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rmcclub / April 7, 2020

eVeritas is here to help you, our readers, during the coronavirus pandemic. If there’s any way we can help, or if we can connect you with someone who can help, please let us know by emailing the Editor at Anna-Michelle.Shewfelt@rmc.ca. Thank you. / eVeritas est là pour vous aider, nos lecteurs, pendant la pandémie de coronavirus. Si nous pouvons vous aider de quelque manière que ce soit, ou si nous pouvons vous mettre en contact avec quelqu’un qui peut vous aider, veuillez nous en informer par courriel à la rédactrice Anna-Michelle.Shewfelt@rmc.ca. Merci.

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ISSN 2562-5071

In This Issue 7 / Dans ce numéro 7

Table of Contents / Table des matière

Message from the Principal of RMC / Communiqué du recteur du CMR

Message from the Commandant of RMC / Message du commandant du CMR

Message de l’équipe de commandement du CMR Saint-Jean / Message from the RMC Saint-Jean Command Team

We’re Hiring

Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité

Charitable Giving and the Class of 1973 Secretary

Reflections from Mesopotamia – An ex-Cadet in Iraq, Part 3 / Réflexions de la Mésopotamie – Un ancien élève-officier en Iraq, Troisième partie

10966 MICHEL MAISONNEUVE: MEMORIES OF RMC – SOUVENIRS DU CMR PART 2/PARTIE 2

12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “The Lee Enfield Rifle” by Martin Pegler

Golden Oldies / Photos d’antan

Keeping Tabs / Gardez un œil sur eux

5045 Ralph Awrey Remembers: Moving from CMR to RMC in 1960

7072 Roy Thomas: Meeting great people is “My Take-Away” from military college

Dr. Alan Whitehorn: Defining Moments, Global Pandemics and Beyond Nation States?

H3938 Peter Kirkham: Strategic Perspectives

Les événements autour des Collèges / Happenings Around the Colleges

Sports: Competitive Club and Rec Club Award Winners

We Get Emails

“Tip of the Hat” for March 2020 / Chapeau aux membres pour mars 2020

The World War II Fighter Pilot who led the way to a Family Service Legacy

Deaths | Décès

In Case You Missed It / Si vous avez raté

Participants Wanted for McGill University Study

Tournoi de golf de la Fondation des Anciens du CMR / CMR Ex-Cadets Foundation Golf Tournament

Tell your story! / Raconte ton histoire!

CMR Saint-Jean Entry Class of 1970: Entry into the Old Brigade Project / Classe d’entrée CMR Saint-Jean de 1970: Projet d’entrée dans la Vieille Brigade

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (sponsored) – Nos offres d’emploi       

Archives – Here

e. What's Happening At RMC

Message from the Principal of RMC / Communiqué du recteur du CMR

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

(6 April 2020) (Message bilingue / Bilingual message) Members of the Academic Wing, Good morning everyone. I hope you are all doing well. I am reaching out again just to keep you in the loop on what is happening on the peninsula. You will have seen from last week’s communiqué from the Commandant and I…

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e. What's Happening At RMC

Message from the Commandant of RMC / Message du commandant du CMR

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

(1 April 2020) (Message bilingue / Bilingual message) Dear RMC Team, As students resume classes online this week from locations across Canada, I want to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of RMC staff that allowed us to reach this point. Last week, in a little more than three days, our human resources and financial services administrators…

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f. Qu’est-ce qui se passe au CMR Saint-Jean

Message de l’équipe de commandement du CMR Saint-Jean / Message from the RMC Saint-Jean Command Team

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Photo ci-dessus : Élof Daniel Shin, élof Tori Robidou et élof Charles Joncas-Roy suivent un cours en ligne, le 1er avril 2020. // Above: OCdt Daniel Shin, Ocdt Tori Robidou and Ocdt Charles Joncas-Roy attend an online course, on 1 April 2020. (1er avril 2020) (English message follows) Message de l’équipe de commandement Bonjour à…

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Foundation News

We’re Hiring

Jennifer Jordan / April 7, 2020

Foundation Development Officer The Royal Military Colleges of Canada Foundation Inc. is a registered charity whose mission is to engage alumni and Canadians alike, in donorship and sponsorship activities above and beyond the mandate of the Canadian Forces to preserve and enhance the experience, history, traditions and culture of the Canadian Military Colleges as they…

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i. Ex-Cadets in the News

Alumni Making the News / Des anciens font l’actualité

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Editor’s Note: The articles included below do not represent all military college alumni in the news. If you know of a news-worthy individual that we missed or you’d like to add a story of your own, please contact us at Anna-Michelle.Shewfelt@rmc.ca. Thank you. // Note de l’éditrice: Les articles inclus ci-dessous ne représentent pas tous…

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Foundation News

Charitable Giving and the Class of 1973 Secretary

Jennifer Jordan / April 7, 2020

Charitable Giving and the Class of 1973 Secretary The RMC Foundation would like to give special thanks to 9721 David (DB) Snook, Secretary of the Class of 1973, who has been a donor to the RMC Foundation since 1975. He has provided significant support to the Class of 1973 Old Brigade Fund ever since. In…

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As I See It

Reflections from Mesopotamia – An ex-Cadet in Iraq, Part 3 / Réflexions de la Mésopotamie – Un ancien élève-officier en Iraq, Troisième partie

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

For Part 1 of this series please see here. / Pour la partie 1 de cette série, veuillez voir ici. For Part 2 of this series please see here. / Pour la partie 2 de cette série, veuillez voir ici. Sacrifice and Unlimited Liability Article by 20478 BGen Chris Ayotte A friend of mine once…

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Remember When

10966 MICHEL MAISONNEUVE: MEMORIES OF RMC – SOUVENIRS DU CMR PART 2/PARTIE 2

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

CENTENNIAL CLASS OF 1976/CLASSE DU CENTENAIRE 1976 À l’approche de l’entrée de notre promotion dans la Vieille Brigade, plusieurs souvenirs remontent à la surface. Je vais tenter d’en écrire quelques uns; certains en français, certains en anglais. As the date of entry of our Class into the Old Brigade approaches, many memories resurface; I will…

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m. Extra Innings

12570 Mike Kennedy Reviews “The Lee Enfield Rifle” by Martin Pegler

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Book Review: “The Lee Enfield Rifle,” by Martin Pegler Published by Osprey Publishing, 80 pp.  $19.95 Review by 12570 Mike Kennedy In his excellent memoir “The Way it Was: 1952 – 56” published a couple of years ago in e-Veritas, 3251 Charlie Simonds recalls the hectic few weeks of life as a new recruit at…

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b. Trivia | Bagatelle

Keeping Tabs / Gardez un œil sur eux

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

21023 Caroline Belley – Manager, Resource Planning, Finance Services and Administration at House of Commons of Canada 17563 Robert Dunn – Business Development Manager at Collins Aerospace 24216 David Duizer – Medical Director and Naturopathic Physician at Finlandia Health Centre M0931 Kari Elvidge – Real Estate Sales Professional 20643 Kristjan Monaghan – Canadian Naval & Assistant Defence Attaché to the United States of America…

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Remember When

5045 Ralph Awrey Remembers: Moving from CMR to RMC in 1960

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Above: The Graduating Class of 1961 marches off the square for the last time. Article by 5045 Ralph Awrey Moving from CMR to RMC in 1960 was a shock to everyone. The shock was even bigger for the Francophone cadets as they had to take all their classes in English. We used to joke that…

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Remember When

7072 Roy Thomas: Meeting great people is “My Take-Away” from military college

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Article by 7072 FR “Roy” Thomas My original motive for wanting to go to RMC was to become a navy pilot and to see the world with the RCN. Having to wear glasses barred that route. The Army did accept me. I drove, commanded and led tanks or armoured reconnaissance vehicles instead of planes. I…

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a. Opinion

Dr. Alan Whitehorn: Defining Moments, Global Pandemics and Beyond Nation States?

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Dr. Alan Whitehorn is a poet and professor emeritus of political science at the Royal Military College of Canada. The following two articles are reprinted with his permission from 168, a Yerevan, Armenia newspaper, and can be found online here and here.  Articles by Dr. Alan Whitehorn Defining Moments As we start week three of…

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a. Opinion

H3938 Peter Kirkham: Strategic Perspectives

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

STRATEGIC PERPECTIVES PART 5 (Lien en anglais uniquement) Strategic Perspectives, by H3938 Peter Kirkham, focuses on the agenda that Canada needs to pursue in order to ensure its continued prosperity. While it does not address the immediate coronavirus situation which requires additional response in terms of both monetary and fiscal policy by all levels of…

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Les événements autour des Collèges / Happenings Around the Colleges

Les événements autour des Collèges / Happenings Around the Colleges

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

À compter du 25 mars 2020, et conformément aux ordres du Chef d’état-major de la Défense qui requiert que tous les établissements d’instruction militaire réduisent leur population au maximum, le plus rapidement possible, les élèves-officiers du CMR Saint-Jean se préparent à quitter le campus et à retourner au sein de leurs familles respectives. Avant de…

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q. CMC Athletic Department

Sports: Competitive Club and Rec Club Award Winners

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

The RMC Paladins announced the award winners from their competitive and recreation club programs on Friday, April 3, 2020. Competitive Clubs Volunteer of the Year: Joel Renaud, Judo As president, he has managed to increase recruitment and retention of members and has worked diligently with RMC staff to get vital new resources for our club….

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l. We get emails

We Get Emails

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

The following was submitted by 4588 Bob Kompf. The Seige of 2020  By 4588 Bob Kompf – The Seige of 2020 We’ve heard a lot Noise’s a-plenty  – The news is loaded People are goaded Double arm spacing – Would you believe Sneeze in your sleeve Stop droplets from spreading  – Let’s all achieve A…

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Direct From Panet House

“Tip of the Hat” for March 2020 / Chapeau aux membres pour mars 2020

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Editor’s Note: As Club staff are working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic we are unable to process payments for memberships. If you would like to renew your membership, or take out a membership for the first time, please contact us at Anna-Michelle.Shewfelt@rmc.ca or (613) 541-6000, ext. 6849. Leave your name, College number, and…

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Tom Rozman

The World War II Fighter Pilot who led the way to a Family Service Legacy

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Above: Squadron patch of the 365th Fighter Bomber Squadron. Article by A170 Tom Rozman Recently my son-in-law’s father shared a remembrance of a family member, 2nd Lieutenant August “Bobby” Garcea, U. S. Army Air Force, written and published in 1995 by his cousin Mr. Larry Garcia of California.  The title of the remembrance, His Spirit…

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Deaths | Décès

Deaths | Décès

rmcclub / April 7, 2020

Above photo by Liam Norris Thanks to 5276 Digger MacDougall for providing the following: / Merci au 5276 Digger MacDougall d’avoir fourni ce qui suit: 5120 Vic Coroy It is with the greatest of sadness that we announce the passing of LCol Vic Coroy at 1130 2 Apr 20 at Queensway-Carleton Hospital in Ottawa as…

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Remember When

Golden Oldies / Photos d’antan

rmcclub / March 30, 2020

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