Celebrating 100 editions of e-Veritas

Just over three years ago, the first issue of e-Veritas was published under its current format. This is its 100th edition and the 12th this year. The success of e-Veritas is due to many factors: our readers, who support us with tremendous feedback; the Club’s Executive Director, S 150 Peter Dawe, who has given valuable guidance while allowing us to get on with the job; the Club’s Executive who have provided the resources for e-Veritas and have been understanding when e-Veritas has dealt with contentious issues.

We have many others to thank! In the early days: 23241 OCdt Craig Scott (RMC ’05); 23227 OCdt Tyler Peitzsche (RMC ’06); 24225 OCdt Josh Fudge (RMC ’08) all of whom displayed tremendous patience while holding our hand through various “in-house” technical steps along the way. Later, 23439 OCdt Kayne Carr (RMC ’07) was our “right arm” for the best part of 15 months. 24587 OCdt Ian Boughton (RMC ’10) pitched in for a month or so which got us through some tough times. Currently, 24637 OCdt Kevin Kunz (RMC ’10) is our “go to guy” Officer Cadet.

On the professional side of things, 5070 Bob Cross (CMR RMC ’61) managed the layout and most of the technical side of things for the first two years with help from his staffer, Michelle Wright. Both provided a high level of service above and beyond the call of duty.

Two RMC staff have been extremely helpful. Captain Paule Poulin, Public Affairs Officer, supplies us with timely press releases on a regular basis and on several occasions has penned high quality human interest articles. 8057 Ross McKenzie (RMC ’70) from the RMC Museum has kept us pretty well on the straight and narrow when dealing with historical RMC facts.

Three stalwarts from Panet House: Mary Darlington; Kathleen Bachelder and Kimberly St Louis provided year long support which is very much appreciated. For the first two years, Nathalie Jean was our main helper in Panet House and suffered through many of the growing pains but ensured we stayed on the proper course.

The one person who deserves a great deal of recognition and special praise is our outstanding researcher, E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ’03). For the past 80 editions or so, Victoria has bombarded us with suggested articles; trivia ideas; and suggested themes. Our “Victoria File” still has something like 200+ e-mails in it. The quality of e-Veritas content would not have been possible without her tremendous contributions.

Mainly, we want to acknowledge the support of our faithful readers. Many of whom are currently involved with operational commitments in different parts of the world – mostly in hostile environments. Their commitment is a reminder to us that RMC is a pretty special place in producing future leaders.

Our little Mom & Pop operation may not be as slick as a number of other e-newsletters we do strive to keep as many of the RMC family connected as possible.

In closing, we ask that you keep those serving abroad, on the sea, and in the air, in your thoughts as you enjoy reading e-Veritas.

Bill & Rolande Oliver

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It’s that time of year again! Play Ball!

CFB Trenton Day at Blue Jays – 1984

By: WJO

In the Spring of 1984 over 600 fans – military personnel & families / DND employees from CFB Trenton made the trip utilizing 15 rented school buses to see and enjoy an afternoon baseball game at the old Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.

5820 Garry “Sky” King, (RMC ’63) Base Commander, threw out the first ball of the game. He threw a perfect letter high sweeping curveball to “Buck” Martinez. The pitch followed a three Hercules flypast that flew over the scoreboard and across the field during the playing of the national anthem by the Canadian Forces Vimy Band to officially start an afternoon of fun.

Oh, those were the days!

Great Quotes:

“Throughout, he showed exceptional courage, leading from the front. And it was because of his strength of character, his willpower, his physical fitness and his tactical acumen,”

11430 Lieutenant-Colonel Rob Walker

“Government procurement officials are getting more savvy,”…

15737 Bryan Brulotte (CMR ’87)

“His early experiences in the cadet program were valuable in providing him with the underlying values, like discipline, perfectionism and pride, that he needed to pursue a military career,”

22852 Shawn Thompson (RMC ’04)

“One time I talked to him and he said, ‘I have to go,’ in a real hurry,” she said. “And I could hear the artillery in the background. That was scary.”

Louise Thompson (Mother of 22852 Shawn Thompson (RMC ’04)

“The army has always been trained to be good at combat, and that is what makes us good peacekeepers – it’s not the other way around,”

Lt. Col Dave MacLeod (outgoing A/Base Commander – CFB Kingston)

“This guy is the real deal. He is unbelievable. He connects with his troops. We could all go to school on how he does it. He is absolutely a soldier’s soldier, and they just love him.”

DAVID WILKINS, USA Ambassador to Canada (describing CDS General Rick Hillier)

“It is increasingly evident that maintenance of the fabric, chattels, artefacts, some presentational aspects of the Royal Memorial Chapel, the Sandhurst historical collection, and the decoration and presentational standard of some of the historical rooms at the academy will be beyond that which we can expect the public purse to maintain.”

General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, British Army

“We do a lot of good work, and in this case we did work above and beyond our job so it’s really nice to be recognized as a Squadron for that,”

20940 Sean Morris (RRMC ’97)

“The ship can accommodate up to 160 vehicles on the bottom deck and up to 240 containers on the top deck,”

13072 Daniel Benjamin (RMC ’81)

“There was tremendous support from the families, and a lot of support from the community as well. It’s important to have all that support, or we couldn’t do what we do.Now we’re ready to go and get on with what we’ve trained for.”

15273 David Corbould (CMR RRMC ’87)

“Their work is incredible,” says Capt Goldberg. “And that is the most rewarding part of the RiP for me-seeing your aircraft take off full of troops and equipment ready to help a nation in need.”

22853 Isaac Goldberg (RMC ’04)

“There was a lot of stuff jammed into that last episode.”

21955 Riel Erickson (RMC ’01)

Who Am I?

• I was born at Violet, near Napanee, Ontario, on August 21, 1860.
• I was educated at the Royal Military College in Kingston and upon
graduation was given a commission as a Lieutenant in the Royal
Engineers.
• In 1881, I resigned from the Royal Engineers and worked with the
Geological Survey of Canada, for one year.
• In January 1882, I was appointed an Inspector in the North-West
Mounted Police.
• A contingent under my command travelled to England for Queen
Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897, the first occasion on which a
detachment of the Mounted Police was sent overseas.
• In 1899 I was placed in command of the police in the Yukon.
• On August 1, 1890 I was appointed Commissioner of the North-West
Mounted Police.
• As commissioner, I organized a secret service for intelligence
gathering, instituted annual training classes, increased pay rates,
revised regulations related to marriage, formed two squadrons to
fight in the First World War and approved changes to the uniform,
with perhaps the formal adoption of the Stetson being the most noted.
• I was in command in 1904 when King Edward VII added the
title “Royal” to the NWMP.
• When the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan created provincial
police forces the responsibilities of the Force were diminished.
• For a number of years the future of the Force was in doubt, but
during the post war period it proved useful in controlling labour
unrest and I was one of the principal advisors to the government
during the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919.
• My most significant accomplishment occurred in 1920 when I had to
reorganize the Force after it absorbed the Dominion Police into it,
extend police services throughout Canada and move headquarters from
Regina to Ottawa.
• The Force emerged as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• In 1909, I was awarded the Order of St. Michael and St. George and
in 1920 was given the title “Honorary Aide-de-camp to His Excellency
The Governor General”.
• I retired on April 1, 1923, and was awarded the rank of Major-
General by the Canadian Militia.
• I died in Ottawa on February 14, 1956.

Who Am I?

a) 13. AB Perry
b) 14. JB Cochrane
c) 15. FJ Dixon
d) 16. GE Perley
e) 17. HW Keefer

Correct Answer

We Get – e-mails

Ménard commanded the FMR at Dieppe. The R22e were in the 1st Division which did not participate in the raid. Just to prove to you I read each issue carefully!
Best to you and Rolande.

A120 John Selkirk

In This Issue

• 100 & counting;
• Most popular team in Kingston;
• Turning sewage into ‘Perrier’;
• RMC conference explores evolving laws of war;
• Fuel cell centre opens;
• Varsity Sports Awards;
• Ex-cadets working on space
• 4559 William Hewson & the I B – Turning 25;
• 22458 Captain Nichola Goddard (RMC ’02) -
  Light Up Papua New Guinea Project;
• CFS Alert Turning 50;
• Korea Revisit Program;
• Happy 84th;
• RSM McManus, Served at RMC 1961 -71;
• PM – RMC Club AGM address – 1950;
• Gutenberg Project ;
• Where are they now;
• Three Ex cadets reply to “20 Questions”;
• History of RMC Squadron Names;
• Moving On: 22103 Laura Sheppard (RMC ’01);

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Most Popular Team in Kingston!

The RMC hockey Paladins are a very popular group in the eyes of whole lot of kids from the boys & girls club of Kingston. For at least the 5th year in a row, team members committed themselves to providing an opportunity for Kingston & district children to have fun in highly popular activities.

Over these years it has been a regular part of the fall / winter routine for RMC hockey players to drop by the local boys & girls club weekly to supervise and coach both floor and ice hockey games.

Like most of these types of programs they are only worthwhile if the “adults” are reliable, motivated and the kids are having fun. This year the program has reached unparalleled levels of success. Not only did the RMC hockey players regularly visit the local community centre over the past seven months – the kids enjoyed time on the ice at Constantine arena actually wearing Paladin jerseys. The smiles on all the faces confirm the popularity of the program. To our knowledge the hockey team is the only one in all of Kingston (not just RMC) who provides this type of community service for children on a consistent basis

The hockey Paladins are to be commended for providing many of the boys and girls from the Kingston area the chance to experience new opportunities and to develop confidence and skills for life.

A more detailed writeup on this community service activity is available in the latest edition of the Veritas magazine.

II Years Help Feed A Lot of Kingston People

Every year each RMC class takes on a project to give back to the community. Two II year officer cadets paid a visit to the Hickson avenue food bank to drop off the last boxes of 8 thousand pounds of food collected during their annual food drive two weeks ago and a cheque for six thousand, two hundred and 19 dollars.

Officer Cadet Dorion Koepach: “the heart of the issue for sure is the generosity of the Kingstonians to other Kingstonian people in need. RMC is just the vehicle for it so we’re really happy that we had that opportunity to organize such a successful project. But once again we were blown away by the generosity in the community.”

13511 Colonel Bernard JG Ouellette (CMR ’82): “the officer cadets from second year at RMC did just a tremendous job out there. They planned, they organized and theyexecuted their plan”.

Well done to all the II Years!

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Ex-cadets working on space

On 31 March 2008, 15035 Daniel Scuka (RMC ’86) and 21490 Kirsten MacDonell (RMC ’99) were working elbow to elbow in the European Space Agency’s ATV Control Centre, Toulouse, France. The Automated Transfer Vehicle is Europe’s latest contribution to the International Space Station, and on that day mission controllers were pacing the spacecraft through a ‘demonstration approach’, closing to just 11 m from the Russian module. Daniel works as a Web media specialist at ESA’s Spacecraft Operations Centre, in Darmstadt Germany, covering ESA space activities, while Kirsten is a cargo integration engineer – and, until September 2007, a crew trainer – in the Agency’s Human Spaceflight directorate in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

4559 MGen (Ret’d) William Hewson (RRMC RMC ’59) colonel commandant of the Intelligence Branch spoke on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Intelligence branch about its missions and work within the CF. The 25th anniversary of the branch in its current form was an excellent opportunity to recognize over 100 years of intelligence work. MGen Hewson, who has worked at the intelligence branch for 23 years, focused on the branch’s progress over the past 25 years. “Intelligence has changed a lot and I’ve had a ringside seat to watch these changes,” he said. He also spoke about the long history of the branch, particularly the period during the Second World War, when information provided by intelligence services contributed greatly to the allied victory, and thereby helped establish the credibility of the branch. MGen Hewson took care to point out that intelligence involves a number of different professions, which are all important to the success of the branch as a whole.

http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/mapleleaf/vol_10/vol10_35/1035_full.pdf

NOTICES:

22458 Captain Nichola Goddard (RMC ’02) –

Light Up Papua New Guinea Project;

CFS Alert Turning 50;

Korea Revisit Program;

Happy Birthday RCAF!

VIA RAIL SUPPORTS CANADIAN TROOPS!

Hello Class of 1984

22458 Captain Nichola Goddard (RMC ’02) - Light Up Papua New Guinea Project

Click here to purchase tickets to the May 2, 2008, Light Up New Guinea Fundraising Gala being held in Calgary, AB.

Click here to read a eulogy for Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, 1980-2006. Read the rest of this entry »

What ever happened to -

RSM John James Thomas McManus, CD (Retired)
Military Career (1937 to 1972) -Served at RMC 1961 -71

Memories from his time at RMC

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Prime Minister The Right Honourable, Louis St. Laurent’s address

AGM Royal Military College Club on September 30, 1950

The following extract from the Prime Minister The Right Honourable
Louis St. Laurent’s address to the Annual Meeting of the Royal
Military College Club on September 30, 1950 concerns his reference to
the availability for service in Europe of the Canadian Army Special
Force.

At the present time the Force is being trained for service in Korea,
if that seems to be the right place to send it when it is trained and
ready. But there are other areas in the world; for what has happened
in Korea might be repeated, and it might be that our Special Force
would be despatched to some entirely different place if circumstances
warranted and Parliament approved.

“Provided the Korean incident is successfully terminated before too
long a time has elapsed, the Special Force would be available for
service as part of a deterrent force in Europe, if its employment
there would fit in effectively with the joint plans.” Meanwhile, as
you all know, the most important obstacle to the creation on the
Continent of Europe of extensive ground forces is the shortage of
equipment and of the capacity to produce equipment, weapons and
supplies. I don’t need to tell you either that, speaking generally,
it takes longer to get into large-scale production than it does to
train men to a fighting pitch. For the immediate future, therefore,
so far as Europe is concerned, there is a most urgent need for
military supplies to be put into the hands of the men who are already
there.

Now I must admit I have been rather surprised to see that this point
has been misinterpreted in certain quarters and that it has been
suggested that Canadians are going to be too busy producing munitions
to do any of the fighting. It seems to me Canada’s proud record of
participation in two world wars is a simple and sufficient answer to
any such suggestion. But at present there is no fighting going on in
Europe, and what we are concerned about is trying to prevent another
war starting over there, and that means putting up the best possible
evidence of united ability and readiness to resist and overcome any
possible aggression.

Source

The Project Gutenberg e-book of personal narratives of ex-Royal
Military College cadet George Brenton Laurie, 1867-1915 were edited
by his wife, Florence Vere-Laurie and dedicated to his children,
George, Blanche Sydney Vere. The Letters of Lieutenant-Colonel George
Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles) dated
November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915, cover his service in France,
Andorra, and Monaco during World War, 1914-1918. 160 George Brenton
Laurie (RMC 1885) began studying at the Royal Military College,
Kingston, Canada in 1883. He joined the Royal Irish Rifles as a
Lieutenant in September, 1885, going with them to Gibraltar in 1886,
and on to Egypt in 1888. He took part in the Nile Campaign in 1889,
but, contracting smallpox at Assouan, he was sent home to recover,
and spent two years at the Depot at Belfast, rejoining his battalion
in Malta. In March, 1901, he was appointed a special service officer,
including the command of a mounted infantry battalion for the South
African War. He was present at operations in the Transvaal, Orange
River Colony, and Cape Colony, between April, 1901, and May, 1902,
having been Mentioned in Despatches for his services (London Gazette,
July 29th, 1902), also receiving the Queen’s Medal with five clasps.
After peace was signed he served in Ireland, and in October, 1904,
obtained his majority. Afterwards he served in England till, becoming
Lieut.-Colonel in 1912, he went out to India to take command of the
1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. He wrote the History of his
Regiment and a history of “The French in Morocco.” When the European
War broke out in August, 1914, he was at Aden with his battalion, and
until anxiety in Somaliland was allayed the Irish Rifles were
detained there, only reaching France in November. They spent the
winter in the trenches, taking their share in the fierce fighting in
December. On March 10th, 1915, they took part in the attack on Neuve
Chapelle, and were the first battalion to reach the village, but
losses were heavy. A sergeant-major wrote: “Our Colonel was
everywhere, encouraging his men, and seeming to bear a charmed life.
He knew no fear, and walked quietly in front of us as if no
bombardment were going on.” On Friday evening, March 12th, a fresh
assault was ordered. Lieut.-Colonel Laurie rallied his exhausted men,
and, calling out “Follow me! I will lead you!” he sprang over the
parapet, revolver in hand. A moment later he fell shot through the
head. He was buried with his fallen officers and men in a garden near
Neuve Chapelle. During this war he was twice Mentioned in Despatches
(Gazette, January 14th, 1915; and after his death, May 31st, 1915).

Source

H3948 John Plant (RMC ’57); 5495 Craig Kerr (RMC ’62) 5573 Layne Larsen (RRMC RMC ’62); 5868 Scott Clements (RRMC RMC ’63); 7632 Gunars Balodis (RMC ’68); 7769 Micheal Lawrance (RRMC RMC ’69); 8418 Jean (John) Grefford (RMC ’71); 10261 Rick Liss (RRMC RMC ’75); 10685 John Haazen (RRMC RMC ’75); 12648 Michael Burke (RRMC RMC ’80); 13884 Thomas Jarmyn (RMC ’83); 14743 Denis Godcharles (RMC ’85); 14801 Louis-Paul Normand (CMR RMC ’85); 15455 David Springford (CMR RMC ’86); 16325 Ben Minicucci (CMR RMC ’88); 18060 Pascal Bécotte (CMR RMC ’92); 20850 Peter Sproule (RMC ’97)

H3948 Doctor John BJ Plant (RMC ’57) is currently executive director of the Engineering Institute of Canada, board chair of St. Lawrence College, president of the RMC Club Foundation and of the Kingston branch of the Navy League of Canada Ontario. John obtained his doctorate from M.I.T. in 1965. He was a naval officer from 1953 to 1970 retiring in the rank of Commander and a member of the naval reserve from 1975 to 1984 as commanding officer of HMCS Cataraqui retiring in the rank of Captain (N). He served as head of the Electrical Engineering department at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario between 1967 and 1972, then Dean of Graduate Studies and Research from 1972 to 1984, then as Principal from 1984 to 1999 (a bilingual position). He has industrial experience in France (Naval Systems Laboratory, Thomson CSF)in 1978. He was chair of the Canadian Conference on Ethical Leadership in 1998, President of the Advanced Technology Education Consortium in Kingston between 1999 and 2002; an RMC Club Foundation Board Member (Way ahead review and Chair, Gifting and Planned Giving) 2003 to 2006, and President in 2005. He was President of the Pittsburgh Historical S Society in 2005, Director ACAATO Executive Board in 2006, and became a member of the IEEE Canadian Foundation in 2006. He became Executive Director of the Engineering Institute of Canada in 1999. His IEEE service includes; Kingston Section Chair in 1968, Bay of Quinte Section Chair in 1973, and Chair, of the Central Canada Council in 1974/76, and a member of the IEEE Canada Awards Committee starting in 1999. He was a member of the IEEE Canada RepCom in 2005/06. He served as president of CSECE in 1989-91 and was instrumental in the 1995 merger of CSECE with IEEE Region 7 to form IEEE Canada. He served as EIC president in 1994/96. His awards include IEEE Life Fellow, EIC Fellow, IEEE Centennial and McNaughton Medals, EIC John B. Stirling Medal, Order of Military Merit and PEO Citizenship Award. In 2007 he was made a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering FCAE.

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History of RMC Squadron Names

By: 8057 Ross McKenzie (RMC ’70)

In the pre-Second World War period the Cadet organization was called a Battalion, and the sub-units were called Companies, (e.g.: “A” Company). With the 1948 re-opening of RMC as a cadet College, and its reinvention as a tri-service institution (vice just an army College), the Cadet organization took on an air force name- the Cadet Wing. The sub-units also were called by air force names- Squadrons, Flights and Sections.
Naming Squadrons after famous historic people was a custom introduced in 1948.

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“20 Questions” is a series of collected responses examining various
aspects of Regimental life and training within The RCR and the Canadian
Army. This project has been developed to capture comparative information to allow new soldiers and others to see how the training, operations,and living conditions of our soldiers has evolved over time. The Regimental Adjutant is looking for Royal Canadians who can provide answers to these “20 Questions – The Young Officer”. If you would like
to participate in the “20 Questions” program, please submit your responses to the questions to the Regimental Adjutant.

At least three Ex cadets who replied. Read what they had to say.

3572 MGen (Ret’d) Frank FJ Norman (RRMC RMC ’56)

5786 Colonel (Ret’d) Joe WJ Aitchison (RMC ‘63)

14595 Major Greg SG Miller (RRMC ‘84)

Moving on to a second career

22103 Major Laura Sheppard (RMC ’01) AERE, from CP140 Aurora WSM is retiring from the Canadian Forces on 14 April 2008 after over 11 years of loyal and dedicated service. Major Sheppard enrolled in the CF on 20 June 1996 in Corner Brook, NL. She completed her BEng (Mechanical) at RMC in 2001 and was posted to 14 AMS Greenwood where she held the positions of ESO, LSO, and SDO. Maj Sheppard was posted to Ottawa as the CP140/A D/AEO in 2006 and was promoted and posted to the AEO position in 2008. Following her release, Major Sheppard will be relocating and taking up a new career in civilian industry. In her honour, a retirement luncheon will be held on 8 April 2008 at the Heart and Crown, 67 Clearance Street, Ottawa starting at 1130 hrs. Those interested in attending the luncheon are asked to confirm their attendance with Capt Maggie Campbell no later than 4 April 2008 by email at Campbell.MA3@forces.gc.ca. Best wishes, anecdotes and congratulatory messages are to be forwarded to the above e-mail address.

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The Canadian Political Science Association invites applications for
the position of Director of the Parliamentary Internship Programme
(PIP) which annually sponsors 10 interns to work with Members of
Parliament.

L’Association canadienne de science politique invite les candidatures
au poste de directeur du Programme de stage parlementaire (PSP),
lequel envoie chaque année dix stagiaires travailler pour des
députés. Read the rest of this entry »

(Click on image for Foundation website)

Who am I? My story inspired a famous Canadian WWII poster – “Ce qu’il faut pour vaincre” (What is needed to win).

GG awarding five M V Ds & 24 Meritorious Service Decorations;

Cadets plays the role of Frenchmen;
How RMC deals with cheating;
Principal says dishwashers can teach computers;

Brier champs – Johnny Mo – RMC / CMR connections;

The Human Touch – Kiss n’ Tell;

Spring Veritas Magazine – A Short Peek; and

Where are they? CF 18 pilot to Fly fisherman;

GREAT QUOTES: (click on each quote for complete article)

“I was doing just what I was paid and expected to do, nothing more. I was just another part of the team and honestly in my experience, on the battlefield, rank does not make much of a difference. It is your actions that speak louder than words,”…

E 1855 David Quick (RMC’03)

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“I decided to go to RMC for a couple of reasons. One was that I was recruited by former RMC basketball coach Craig Norman to play point guard for the basketball team which I did for three years while I was playing rugby. However, I was also looking for a challenge and a different university experience after I left high school and RMC caught my interest. At RMC it’s an interesting atmosphere because you’re always so busy. I did my undergrad in chemical engineering, so I had a lot of school work, but it’s a very supportive environment and it’s really geared towards helping you succeed in school, in the military and as an athlete. It’s an amazing experience.”

23785 Matt McLeod (RMC ’07)

“My experience in the CF has shown me that women can now aspire to the same positions as men. Though some barriers may subsist in trades where physical strength is a factor, socially speaking, both sexes have to deal with the same challenges, such as finding a balance between work and family life. Not always an easy thing when you’re in the military.”

14491 Colonel Karen Ritchie (RMC ’85)

“My gig is just an amplified acoustic, a stool, several extra mics, the odd beer or two and a bunch of feel-good tunes. I either play by myself, get people up to sing along or play the spoons or lip synch — however they get enjoyment. I have no problem giving my guitar to someone if they want to play a bit. The whole idea is to let people have fun enjoying music.”

11551 Ray Richards (RRMC RMC ’77)

“The athletics climate at universities across the country is changing,” said Kevin Dickie, UNB Fredericton’s director of athletics. “Many universities are investing more time, money and human resources in fewer varsity teams. If UNB is to remain a strong competitor and if our varsity teams are to continue to excel, we must adapt to the changing environment and adjust our current varsity athletics program.”

Kevin Dickie, UNB Fredericton’s director of athletics

Trivia | Bagatelle

Who am I?

• My entry year to RMC was 1932.

• I received my Lieutenant’s commission in 1936 in the Royal 22nd
Regiment (nicknamed “The Vandoos”).

• I served in India in the infantry, the cavalry and the tanks from
1938-1940 and took part in the campaign of Wosiristan.

• I became a Lieutenant-Colonel and commander of the Fusiliers Mont-
Royal in March, 1942.

• While heading the Royal 22nd Regiment on the beach of Dieppe during
the raid of August 19th, 1942, I was wounded on five occasions.

• My story inspired a famous Canadian WWII poster “Ce qu’il faut pour
vaincre” (What is needed to win).

• In 1943, I participated in the taking of Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands.

• As commanding officer of the Army forces in Québec, from 1958 to
1965, I instituted French as the official language of command for all
the French-speaking units of the Canadian army.

• I terminated my military career in 1965.

• During the referendum campaign of 1980, I publicly supported voting “Yes”.

• I was made Grand Officer of the national Order of Quebec in 1993
and was also a member of the Order of the Distinguished Service (ODS)
and of the Legion of Honour of France.

• I passed away January 14th, 1997

Who am I?

a) 2491 Lieutenant-Colonel JAAG Valee;

b) 2290 Brigadier-General Dollard D. Ménard;

c) 2542 Lietenant-Colonel Jacques W Ostiguy;

d) 2510 Brigadier-General Edward ‘Ned’ Amy. Read the rest of this entry »

Governor General announces the awarding of five Military Valour Decorations and 24 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division)
March 11, 2008

Nine CMR, RRMC, RMC Alumni Among Recipients

OTTAWA-Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, announced today the awarding of five Military Valour Decorations, one Star and four Medals, to members of the Canadian Forces who displayed gallantry and devotion to duty in combat. She also announced the awarding of 24 Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division), namely seven Crosses and 17 Medals, to individuals whose specific achievements have brought honour to the Canadian Forces and to Canada.
The recipients will be invited to receive their decoration at a presentation ceremony at a later date.

E1855 Major David Nelson Quick(RMC ’03), S.M.V., C.D.
Ottawa, Burnstown and Trenton, Ontario
Star of Military Valour

Major Quick displayed exceptional courage while commanding India Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, Joint Task Force Afghanistan, from January to August 2007. He led his troops from the front during numerous intense combat operations throughout the Zharey District. On April 22, 2007, despite injuries incurred by the explosion of a bomb, Major Quick kept on going, using his tactical skills. His prowess and selfless dedication, fundamental in defeating a determined enemy, inspired the Battle Group to victory.

16535 Colonel Wayne Donald Eyre,(RRMC RMC ’88) M.S.C., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario and Wadena, Saskatchewan
Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)

Colonel Eyre, then lieutenant-colonel, distinguished himself by his outstanding commitment to the success of the mission while deployed to Afghanistan as the commanding officer of the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, from March to August 2007. His expert knowledge of counter-insurgency strategy and tactics ensured Afghan successes against Taliban operations, bringing stability to the volatile region and strengthening good governance within Kandahar Province.

20838 Major Alexander Thomas Ruff,(RMC ’97) M.S.C., C.D.
Oromocto and Lincoln, New Brunswick and Tara, Ontario
Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)

Major Ruff was deployed as the officer commanding Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, Joint Task Force Afghanistan, from January to August 2007. His tactical skills and outstanding leadership were instrumental in defeating a determined enemy during numerous engagements of his combat team.

E1600 Lieutenant-Colonel David Brian Berry, (RMC) M.S.M., C.D.
Victoria and Comox, British Columbia and St. Catharines, Ontario
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

Lieutenant-Colonel Berry was a key international advisor to the Afghan minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Strategic Advisory Team, from August 2006 to August 2007. His proactive leadership and trust-building skills contributed to the implementation of development initiatives that affected over 900 strategic reconstruction activities throughout Afghanistan.

17432 Major Thomas Bradley, (RRMC ’90) M.S.M., C.D.
Edmonton and Lancaster Park, Alberta
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

Major Bradley served as Chief of Operations within Joint Task Force Afghanistan headquarters, from November 2006 to August 2007. In only eight months, he developed the framework to secure the Kandahar City Afghan development zone, which subsequently spread to much larger areas.

18993 Major Steven Geoffrey Graham, (RRMC RMC ’93) M.S.M., C.D.
Petawawa, Ontario and Winnipeg, Manitoba
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

Major Graham was deployed as the officer commanding Reconnaissance Squadron, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group, from February to August 2007. During that time, he expertly led his squadron through intense combat operations, disrupting insurgent movements, destroying an improvised explosive device and dismantling a mine laying cell in the Zharey district of Afghanistan.

12444 Commodore Paul Andrew Maddison, (CMR ’80) O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

As Commander Standing Contingency Force from January 2006 to June 2007, Commodore Maddison developed an unprecedented model for achieving strategic effects. His successes in leading joint elements provide the template for integrated operations and littoral manoeuvre.

11714 Rear-Admiral Joseph Alphonse Denis Rouleau, (CMR RMC ’78) O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario and Quebec, Quebec
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

As commander of NATO’s highest readiness maritime force, Standing NATO Maritime Group One, from January 2006 to January 2007, Rear-Admiral Rouleau, then commodore, provided innovative leadership to the maritime force consisting of fourteen ships from eight countries. His task group was integral to maintaining NATO’s maritime surveillance and response, including the successful participation in Operation Active Endeavour.

10048 Colonel Richard Geoffrey St. John, (CMR ’75) M.S.M., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario
Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

Colonel St John is commended for his extraordinary support to the Canadian government and the Canadian Forces during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006. He was a tremendous asset for Canada in the Middle East where he worked tirelessly to allow that Canadian air, ground, and sea movements in the conflict zone proceed unimpeded. His actions contributed directly to protection of Canadian citizens and ensured their safe evacuation from Lebanon.

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RMC placed second in the “model NATO” competition in Ottawa. From left to right: IV Mark Niles, IV Jon Douglas, MGen Tim Grant (the guest speaker), II Davelynn Rooker, III Francois Bosse, I Jesse Melnyck. Not pictured: III Stefan Wawrzyn. Congratulations to a talented team who did us proud!

RMC plays the role of France

By 24359 Stephen Paish

From March 6-9 six cadets and Major Boire attended a conference in Ottawa at the Delta Hotel. This was RMC’s representation to a model NATO comeptition. The competition involved universities around Ontario who came together to discuss world events and how they pertained to NATO. Each university had to play the role of a NATO member country and mock councils were held to facilitate discussion.

RMC had to play the role of France. This provided for a fresh perspective on world affairs and forgein policy decisions for the cadets. Putting France’s interests first while attempting to balance the views of other countries such as the U.S. proved to be a exciting and difficult task. RMC, of course, rose to meet this challenge. The team was prepared. They knew how to organize themselves, knew their information down cold and implemented a system of runners to keep all members of the delegation informed. The team’s preparation paid off as they took second place at the conference which was a great honour.

The experience was also valuable for the development of the cadets. Officer Cadet Wawzyn from 8 Squadron explained that, “The conference proved to be quite the learning experience. It provided for new perspectives on how NATO operates at high levels of command and how the decision making process flows through the organization.” This information will be useful to these cadets as at some point during their careers they may find themselves working for NATO in some capacity. A valuable experience indeed. Hard work, passionate study, and a drive to learn combined to give this year’s model NATO team a good time and many lessons that they will be able to use in their future careers as officers with the Canadian Forces

How RMC deals with cheating
Expulsions for violations of the code used to be commonplace, said college registrar Lt.-Col. Rod McDonald. But that has changed over the past five years as the college altered its rules to bring in a graduated punishment system that includes a warning or a loss of course credit. More

A lesson in integrity; Technology, social-networking websites spur education debate

Online forums used for studying are “a fact of life at this time,” said Lt.-Col. Rod McDonald, registrar at RMC. More

What computers can learn from dishwashers
H24263 John Scott Cowan – Principal RMC

The ubiquitous personal computer is useful indeed, but it sure isn’t perfect. It feels like an experimental technology that made its way into popular use before the experiment was complete. It’s absolutely not a mature technology. You wouldn’t tolerate similar behaviour from your dishwasher. If you washed your dishes exactly the same way every time, but once every two months your dishwasher ground your dishes up into subatomic particles, distributed them somewhere between Neptune and Pluto, and then locked the door on you until you disconnected all its hoses, and, on reconnection, acted perfectly normal, you’d think it wasn’t a mature technology. You might even think unworthy thoughts about the con artist who sold it to you.
I don’t pretend to any expertise in computing. I was near the leading edge of it in the 1970s, but got distracted for a few months and haven’t been able to catch up since. So now I’m a typical middle-aged, fearful computer user. Fearful because, unlike the young, people like me remember when you could do real harm by pushing the wrong key. More

Alberta Wins Brier!
Son of Ex cadet – All Star third / MVP / Canadian Champion!

John Morris was born December 16, 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – during a time his father, 7301 Earle Morris (RMC ’67) was serving at Air Command Headquarters plays third for the best curling team in Canada, perhaps in the world. The younger Morris was first exposed to curling as a toddler at CMR in the early 1980s when his dad was Director of Athletics and – coach of the college curling team.

The Kevin Martin Alberta rink with Morris making consistent great shots from the third position all week, went an incredible 13 & 0 in winning the 2008 Brier. So consistent that he was chosen as the All Star third and the MVP for the championship match.

In 1998 and 1999 “Johnny Mo” won world junior championships; in 1998 against Garry MacKay of Scotland and in 1999 against Christian Haller of Switzerland. He also won the 2002 Ontario provincial championships qualifying him for the 2002 Nokia Brier. At the Brier, the Morris rink would lose to Alberta’s Randy Ferbey in the final. By 2004, he had moved to Calgary, where he would play out of the Calgary Winter Club. In 2006 he joined forces with Kevin Martin on a four year plan with the hope of winning a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Earle Morris has made quite a name himself in curling at the very highest level over a lifetime. He received his start at RMC by winning a number of bonspiels as a cadet between 1964 and 1967. He also holds a distinct mark in curling circles by being the only person to ever represent three different provinces in the brier – Ontario; Quebec; and Manitoba. He is also the inventor of the “stabilizer” curling broom; head coach of the National team from Australia and has been the head coach of a number of Jr. teams (Men & Women) in the Ottawa area for the past number of years. Earle also contributed a great deal to the RMC curling program in the early 1990s by running clinics for cadets and acted a Special Advisor when the Men’s varsity team captured the 1991 OUAA Championship in Kitchener, Ontario..

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