Issue 012/2005

Numéro 012/2005



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Reverend Paul Robinson


8457 Reverend Paul Robinson, RMC 1971 is the Chaplain for the RMC Club of Canada. We received the following letter from him this past Wednesday, 16 March four days following the death of his daughter, Heather.  

Heather was the wife of 19611 Keith Cameron who is the son of 7728 Al Cameron.  We are certain that classmates, along with all members of the Club will share and understand the grief that both Paul and Carol, his wife, and the entire Robinson / Cameron families are experiencing at this time.

Our Daughter's Passing 

It is with incredible sadness that I need to advise our friends of the sudden and unexpected death of our beloved daughter, Heather, last Saturday, March 12th, along with her unborn baby daughter.  Our little grand-daughter, Emily Grace, was due to be born in two weeks.

Heather awoke in the night with severe flu-like symptoms.  She and Keith went into the hospital in Pembroke later that morning.  She actually walked into the hospital, although she was weak.  About three hours later, she was gone, due as it turns out to a virulent form of Strep “A” bacterial infection, the kind that typically causes sore throats.

Bias aside, Heather was an amazing person.  She was a wonderful mother whose love for our Lord shone through in all she did. 

As you may well imagine, Carol and I along with Keith and all our family are reeling with this loss.  We are trusting in God as a family, and do know that His ways are higher than ours.  We are also leaning heavily on Him, knowing, as we read in Psalm 34:18, that “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those that are crushed in spirit.” 


 

Heather is survived by her husband Keith and their three children, Nathan (7), Matthew (4) and Holly (2) plus her two sisters Tracy (married to Ravi) and Laura, and her brother Greg (and his wife, also named Heather).   

The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. this Saturday, March 19, at the Tillsonburg Alliance Church (519-842-2301), with visitation at Ostrander’s Funeral Home in Tillsonburg on Friday March 18  from 2-4 and again 7-9 p.m., as well as at the church on Saturday, 2-3 p.m. 

There will also be a Memorial service next Tuesday, March 22 at 3 pm at the Pine Ridge Family Church, 27 Brumm Rd, Pembroke (between Petawawa and Pembroke) (613-735-1241).

In lieu of flowers, Keith has asked that anyone wishing to make donations do so to Compassion Canada or to a trust fund that has been set up for the children.  Donations to the trust fund may be made at any TD-Canada Trust Branch, payable to “Keith Cameron in trust”. 

More information is available from the Funeral Home website at www.ostranderfuneralhome.com.

Thank you for your prayers. 

8457 Paul & Carol

Announcement: 
The e-Veritas will not be published for the next three weeks. 
See extra innings below for details. 

23160 Joe Grozelle probe almost done: OPP

By Frank Armstrong
Kingston Whig Standard - Saturday, March 19, 2005 @ 07:00

Provincial police say they hope to wrap up by the end of this month their part of a coroner’s investigation into the mysterious death of Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle.

“This thing has been going on for quite some time now and we want to get it done,” said OPP Staff Sgt. Kristine Cholette yesterday.

“Everybody wants that.”

Grozelle, a top student and basketball player at RMC, disappeared from his dorm room while writing an assignment the night of Oct. 22, 2003.

His body was found floating in the Inner Harbour near the college on Nov. 13.

An autopsy concluded Grozelle’s death was consistent with drowning, authorities said. 

Not satisfied with the investigation, the Grozelle family pressed for a fuller probe.

Grozelle’s body was exhumed last November for a second autopsy.

The family hired its own forensic pathologist to independently view the second autopsy.

Tests that would look for damage such as deep bruising weren’t conducted the first time because pathologists weren’t looking for foul play, as military investigators had already ruled Grozelle’s death a suicide, Dr. Jim Cairns, Ontario’s deputy coroner, has said in published reports.
 		 Det. Insp. Ian Grant, in charge of the OPP investigation, had hoped to wrap up the probe by the end of March.

In a surprise development last month, the OPP released images from a security videotape that captured four people walking on the La Salle Causeway the morning Grozelle disappeared.

In hopes of piecing together the events surrounding Grozelle’s disappearance, police asked the four people, or anybody with information about them, to come forward.

They also asked two other people, from two other separate incidents, who may have information about Grozelle’s disappearance and death to contact them.

One person spoke to an employee at a local Canadian Tire store about Grozelle on Oct. 29 and another called Kingston Crime Stoppers last December about three people in a doughnut shop the morning of Oct. 22.

Police said last month the person who called Crime Stoppers has contacted police, but Cholette wouldn’t say if anyone else had come forward.

“The inspector isn’t specifying what other callers called in already,” she said. “I think he just wants to let things go and follow up on what he has received.”

Although the second autopsy was completed soon after the body was exhumed, Cairns has said the Ontario Coroner’s Office won’t release its findings until after the OPP wraps up its investigation. At that time, the coroner’s office will examine the findings of the second autopsy, come to a conclusion as to what killed the former officer-cadet and release the results of the investigation, Cairns has said.
 

Quotation of the week

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

Frederick Douglass

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Trivia  

Pictured is an action shot during a RMC / Army game played at West Point won by RMC 3 - 2. 

West Point out shot RMC 50-17 for the game and 13 – 1 in the 3rd period.  (Answer and historical fact following Extra Innings below.) 

Who is the RMC goalie? 

a.  Greg Leblanc;

b.  James Ceraldi;

c.  Andy Scott; or

d.  Brock Heilman

Answer can be found right after Extra Innings!


 
 

VERITAS MAGAZINE

5611 Gerry Stowe, Editor of the VERITAS Magazine, the highly popular magazine of the RMC Club is in the final stages of having the Spring 2005 edition mailed out to members who are in good standing.  Readers should expect it in their mail-boxes over the next few weeks.  This edition has a number of interesting articles with 

an extra “touch”.  There will be separate French and a separate English version.  Readers can expect to receive it in their first language.  

If you have moved recently and / or there is doubt about whether or not the Club Data Base at Panet House has your correct snail mail address, please contact us at: rmcclub@rmc.ca  to confirm.   Unfortunately, each edition of the Veritas, many are “Returned to Sender” because of in correct addresses.

Two RMC Ex-cadets connect in Palestine

6523 Terry Colfer (left) RMC 1965 and 12303 Michael Kennedy (right) RMC 1979
deployed in Palestine as election observers with European Union.

Terry Colfer and Michael Kennedy were dining together in a Bethlehem restaurant and after only a few minutes conversation both discovered that the other was also an ex-cadet.  Both were Canadian observers assigned to the European Union Election Observation Mission in the West Bank and Gaza to monitor the Palestinian Presidential Election that took place on January 9, 2005.  

Mr. Kennedy was deployed in country for 38 days as a Long Term Observer and Mr. Colfer was present for 8 days as a Short Term Observer.  More mission details can be found at: www.eueomwbg.org

Michael Kennedy is currently an election official with both Elections Canada and Elections Ontario, and has worked internationally on elections in Indonesia and Australia in recent years. 

Terry Colfer is recently retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs and is a former Canadian Ambassador to Iran and Kuwait.  Palestine was a most rewarding experience.  “I believe that our presence did make a positive difference to the election process in that geopolitically volatile region”, stated Mr. Colfer.  He also had served in the Middle East during his time in the service; with UNEF in the Gaza Strip ('66-'67).  His one-year tour was cut a bit short on account of the Six Day War in 1967. 

Says Mr. Kennedy “You can never predict when you’ll run into a fellow ex-cadet!  We had a very effective mission in Palestine and we look forward to representing Canada on future electoral support missions.”

 

Two Cadets at National Engineering Competition
 

Compétitions canadiennes en génie

Les compétitions canadiennes en génie ont eu lieu à Calgary du 3 au 6 mars.  Trois équipes du collège se sont qualifiées lors des compétitions régionales qui avaient lieu 2 semaines auparavant.  Une équipe de première année en conception junior, une équipe en design corporatif et une autre en débat oratoire.  Chris Bryan et Chris Heckman on remporté la première place en débat oratoire et Guillaume Vigeant, Alexandre Forest et Vincent Roberge ont pour leur part remporté une troisième place.  Dans la catégories de design corporatif.  Félicitation à tous les participants et gagnants des compétitions canadiennes de génie 2005.

Compétition des ingénieurs du Canada

La compétition des ingénieurs du Canada est une prestigieuse occasion de représenter le génie de son école et de ses étudiants.  Cette compétition représente la finale canadienne pour les gagnants de chacune des régions du Canada.  Le 3 mars 2005, le CMR a envoyé trois équipes à Calgary, dans trois catégories différentes sur un total de sept catégories.  Nous sommes revenus avec une première place en débat oratoire et une troisième place en design corporatif.  Résultat surprenant pour une université avec un si petit bassin d’étudiants qui doit se battre contre les gagnants sélectionnés des autres grandes universités du Canada.  Nous pouvons donc affirmer, avec modestie, que nous somme réellement une Université différente puisque nous devons en grande partie cette réussite à nos notions sociales supérieures, à notre éducation privilégiée et à un corps professoral de qualité. 

6DOF 

Membres :

23030 Guillaume Vigeant
23041 Alexandre Forest
23078 Vincent Roberge 

Catégorie :

Design corporatif 

Projet :

6DOF est un logiciel qui pourrait être utilisé par les Forces canadiennes dans le cadre de leur programme d’accréditation de nouvelles bombes.  À partir d’une séquence d’images 2D de la bombe en chute libre, le logiciel crée un modèle 3D du projectile en calculant les 6 degrés de liberté (X, Y, Z, roulis, tangage et lacet).  Ce projet englobe des mathématiques, de la science informatique, du génie logiciel et la technologie des réseaux de neurones. 

Résultats :

3ieme place : 3500$ 

Nos remerciements les plus sincères à tous ceux qui ont supporté les équipes de cette compétition.  Nous tenons aussi à remercier le club des anciens pour avoir financé les frais de voyage et d’inscription. 

23030 Guillaume Vigeant
23041 Alexandre Forest
23078 Vincent Roberge

Early in March, RMC sent nine engineering cadets to Calgary to compete in the Canadian Engineering Competition.  Two of the cadets competed in the debate category, 23171 NCdt Chris Heckman and 23127 OCdt Chris Bryan.  After having taken second place at the provincial level competition, these two cadets were ready to reclaim the first place spot that they had won at last year’s competition.

The competition began on Friday afternoon, with two back to back rounds that were won handily, resulting in a bye to the semi-finals.  The semi-final round occurred Saturday morning and was won by RMC in a unanimous decision despite the very real handicap of attending the Friday night festivities.  Later in the afternoon RMC competed against University of Sherbrooke in a bilingual final round.  That night, it was revealed that RMC took first place in the competition with another unanimous decision.

Both cadets were pleased and honoured to be able to represent their college in this competition and thank the RMC Club / Foundation club profusely for making the trip possible.


 
 

RMC CLUB FOUNDATION
COMMEMORATIVE STONES

FONDATION DU CLUB DES CMR DU CANADA
PIERRES COMMÉMORATIVES

The perfect gift for all Cadets and Ex-Cadets!

Order one for yourself, honor a special friend or surprise a loved one.  Join your classmates and be remembered in perpetuity with a Commemorative Stone laid at the Memorial Arch, RMC.

Located in Graduating Class groupings, a beautiful 22 x 28 cm granite slab will be engraved with your college number, surname and initials, college (s) attended, and year of graduation.

Cost: $300 ($150 tax receipt, and gift card provided)

NOTE: Orders received before April 15, 2005 will be installed prior to Convocation Weekend

Please visit the RMC Club Foundation website at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca to order securely on line.

For more information call the RMC Club Foundation

1-888-386-3762/ 1-613-541-6000, ext.6850

 

Un cadeau idéal pour les élèves officiers et les Anciens!

Commandez en une pour vous-même, pour rendre hommage à un(e) ami(e) ou encore pour un être cher.  Faites comme plusieurs camarades de classe et laissez votre nom à la postérité en posant une pierre commémorative près de l’Arc commémoratif sur le terrain du Collège militaire royal du Canada. 

On gravera votre numéro matricule, votre nom de famille et vos initiales, le(s) collège(s) fréquenté(s) et l’année de l’obtention de votre diplôme, sur une belle plaque en granite de 22 par 28 cm qui sera disposée selon votre classe de promotion.

Coût : $300 (un reçu de $150 pour fins d’impôt et une carte-cadeau sont fournis)

NOTE : les pierres commandées avant le 15 avril 2005 seront installées avant la fin de semaine des finissants.

Consultez le site de la Fondation www.rmcclubfoundation.ca pour commander en ligne en toute sécurité

Pour de plus amples renseignements composez le 888-386-3762/ 1-613-541-6000 poste 6850
Family & Friends Support Program (FFSP)
 www.rmcclub.ca/www/club/join_e.html 

Programme de soutien pour les parents et amis (PSPA)
 www.rmcclub.ca/www/club/join_e.html 

Gift Shop Ideas! www.rmcclub.ca/www/kitshop/kitshop_e.html 

Visit the RMC Club Foundation website at www.rmcclubfoundation.ca

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What's Happening Around the College?
 

III YEAR PROJECT -
CADETS, ORGANIZING TALENT SHOW IN KINGSTON!

The talent show will take place, 7 PM, March 23, Regina Rosen Auditorium, Grand Theatre 218 Princess Street.  

Price: $8 military/student $10 for adults.

Tickets Available at: CDH, SSM, CPSS and the Grand Theatre Box Office.

Box Office Hours: 0830 to 1730 Monday to Sunday.  Phone Number: 530-2050

www.grandtheatre-kingston.com

Featuring acts, musical talent and bands by RMC Cadets

The proceeds from the show will go the Kingston Cancer Society.

This is a night that you will not want to miss!

Benefits and Costs of Peacekeeping
24 March 2005
Donald Gordon Centre, Kingston, ON


12141 Commodore Bryn Weadon


Hugh Segal

Coffee (09:30)  

Session 1: Costs of PK (10:00-11:30)  

Chair: Peter Dunnett (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC) 

  1. Commodore Bryn Weadon (Director General Financial Management, NDHQ), “The Economics of Peacekeeping”
  2. Ben Solomon (Defence Economics Research and Analysis DB 5, NDHQ), “Assessing Peacekeeping Costs”
  3. James Finan (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC) & Lawrence McDonough (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC), “Stability and the Cost of Intervention”

Lunch (11:45-13:30)
 

Session 2: Benefits of PK (13:45-15:15) 

Chair: Dane Rowlands (Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton Univ.)  

  1. Hugh Segal (School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ. and Institute for Research in Public Policy), “Peacekeeping and Canada's Geopolitical  Integrity: A Cost/Benefit Perspective”
  1. Ross Fetterly (Director Strategic Finance and Costing 2, NDHQ), “Peacekeeping Revenue from the United Nations: A Subsidy to Canadian Defence”
  2. U.G. Berkok (Dept. of Politics and Economics, RMC and School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ.), “Third-party demand for peacekeeping”

Coffee (15:15-15:30)  

Plenary Session: Why do we do peacekeeping? (15:30-16:30)

Chair: Doug Bland (Chair, Defence Management Studies Program,
School of Policy Studies, Queen’s Univ.) 

Introduction: Dan Usher (Dept. of Economics, Queen’s Univ)

MAMMA MIA!

A grand evening
with Louise Pitre

Thursday, March 24
 8:00 p.m.
at the
Grand Theatre
Kingston, ON
 

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RMC “Infiltrates” the United Nations
By NCdt (I) Jonathan Douglas

A bright and unusually warm February day had spread its blue skies over the spires above as I stepped out of one of New York City’s famous yellow taxicabs.  Behind me followed my fellow Officer Cadets Javier St-Pierre and James Lee.  Together we stared up at a massive, jet-blue tower, home to the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations.  While most RMC officer cadets were taking a much-deserved Reading Week break on Florida beaches and Quebec ski hills, we were stalking the skyscraper canyons of New York City.  Our mission: to “infiltrate” the United Nations and witness international diplomacy in person – as well as jump-start our self-directed overseas research project on identity and security.

With this in mind, we had made an appointment to visit the Canadian Permanent Mission to the UN.  We were graciously received by Colonel Michael Hanrahan, chief Military Advisor at the Mission, and the Deputy Military Advisor, Major Michael Begin.  During the hour-long meeting Colonel Hanrahan (himself an RMC ex-Cadet) explained his duties at the UN, as well as the delicate diplomacy that goes in hand with his job.  Colonel Hanrahan also stressed the importance of continued Canadian peacekeeping efforts to Canadian diplomacy and influence among UN member
 

nations.  We left this fascinating meeting with
a greater appreciation of the how national and international interest at the UN affect current Canadian defence and foreign policy.

The next meeting was of particular interest for both OCdt St-Pierre and myself, who are currently planning a research trip to South Africa.  We met with Mr. Ivan Vosloo, at the time serving as acting South African Consul-General in New York.  Over a two-hour discussion, Mr. Vosloo provided us with a glimpse at South African identity and culture, military and economic policy, as well as the future of the NEPAD (New Partnership for African Development) project.  In particular, Mr. Vosloo illuminated the growing multicultural identity of today’s South Africa – where one is no longer firstly “English”, “Afrikaner”, or “Zulu” – but South African above all else.

OCdt St-Pierre and myself are now seeking supporters and funding for our research trip to South Africa, during which we intend to investigate South African identity and it’s political and security implications.  Our trip to New York, and our meetings with Colonel Hanrahan and Mr. Vosloo, served as a thrilling jump-start to our research.  It remains just one more example of adventurous study-travel that has been recently advocated by officers and cadets, in these very pages.  And while we did only just scratch the surface, the insight we gained from our “infiltration” of the United Nations could not have been achieved by reading a book; it has already proven invaluable to our studies here and RMC.

With any luck, and a little support, South Africa will be our next stop…

RMC Sandhurst team preparing for 2005 West Point Competition

The 2005 RMC Sandhurst team has had a strong start to this year’s season.  Selections for the team began on January 10th following the Christmas holidays; forty- five candidates participated in the tryouts, which focused on both physical training and firing the C-7 rifle.  After six weeks of selections and one grueling final selection test on March 5th, the final cuts were made.  The following Officer Cadets were chosen to be a part of the RMC Sandhurst team and will compete at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point on April 30th, 2005:

Team I/C: OCdt. Reid Surkan
2I/C: OCdt. Alexander Duncan
OCdt. Rebecca Evans
OCdt. Heather Smith
OCdt. Melissa Marshall
OCdt. Craig McKeown
OCdt. Charles Lindell
OCdt. Jonathon Carreiro
OCdt. Liam Doyle
OCdt. Alexandre Lessard
OCdt. Gabryel Chasse-Jean
OCdt. Dave Lacombe
OCdt. Connor Ryan
OCdt. Alexandre Pedneault
OCdt. Kaleb Walker 

The 2005 Sandhurst Competition will be more challenging than it has been in the past.  Several new events have been added to make the competition harder for all competitors in order to elevate the skill level of the participating teams.  One additional event is the casualty clearance site where the teams must perform proper First Aid to different victims while keeping them safe from enemy fire.  The RMC Sandhurst team is working hard to become proficient in all areas of battlefield First Aid.  The team must also prepare physically for the extra ski hills that have been added into the competition route.

Training for all other aspects of the competition also continues.  The team headed for Connaught from the 11th to the 13th of March for a weekend of range practice and skill refinement.  Daily practices continue to take place throughout the week in both the morning and after school.  Early morning practices serve to increase the team’s technical skills for events such as the rope bridge, and casualty clearance, while after school practices focus on the physical events of the competition, such as the assault boat challenge and, of course, running.  The final nine competitors will be determined before April.

The Sandhurst team will continue to work hard to improve in all the required skills in order to prepare for the heavy competition that is expected this year.  The team’s strong and dedicated staff has greatly increased the team’s training and development; Lt (N) Patchell, Capt. Kernaghan, Sgt. Moffatt, and Sgt. Brown are great assets and continue to contribute to the team’s expertise.  With many tough and trying months ahead, the team looks forward to finally bringing the Sandhurst Sword to Canada.  BEAT THE BRITS!!!

 

 

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"Staying Connected" . . .

Staying connected pieces with a focus on Ex Cadets and / or RMC connection are invited from our readers, regardless of where you are located. A photo and brief article would be appreciated.  Send to William.oliver@rmc.ca 


Capt. Walter Michalchuk
Class of 2000

AERE Officers at the University of Tennessee Space Institute.

 

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Who Is It?

1.    This ex-cadet from Sydney, Nova Scotia entered RMC as 17325 in 1986. 

2.    He spent two years in 3 Squadron and two years in 4 Squadron. 

3.    He played varsity hockey for 4 different head coaches. 

4.    He won a national senior hockey championship…but not in Canada. 

5.    He currently resides, with his wife and son, in a city just north of Sydney, Australia. 

Who Is It?   Press HERE to find out.

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Meet the oldest boy in the RMC band
 By Jack Chiang
Kingston Whig Standard - Saturday, March 19, 2005 


(click on picture for larger view)
 RMC Band 2004 (RCNC 280 Don Currie 2nd from right, front row, Club Blazer)
 

At 75, trumpet player Don Currie is older than the grandfathers of most of his fellow band members.

That’s to be expected when you play with cadets from Royal Military College.
 

“They’ve accepted me as one of their own,” Currie says of his fellow musicians. “They seem to be receptive. It has worked out well. They can find out from me what is expected of them from my experience as an earlier cadet.

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Train hard to make the fighting easy - but care for your men
telegraph UK - writer unknown
(Filed: 15/03/2005)

Several horrible incidents stick in the mind from the brief time I spent at Sandhurst when I was 17.

At one point, I was supplied with some wooden planks, rope and oil barrels and told to build a craft to transport myself and a five-man team around a small island in the middle of a lake.  

We did it, but halfway through the return journey we were hailed by loudspeaker from the shoreline to stop paddling, and to stand up on the rickety craft.

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Comments on “Warning: The Coast is Clear”   
                  13731 Stephen France

 I read Dr Joel Sokolsky’s recent E Veritas article on maritime policy (reprinted in the 14 March e Veritas from the Globe and Mail), “Warning, The Coast is Clear” with some interest and professional concern.  He reiterates some truths regarding maritime doctrine in Canada that are slowly being

forgotten in our commitments to European and Mid East deployments over the last decade.

The government will soon embark down an entirely new path in the future role of the Navy and other government fleets that perhaps needs more consideration. 

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Où sont-ils? 
Que font-ils?


De temps à autre, e-Veritas mettra en vedette un Ancien, un membre du personnel d'autrefois et ou un ami du Collège.  Ces articles seront reproduits dans le langage reçu et rarement traduits.  Nous invitons nos lecteurs à soumettre des articles a william.oliver@rmc.ca dans la langue de leur choix.

Where are they now?
What are they doing?

 
From time to time, E-Veritas will focus on an Ex cadet; former staff member; and / or a friend of the college. Articles will be reproduced in the language received and in most cases not translated.  We invite readers to submit articles to william.oliver@rmc.ca in the language of their choice.
 

Focus - What ever happened to . . .
5820 Garry (Sky) King RMC Class of 1963
By WJO   
 
When I first contacted “Sky” King who I felt has lived a great adventure since he graduated from RMC in 1963, to be part of WHATEVER HAPPENED TO, he politely declined.  I threatened to take him out on the tennis court, one more time and to completely run him to the ground, beat him with a series of dinky lobs, weak back-handers and a serve that at best travels 50 km per hour.  Friends (and foes) who are familiar with this unorthodox style of play can relate to why he reluctantly accepted to provide any information I needed.  In short, I gave him no alternative.  Over the course of a few weeks, a number of phone calls to mutual friends who I owe a big gratitude of thanks for their
 

assistance, I was able to piece together a Sky King profile.

If the reader detects a bias on what I think of him – I plead guilty.

I first met (then) Colonel Sky King in the summer of 1983 when he became Base Commander of CFB Trenton.  I was a CFR Captain, BPERO - one year away from being on staff at RMC.  We had three years together before he went back to his favourite part of the world, NATO Europe, as a Brigadier General in 4ATAF, in 1986. 

We had a special relationship.  I called him George and he called me Billy.  The NY Yankees Steinbrenner and Martin had nothing on this dynamic duo from Trenton.  At our first meeting he proclaimed that he wanted to make CFB Trenton the Sports Capital of the Armed Forces.  I knew that I was going to like this guy.  Our athletes and staff didn’t let him down!

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Calling all DEW line alumni/
 Invitation lancée à tous les anciens du réseau DEW

Reprinted from The Maple Leaf

 


 

North American Air Defence Modernization and North Warning System reunion

March 17, 2005 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Quebec Summit between Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan.

On that occasion the two leaders signed the North American Air Defence Modernization (NAADM) memorandum of understanding, which provided for the replacement of the DEW line by the North Warning System (NWS) and the construction of forward operating locations in the North for fighter aircraft.

The men and women in Canada and the US who worked together to establish and operate these defence capabilities can be justifiably proud of their accomplishments.  The NWS continues to be a vital element for NORAD and contributes to Canada’s sovereignty.

To observe this anniversary a NAADM/NWS reunion event is planned for May 13–15, in Ottawa.  Organizers are hoping to attract many of the pioneers, from both sides of the border, who helped to plan, design, build, deploy, and operate these systems from the earliest days.  The participants will include serving and retired members of the CF and USAF, government officials from both countries, as well as representatives of the many Canadian and US companies who have played a significant role in the development and sustainment of these systems.

Further information is available on the Web site http://lswilson.ca/nws20.htm


 

Réunion de ceux qui sont intervenus dans la modernisation du Système de défense aérienne de l’Amérique du Nord et la création du Système d’alerte du Nord

Le 17 mars prochain marquera le 20e anniversaire du Sommet de Québec où se sont réunis le premier ministre Brian Mulroney et le président Ronald Reagan.

Ce jour-là, les deux hommes d’État ont signé le protocole d’entente sur le Projet de modernisation du Système de défense aérienne de l’Amérique du Nord (NAADM) qui prévoyait le remplacement du réseau DEW par le Système d’alerte du Nord (NWS) et l’installation d’emplacements d’opérations avancés dans le Nord pour les avions de chasse.

Les personnes du Canada et des États-Unis qui ont collaboré à l’établissement et à la mise en œuvre de ces capacités de défense peuvent s’enorgueillir de leurs accomplissements.  Le NWS est toujours un élément essentiel du NORAD et il contribue à assurer la souveraineté du Canada.

Pour souligner cet anniversaire du NAADM et du NWS, une réunion est prévue du 13 au 15 mai, à Ottawa.  Les organisateurs espèrent attirer de nombreux pionniers, des deux côtés de la frontière, qui ont aidé à planifier, concevoir, ériger, déployer et exploiter ces systèmes depuis les premiers jours.  Il y aura, parmi les participants, des membres actifs et d’anciens membres des FC et de l’USAF, des représentants des deux gouvernements, ainsi que des représentants des sociétés canadiennes et américaines qui ont joué un rôle capital dans la mise au point et le maintien en puissance de ces systèmes.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, consultez le site Web http://lswilson.ca/nws20.htm.

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  We get e-mails . . .

Just a few words to fellow ex-cadets.

I apologize, for I have never written, nor taken my life membership to the Ex Cadet Club too seriously, but now realise that it has been a mistake, especially realizing what we can collectively contribute to the global community.

I do find that having been out of the service for a few decades, but never losing the commitment towards the ideals of RMC nor the ideals of the Canadian Forces to world peace and humanitarian aid, I have an issue to address.  I see a significant role for the collective experience of ex-cadets who spent their careers entirely with the military, and those who went into the civilian world to contribute to those nations who were battered by the Boxing Day Tsunami of 26 December 2004.  The combined expertise of those members of the RMC Ex-Cadet Club have a significant amount to offer to alleviate the suffering of those in affected countries.

I believe that Canada has a role to play in the rehabilitation phase of many of these countries less fortunate than ourselves, but I do not see Canada at the table of donors, except for lip service.

The RMC Club of Canada and its Ex cadets, especially those aged chaps of my era, have a lot of valuable experience to assist communities and fishers in rebuilding their lives, using their technical experiences  from their military and civilian lives.

I urge you to mobilize this experience either on a paid level, or on a voluntary level through Canadian CIDA or other organizations, but I would suggest that the RMC Club do this in an integrated manner so that their profile as a contributing agency is not lost.  We of the RMC Club have much to offer besides funding,...our experience that can assist, and we should not only offer it, but be recognised as so doing.

Hope this helps motivate the Club to help - the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase will be long after the news coverage fades - it will take some five to ten years for these areas to fully contribute to society as they once did.

Pete Flewwelling (8667)
Tsunami Consultant Advisor & A Humanitarian

 

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Rolande and Bill

“On the road for the next while”  

Rolande and I will be “on the road” for the best part of three weeks. Due to staff shortages and workloads at Panet House, the e-Veritas in all likelihood will not be published while we are away.  We expect to be back on schedule prior to the middle of April.

During this three-week period it will give us and you the readers, an opportunity to assess the merits of e-Veritas.  This current edition is #12 since the first week of January.  The majority but not all of the feedback we have received has been positive.  We welcome and encourage you to pass on your comments For example:  

a)  Do you consider it a worthwhile service from the Club?

b) What are your general comments on the contents and the layout?

c) What is your general overall assessment of e-Veritas?

d) Should we continue basically with the same weekly format? 

Please send your replies to:  rmcclub@rmc.ca  

 Talk to you all in a few weeks.

"Nous serons absents pour quelques semaines"

Bill et moi serons absents pour environ trois semaines.  E-Veritas ne sera probablement pas publié lors notre absence à cause du manque de personnel et de la charge de travail à la Maison Panet.  Nous espérons être de retour à la tâche vers la mi-avril.   

Ces trois semaines vous donneront ainsi qu’à nous-même le temps pour réfléchir sur la valeur de e-Veritas.  Nous en sommes au #12 depuis la première semaine de janvier.  La majorité des commentaires que nous avons reçus, sont favorables.  Nous apprécions et vous encourageons à nous faire parvenir vos remarques sur : 

a)  Est-ce un service du Club qui en vaut la peine?

b) Que pensez-vous du contenu et de la présentation?

c) Quelle est votre évaluation, en général, de e-Veritas?

d) Devrions-nous continuer avec le même genre de mise en page hebdomadaire? 

Veuillez faire parvenir vos réponses au : rmcclub@rmc.ca


 
 

Trivia Answer: c) 14080   Andy Scott; the year, 1983

"Many Hands - make the burden light".   « L’aide de plusieurs rend la tâche facile »

S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver

Through  Adversity… To Drinking Champagne!
 WJO

The 1983 game was a classic.   Dr. Kirk's strategy was completely different for this game than the one the year before.  RMC played a game of deceit the previous year in Kingston. The '82 friday practise was a casual one with players wearing a mixture of different type jerseys, low intensity practise and no real structure to the drills.  It was being scouted by Army coach, Jack Riley, and his staff. RMC won 4- 3 led by the hat trick of 13621John Forrington.  

The following year though, RMC "marched in" to West Point with an aura of confidence looking like a team that "expected" to win. Redmen had the shiny new cooperalls (long pants) etc. The practise was well organized and high tempo.  Coach Kirk even brought a case of champagne into Smith Rink before the game, for the anticipated post game celebrations, ensuring Coach Jack Riley and his staff saw it as it was brought in to the dressing room! (The RMC players were not aware of the presence of the champagne until after the game)

Army out shot the Redmen in the game 50-17 but the game did not appear to be that one-sided. Of course, Andy Scott had to be brilliant in the nets.  Most RMC fans that were in attendance had little or no finger-nails left when the game was over.

RMC got out of the first stanza with a 1-0 lead courtesy of a goal by 15016 Bruce Picard late in the period.  The intermission was about 25 minutes long because in

those days the bands from both institutions had "their" time to perform for the fans and dignitaries.  The long intermission drove players from both teams’ nuts.   

Army got two back by the middle of the second period.  RMC's UTPM Officer Cadet Don Thomas was sent off for a five minute fighting major - the West Point player got nothing.  While the referee was sorting out the penalty, Andy Scott was at his bench getting water and as he skated past the WP bench, in a very uncharacteristic move for him, he stopped and yelled at Coach Jack Riley words to the effect, that it didn't matter how many penalties his stooley (referee) gave the Redmen, RMC were going to win the game.  The score was 2-1 for the home team at the time. 14462 Brent Lamb tied the game late in the second, he appeared to kick the puck in but the referee missed it.   

The third period was all WP.  They out-shot RMC 13-1 but the one shot counted. 15527 Phil Kachenowski scored on a 2 on 1, on a NHL style pass from 15565 Gord Plue tipping it into the top of the net at about the 14:00 minute mark. The Andy Scott legend was born in these last six minutes. Redmen played short-handed for most of the final frame. The win was the first for RMC since 1959 and the last by RMC at Smith Rink. 

I bet there isn't a player from that 1983 team who doesn't remember how nice that champagne tasted.
 

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Articles d’intérêt national ou local qui ne sont pas disponibles à la majorité de nos lecteurs seront reproduits dans e-VERITAS.  Nous produirons aussi des articles dans l’une des deux langues officielles soumis par les élèves officiers et le personnel du Collège sur la vie actuelle au CMR.  Nous offrirons de temps à autre de courtes anecdotes sur les élèves officiers, les Anciens et les membres du personnel d’hier et d’aujourd’hui. Nous encourageons les lecteurs de e-VERITAS à soumettre des articles dans l’une ou l’autre des deux langues officielles à Rolande.Oliver@rmc.ca.  En particulier des articles récents sur « Où sont-ils présentement? » seraient grandement appréciés.

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