraman
Rudyard Kipling said it all: ” If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two Impostors just the same; Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it.” KAILUA-KONA- Hawaii – Lieutenant Colonel Tony O’Keefe is in charge of 1,054 cadets at Canada’s version of West Point. It is his job to…
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
Meet the New President of the RMC Club of Canada Foundation
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.…
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… 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…
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Grozelle family members express their gratitude Fifth Estate – “Shadows of Doubt” – Joe Grozelle Searching for the truth THE FIFTH ESTATE AIRS JOE GROZELLE’S STORY Posted By AARON HALL, THE DAILY NEWS, What really happened to Joe Grozelle? This question was examined by the CBC surrounding the disappearance and death of the Ridgetown area…
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Royal Military College of Canada is featured on the Globe and Mail globecampus. GlobeCampus is The Globe and Mail’s site dedicated to undergraduate education in Canada. Through its innovative search, compare and rank tool called campus navigator, Canadian and visiting students can quickly find the school that would fit them best. The Globe and Mail’s…
Prizes and Awards
24276 Jordan Beatty receiving the Goddard Memorial Sword 24324 Jean-François Horth receiving the Dawe Memorial Sword Memorial Swords are presented in honour of 22458 Nichola Goddard and 22596 Matt Dawe to the best ROTP artillery and infantry senior cadets respectively to carry in their fourth year. 24276 Jordan Beatty 24324 Jean-François Horth The Nichola Goddard…