• Milner; Barsby; Erickson; Former PM; & CDS
All Have a Lot to Say;

• 2008 Cadets & Copper Sunday;

• Reading Week is History;

• Ex Cadets Prominent on Sr. O List;

• III Year Cadet Gives a Thumbs Up to
Korea Memories;

• March ’08 Veritas Ready Soon;

• And much, more. Et beaucoup plus

4192 Lewis, Donald Comstock (RMC ’59) - After a brief illness in Toronto, on February 3rd, 2008, at 71 years of age. Beloved husband of Penny. Loving and much loved father of Cheryl (Mihkel), Andrew (Maria) and Scott (Kathryn). Devoted and cherished grandfather (Papa)) of Mathew, Rhiannon, Amanda, Rebecca, and Andrea. He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by his brother Peter (Jane), and sister Sallee, sister-in -law Barbara, and many neices and nephews. A memorial service was held in the chapel at St. Andrew’s College in Aurora on Saturday, February 9th. If desired, donations in Don’s memory to the Scholarships and Bursaries Fund at St. Andrew’s college, or to the Cancer society would be appreciated.

Who Is He?

• He entered RRMC and graduated from RMC;
• Six weeks following graduation, he was in was in Korea serving as an Infantry Platoon Commander with 1st Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry;
• He continued service with the 3rd Battalion of the Regiment and was awarded the
• Military Cross for gallantry and leadership, leaving the theatre in July 1953 just before the Ceasefire;
• Following a year of study at McMaster University, he was assigned in May 1954 to 1st Battalion The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, stationed in Calgary, AB.;

• He served in many capacities with both Battalions of the Queen’s Own,
eventually commanding the 1st Battalion at Work Point Barracks in
Victoria, BC in 1967 – 69;
• He instructed at the US Army Command and General Staff College,
• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas;
• He assumed command of the Canadian Airborne Regiment in Edmonton, AB in 1971;
• He retired from the CF in 1978 – 30 years ago, as a Major General;
• Many honours and awards have come his way for which he is very grateful
including a Doctor of Military Science Degree by RMC.

Do you know who he is?
a. 2908 Alan Pickering;
b. 2951 Ramsey Withers;
c. 2897 Herb Pitts; or
d. 2981 Andrew Moffat Read the rest of this entry »

Gift Shop Ideas! http://www.rmcclub.ca/GiftShop/GiftShop.htm

“I just came back from Afghanistan and it’s not a secure country,” he says. “We really have to still focus on the training of being able to defeat an enemy in location. That needs to be extremely well conducted.”

14596 Dean Milner (RRMC RMC ’84)

“We’re very good at what we do, we’ve always thought that, but it seems that in the last couple of years we have had the opportunities to prove it to ourselves and our allies,”

17293 Adam Barsby (RMC ’90)

“It was my first real scramble. I just followed my lead (commander) who really did all the work. Once we got up there, all I could think of was ‘I need my gas!’ With so much air space in the Arctic, and because we burn gas so fast when we’re fully loaded, we needed to get gas from an airborne tanker.”

21955 Riel Erickson (RMC ’01)

Note: Don’t miss the Eighth and final episode of Jetstream Tuesday night, 10 PM on Discovery Channel

“Canada has to be careful because people want to separate from Canada,” Chretien told reporters from Ottawa’s Rideau Hall on Friday.
http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/TopStories/ContentPosting.aspx?feedname=CTV-TOPSTORIES_V2&showbyline=True&newsitemid=CTVNews%2f20080222%2fchretien_kosovo_080222“Because

“Because we are, in the eyes of the Taliban, in a window of extreme vulnerability. And the longer we go without that clarity, with the issue in doubt, the more the Taliban will target us as a perceived weak link,” Gen. Hillier told the Conference of Defence Associations.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080223.HILLIER23//TPStory/Front

Message from the Commandant/Message du Commandant – Copper Sunday/Le Dimanche de sous noirs
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Copper Sunday is an RMC tradition which dates back to at least 1882* and one designed to enhance the relationship between the College and the people and parishes of Kingston. This year it will take place on Sunday, 04 May, and will commence with a full regalia parade under the command of the CWC. The intent is to have every available cadet take part, save those on TD (e.g., the Sandhurst Team). The cadet wing will parade from RMC to Kingston City Hall, to be met there by Mayor Rosen and myself. From this point, the parade will be dismissed and divided for the next phase of the exercise.
Mesdames et messieurs,
Le Dimanche des sous noirs est une tradition du CMR qui remonte à au moins aussi loin que 1882* et qui a été instaurée pour affermir les liens entre le Collège et les habitants et les paroisses de Kingston. Cette année, cela tombe le dimanche 4 mai. Les festivités débuteront par un défilé en grand apparat mené par le commandant de l’escadre des élèves-officiers. L’Escadre devrait y être au grand complet, hormis les élèves-officiers qui sont en service temporaire (p. ex. l’équipe qui participe à la compétition Sandhurst). Le défilé commencera au CMR pour aboutir à l’hôtel de ville de Kingston, où M. le maire Rosen et moi-même retrouverons les élèves-officiers, qui pourront ensuite rompre les rangs et se séparer pour la phase suivante de l’exercice Read the rest of this entry »

Sandhurst Team Selection

Class of 2010 Food Drive

la classe du CMR de 2010 Read the rest of this entry »

New President & CEO @Pershimco - 18296 Alain J.P. Bureau, P. Eng. (RMC ‘88)
ROUYN-NORANDA, CANADA-PERSHIMCO RESOURCES INC. (Pershimco) (TSX VENTURE:PRO)(FRANKFURT:BIZ) announces that Mr. Alain Bureau, P. Eng., has been appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Pershimco. Mr. Michael Curtis resigned as President & CEO and Director on February 15, 2008, to pursue other endeavours and for personal reasons. Michael has pledged to help the corporation as corporate advisor. Pershimco would like to thank Michael for his contribution during his tenure at the helm of the corporation, and we wish him all the best in his next venture.

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=822510

http://www.pershimco.ca/company/management.htm

THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS OF – GENERALS AND FLAG OFFICERS WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2008:
We only listed Ex cadets (CMR, RMC & RRMC – let us know if we missed any): Ref:

CANFORGEN 041/08 CDS 005/08 181412Z FEB 08
SENIOR APPOINTMENTS 2008 – GENERALS AND FLAG OFFICERS Read the rest of this entry »

Officer Cadet, IV 24216 David Duizer (RMC ’08) of the Royal Military College of Canada was congratulated by member of the Nova Scotia legislature for his heroics during a training mission. Mr. Ernest Fage (Member of the Legislative Assembly Cumberland North) gave notice on December 13, 2007 that on a future day he shall move the adoption of the following resolution (# 1450): “Whereas David Duizer of Amherst, Nova Scotia, helped rescue two people from the Pacific Ocean; and Whereas David was on a summer training program as part of his military training for the Royal Military College when they had an opportunity to respond to a call to assist the RCMP in the search and rescue of the victims; and whereas David had the opportunity to use a thermal camera and his training in a real life situation that proved very successful for the man and women in the ocean and demonstrated David’s ability in the field of duty; Therefore be it resolved that all members of this House join me in sending our congratulations to David Duizer for his show of heroics during a training mission on the coast of British Columbia.”

http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/hansard/han60-2/house_07dec13.htm#H Page 1734

Ed note: David is also a member of the varsity men’s basketball team. In his final OUA game – against Queen’s University he had 20 points to lead all scorers on both teams.

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5559 Findeis; 6037 Swan; 6230 Cawsey; 8147 Lowdon; 11019 Tremblay; 12079Hudson; 13139 MacLeod (RMC ‘81); 13482 Marcoux; 14079 Roth; 15525 Jepson; 16052 Thomson; 18443 Belovich; 19813 Eric Delisle; Chantal Cloutier; 22473 Johnson. Read the rest of this entry »

Korea Memories – Book Review
By: III OCdt Stephen Paish – 8 Squadron

Korea is often called the”Forgotten” war. Korea Memories by Andrew Moffat is one man’s attempt to share his experiences and thus contribute to the understanding of the war. In doing this Moffat has made a valuable contribution to our understanding of history. The book is both interesting to read and full of pertinent information for Canadian soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

I really like the Trivia section. It helps me to identify with RMC history that I am totally unaware of, and provides a kind of linkage to important people and events.

4976 Reg Watts (RMC ’60)

For those readers who are members of the Club and moved house (snail) mail address over the past six months or so – a reminder: Peter Dawe and his Veritas magazine staff have outdone themselves again with another outstanding March /2008 Veritas magazine edition. In particular, first hand personal stories not available in the regular media by Ex Cadets once again highlight this edition.

Veritas should be in mailboxes in a few weeks. Don’t be disappointed, if you have not already done so – please forward your current coordinates and address to rmcclub@rmc.ca
For those who are not current members in good standing – we invite you to take out a membership now http://www.rmcclub.ca/Membership.htm or call us toll free 1-888 386-3762.

Un gentil rappel à nos lecteurs membres du Club : si vous avez déménagé au cours de l’année veuillez nous faire parvenir votre nouvelle adresse postale. Peter Dawe et son personnel se sont surpassés encore une fois pour vous offrir l’édition de mars de Veritas. En particulier les récits personnels qui ne sont pas disponibles aux Anciens par les autres médias.

La plus récente édition de Veritas devrait être à la poste dans quelques semaines. Ne soyez pas déçus, si ce n’est pas déjà fait, veuillez mettre à jour vos coordonnées au rmcclub@rmc.ca La revue Veritas, édition de mars 2008 promet d’être une pièce de collection.
Pour ceux qui ne sont pas membres en règle du Club – nous vous invitons à le devenir, par courriel au : http://www.rmcclub.ca/Membership.htm ou communiquez avec le personnel de la Maison Panet, sans frais au : 1-888 386-3762

Retirement – 10815 LCol André Corriveau (CMR / RMC ’76)

LCol André Corriveau retired from the CF on 7 Sept 07 after 36 plus years of loyal and dedicated service to the CF and the CME Branch. André has accepted a Realty Asset Management Engineer position with Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) and will reside in the Ottawa area with is family. Read the rest of this entry »

Reading Week is now over. Most of the cadets have been away for a well deserved break. One cadet who has been around is 24637 Kevin Kunz. Kevin has been a big help is ensuring we have been able to publish this e-veritas 8/2008.

Victoria Edwards didn’t take any time off last week either. Victoria has been her highly dependable self in flooding us with a number of great articles.

Bill & Rolande Oliver