Issue 016/2006

Numéro 016/2006


In This Issue - Dans ce numéro
 
 

Updates and Other Late News


 22458 Nichola Goddard (RMC’02)

RMC grad killed in Afghan battle

http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=43957&catname=Local+News&classif=News+%2D+Local 

Au front jusqu'en 2009

http://www.cyberpresse.ca/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=CPSOLEIL  

26-year-old officer becomes the first Canadian woman yet to die in combat

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060517.wsoldier0517/BNStory/National 

Captain 'loved her job,' grieving husband says

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060518.AFGHANCAN18/TPStory/ 

Goddard relished 'small' victories

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2006/05/17/pf-1585204.html 

Other Late News 

Minister quashes RMC honour for U.S. general

http://www.canada.com:80/components/print.aspx?id=1676d0af-e431-49a6-9530-6fc3cf3c57a0 

3528 General (Ret'd) Paul Manson (RMC ’56) , "A Rational Exit Strategy for Afghanistan," CDA Commentary 6-2006.

http://www.cda-cdai.ca/CDA_Commentary/Manson_Afghanistan_Exit_Strategy.pdf

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Quotation of the Week

VALOUR - Valour is the moral strength required to perform one’s duties honestly.  It is not physical courage.  Very few will have the opportunity to display a disregard for their personal safety under hazardous conditions.  Rather, valour is the concept that bridges the ideas of truth and duty.  It is the moral courage to live honestly and to do one’s duties, no matter the circumstances.  

Source - Cadet Handbook p,15.

 

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Two ex-Cadets are currently members of The Senate of Canada.  One is H7860 Roméo Dallaire.

Who is the other Ex Cadet who is currently a member of The Senate of Canada? 

a.                   4860           AJGD  DeChastelain;

b.                   7543           JA Day;

c.                   8276           MJP Garneau; or

      d.                   7301           EHC Morris

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DEATH NOTICES

RCNC 166 Norman Frederic ELSEY – Class of 1944  

With sadness and fond memories, we announce the passing of Norman Frederic Elsey on May 5, 2006. Norm passed away peacefully at the age of 78, surrounded by his loving family. 

Norm's memory will be forever cherished by his loving wife Maureen; his five children, Brent (Catherine), Dawn (Donald), Cathi, Mark (Laurie), and Scott (Matina); his beloved grandchildren, Doug (Li), Sheila, Mike, Donna, Jenn, Dave, Garrett, Karlie, Mackenzie, Stephanie, and Jamie; as well as many old and dear friends. Norm is                      survived by his sister Ellen (Donald) Wright, sister-in-law Muriel, and numerous nieces and nephews. Norm is predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Flora Elsey, his brother Robert, and his grandson, Rickie.

Norm's family wishes to offer its heartfelt thanks to the staffs of Whitehorn Village Retirement Community (Calgary) and Riverbend Retirement Residence (Edmonton) and to the Emergency and ICU Staff at Misericordia Hospital (Edmonton). A very special thank you to Pat of "Driving Miss Daisy". A small private Family Service was held in Edmonton.  

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 17 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Laurence Anglican Church, 5940 Lakeview Drive S.W., in Calgary with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association (Alberta) or The Parkinson's Society of Alberta. SIMPLY CREMATIONS and FUNERAL SERVICES in care of arrangements. Telephone: 1-780-465-6363.

9375 J Thomas Himmelman (RMC ’72) 

9375 HIMMELMAN, J. Thomas CD, B. Sc, M. Sc., P.Eng, PMP (RMC ’72) Passed away peacefully in hospital May 8, 2006 at the age of 55. Survived by parents Mabel and Lester Himmelman of Crousetown, Nova Scotia, life partner and friend Jackie Shan, sisters Sandra (David) Haase, Melody Burton, niece Tamara (Scott) Johnson and nephew Sean Haase. A graduate of the Royal Military College, served in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1972 to 1984 retiring with rank of Major. After retirement until his death, Tom was employed by the Department of National Defence on several projects pertaining to computers, communications and radar systems. A Memorial Service will be held in the Chapel at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 315 McLeod Street on Friday, May 12, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Memorial donations to the Ottawa Hospital Foundation would be appreciated. Internment of Tom's cremated remains will be held at a later date in Crousetown Cemetery, Nova Scotia. 

Rear Admiral Desmond Piers DSC, CD –
RMC Commandant 1957-60 

Flashback:  2184 (RMC ’30) Rear Admiral Desmond Piers, Commandant message to graduating class over 45 years ago
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TOP HEADLINES

THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGES CLUB OF CANADA
Toronto Branch
Seventeenth Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, 26 June 2006 - 12 PM Check-in - 1:00 PM Shotgun Start

Whitevale Golf & Country Club 

We are returning to Whitevale Golf & Country Club.  All 18 holes been re-designed by Thomas McBroom and you can see the changes at http://www.whitevalegolfclub.com/ . This tournament is the Toronto Branch’s major fundraiser for the Royal Military Colleges Club Foundation.

All sponsors and prize donors will be acknowledged on the Sponsor's List located at each table, and on the Branch website. http://toronto.rmcclub.ca/Golf.htm

Directions to Whitevale are on their site.

Guest Players Welcome

Individual Registration Fee: $175.00                 

Foursome: $ 650 

Corporate Team Sponsorship - Hole sponsorship, plus 4 players: $900

Corporate Sponsorship - Hole Sponsorship, plus one player: $375 

Business Sponsorship - Hole Sponsorship, no players: $350

Putting Contest $5.00 (50/50)

Mulligan Insurance - $5.00 per mulligan (Max - 4 per 4 some)

Raffle Tickets $20.00 for 3 tickets

Dinner only: $40 (advance booking required)

Personal Donation: Amount _________________

Prize Donor: Prize __________________________

There will be an expanded auction.

Player's Name Complete Address Phone Email

 

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Please make cheque payable to RMCCC Toronto Branch and mail to:

Peter Fosbery
 79 Humber Trail, Toronto, ON 
M6S 4C2  
 Phone (416) 769-8842, Fax (416) 769-9929   
 e-mail   pfos1@rogers.com  		 or call Susan Rutherford at (416) 239-3201 
 srutherford@libertypartners.ca  


 

Toronto Blue Jays are having a "Canadian Forces Day" on Saturday 27 May 2006. 

Details are at:  http://toronto.rmcclub.ca/BlueJays.htm

 


 

Aux confrères de la classe d'entrée de 1956 au CMR Saint-Jean/
To All Members of the CMR Saint-Jean Entry Class of 1956

 

 

Le 50e anniversaire d'entrée au Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean offre l'occasion de se réunir et de fêter au campus Saint-Jean. Dans le cadre de la rencontre traditionnelle d'automne des anciens à Saint-Jean, vous êtes invités à une rencontre de bonne humeur et de la « Old Brigade » vendredi le 15 septembre 2006 et à un cocktail et dîner suivi d'une soirée de danse, le 16 au Pavillon Dextraze. 

Touts les détails sur www.cmr56.ca ou contacter André Lachance à lachanceandre@sympatico.ca ou au 450-672-5322

The 50th anniversary Reunion of the Class of 1956 CMR Saint-Jean will provide an opportunity to reunite and celebrate at the Saint-Jean Campus.  You are invited to an event honouring the “Old Brigade” in the traditional homecoming event on Friday September 15, 2006, and to a cocktail hour followed by dinner and a night of dancing on September 16th in the Pavillon Dextrase.

All details available on www.cmr56.ca   or contact Georges Ostiguy   g12134@sympatico.ca or phone 450-467-7147.

 

 

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What's Happening Around the College?

The #5 Order of Dress
Courtesy 8057 Ross McKenzie (RMC’70)


Photo by Steve McQuaid DND

Last Friday on the Parade Square, the number 5 order of dress was “retired” from the Canadian Forces, bringing to an end the use of a uniform jacket that was first introduced into the Canadian Forces some 67 years ago. 

Pictured is 8057 Ross McKenzie (RMC ’70) curator of the RMC Museum with 24418 I Year Class Senior, Benoit Godin  – Engineering and 23332  IV Year Class Senior,  Maxime Jacques - Electrical Engineering who will have the distinction of being the last two cadets to wear the number 5 order of dress. The uniforms will be on display in the RMC museum. 

What we call the No. 5 Order of Dress, the normal “dress of the day" for Cadets, was introduced at both RMC and RRMC in 1948 when RMC was reopened and the Canadian Service College system was created. The uniform consisted of CSC trousers, shirt, tie, battleblouse and the Field Service (or FS) Cap. 

The CSC trousers used at the two (and with the opening of CMR in 1952, three) CSCs were the same as the pre-war RMC uniform trousers and the FS cap was also a continuation of a pre-war pattern The Blue Battleblouse adopted by the Canadian Service Colleges was that then in use by the Royal Canadian Navy. The Battledress uniform (which included the Battleblouse) had been introduced in the Canadian army at the start of the Second World War. It was based on a similar pattern uniform adopted by the British army in 1938.

During the Second World War both the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy adopted Battledress for their own use -but in the appropriate colours- light blue for the RCAF and dark blue for the RCN. 

At RMC the wearing of the Battleblouse as a "Dress of the Day" replaced the pre-war Blue Undress tunic. In 1948, this pre-war, "Dress of the Day" uniform became, for awhile at least, the "Full Dress" uniform. 

When the Scarlet tunic was re-introduced in 1956 as Full Dress, the Blue Tunic reverted to Undress and the Battleblouse stayed on as Dress of the Day. The various orders of Dress were numbered. No. 1, 2 and 3 Order of Dress were variations of the Scarlet tunic. No. 4 Order of Dress was the Blue Undress Tunic and the No. 5 Order of Dress was the Battleblouse. 

There was also a No. 6 Order of Dress - blue blazer and grey flannels which was abolished about 10 - 15 years ago. 

RMC was the last Regular Force unit to wear the Battleblouse. When RMC retired the "No.5 Order of Dress" it brought to an end the use of a uniform jacket that was first introduced into the Canadian Forces some 67 years ago.
 

Sandhurst Skills Competition Leader


Photo by Steve Steve McQuaid - DND

Pictured is IV Year team captain Alex Duncan being congratulated by D Cadets, Colonel Bill Peters and the Commandant BGen J. Lacroix.  Included in the congratulations was a formal Commandants Recognition Award. 

For details follow the link:  RMC cadets saluted for defending title…Sandhurst Military Skills Competition 

http://www.thewhig.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=40223&catname=Local+News&classif=News+%2D+Local

Graduating Class (06) Gift


Photo by Steve McQuaid DND

4459 Commodore (ret’d)  ERA “Ed”  Murray (RMC ’59), and former RMC Commandant 1987-91 now a member of the Kingston General Hospital BoD receiving a cheque for the sum of 15k from Class representative, 23546 Marc Ryan Martinez Velasco – Economics of the IV Year graduating class who made the donation as their Class Gift to the KGH Cancer Unit.   

CFB Kingston Women's Volleyball National Champions - April 2006

Rear row left to right: 19518 Maj Kim Saunders (RRMC 1994); Cpl Erin Beerthuizen; Paul Butt (Coach);  Capt Carmen Roy; Sgt Donna Thomson; LCol Fran Allen; Front row left to right: 21526 Lt (N) Lorinda Semeniuk (RMC’99); 20017 Lt (N) Daphne Dale (RMC’95) WO Rose Bergeron; 23123 Lt Sarah Champion (RMC’05) 

The Canadian Forces 2006 National Women's Volleyball Championships were held April 9-11 at CFB Borden, Ontario. The CFB Kingston women's volleyball team, who won the Ontario Regional Championships in Jan 06, represented Ontario Region at the Nationals. 

Losing to the Prairie team and Quebec team on the first day, the CFB Kingston team fought back on day two to win matches against the Atlantic and Pacific teams. Heading into the semi-finals in third place on April 11th, CFB Kingston again faced the Prairie team, this time winning the match 3 games to 2. 

In the finals, it was CFB Kingston against the Quebec region, represented by the team from National Defence Headquarters. Each game in the match was a neck-in-neck, nail-biting affair, with CFB Kingston winning in the final and fifth game of the finals. 

Of special note, four of the nine players are ex-cadets.   

Well done, ladies!


 

Cadets & Ex-Cadets Off to CISM Soccer


II Year Paladins player Calley Gray is one of four RMC athletes off to the Netherlands
later this month to compete in the 2nd International Military Women’s Football Championship.

Four Cadet-Student-Athletes and one staff member from the Royal Military College of Canada Women’s Soccer Program have been selected for the 2nd International Military Women’s Football Championship hosted by the Netherlands. In cooperation with the International Military Sports Council (CISM), the Dutch delegation will host the Championship from May 22 to 31, 2006. 

RMC’s 24014 II Year Calley Gray, Mechanical Engineering  (Brookside, NS); 24226 II Year Sarah Greenwood (Nepean, ON), Space Science and Chemistry; II Year 24230 Andrea Perry (Ottawa, ON) English; and 23963 II Year Melanie Ross Civil Engineering (Calgary, Alta.) have been selected for the Canadian Forces Women’s Team.  Each of these second-year Cadet-Student-Athletes will be making their first appearance at CISM.  

RMC’s Head Coach Chad Beaulieu (St. Joachim, ON) is named as an Assistant-Coach and is going to his second international military tournament. Canada has been grouped with France and the host nation the Netherlands. After round-robin play semi-final and medal matches will take place to conclude the championship. 

“This is a great occasion for RMC athletes to compete and experience another level of soccer,” mentions Beaulieu. “It is a unique opportunity that our Cadet-Student-Athletes have as a part of the RMC Women’s Soccer Program and the Canadian Forces. We look forward to traveling overseas, competing in professional manner, taking pleasure in the culture as well as fostering new relationships with others who share common interests, that is, serving their country and playing soccer.” 

The CF Women’s Team will gather in Kingston, Ontario for 9 days to prepare for the Championship.  On the 21st the team will make their way to Zoutkamp, the Netherlands, the host city situated less than two hours north of Amsterdam. There six nations, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa and the USA will compete for the Championship in the ten-day event.

CANADA’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

May 25 Canada vs. France
May 26 Canada vs. Netherlands
May 28 Semi-Finals
May 30 Medal Games

About the CF Women’s Soccer Program 

The Canadian Forces Women’s Soccer Program consists of Regular Force and Reserve Force members who are either full or part-time. Team members’ military rank ranges from Ordinary Seaman, to Officer-Cadet to Major. The Program schedules training camps throughout the year in different parts of the country, including Kingston, Ontario & Victoria, British Colombia. The program continuously searches for CF members who are current or former CIS players to join our training. If you are currently a member of the CF and want further information contact team manager Lieutenant Cynthia Smith, Smith.CA4@forces.gc.ca

For further information to enroll in the Canadian Forces visit www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca  

Ex Cadets competing at the 2006 Ladies CISM Soccer Championship.  

22525 Jodi-Jane Longley (’03) now at CFB Trenton.

20650 Brook Morrison (’01), now in Montreal.

22041 Jennifer Morrison (‘01) (nee Mansfield) now at CFB Petawawa.

22202 Chantal Duguay (‘03) now at NDHQ Ottawa.


 

 

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Class of ’58 – Gift to RMC
Critical Issues of the 21st Century Lecture Series
 Inaugural Lecture by Stephen Lewis – “Global Governance and AIDS in Africa”


Stephen Lewis

Following long tradition and preparing for entry into the Old Brigade in 2004, the Graduating Class of 1958 undertook a fundraising campaign among its members to fund a gift to the College. The primary objective that we set for the gift was that it should directly benefit the greatest number of cadets. 

The proposal to RMC was that we would “fund a multi-year program of lectures to the cadets by distinguished speakers who have been highly prominent in addressing some of the larger issues facing Canada and the world in the 21st century.” We suggested that the lectures should focus on major national or international challenges that the world will confront in the working lifetimes of cadets. The issues to be addressed may or may not have direct military implications. 

Of course, the list of topics that could meet such criteria is very long. Examples for future lectures could include:

            - ‘The Future of Democracy’

- ‘The Role of Religion in Global Conflict’

- ‘The End of Cheap Oil (or Water or Other Critical Natural Resources)’

- ‘Nuclear Proliferation, Ballistic Missile Defence and Weaponization of Space’

- ‘Global Climate Change’

-  among many others. 

RMC agreed to an annual lecture and planning commenced for the Inaugural Lecture in Currie Hall on April 3, 2006. The invited speaker was Mr. Stephen Lewis whose topic was “Global Governance and AIDS in Africa”. 

Stephen Lewis has deep roots in Canadian politics and in Africa. He was Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations and has, more recently, been the Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan.  

It has been said that Mr. Lewis is “pathologically eloquent”.  His powerful presentation had the desired effect on the “sell-out” crowd of cadets, staff and guests in Currie Hall. Shortly after the lecture, Dr. Joel Sokolsky, Dean of Arts, reported that “ The Buzz amongst the students is very strong. I have already received requests from some Cadets for the tape of the lecture. You can report that the lecture was extremely well received by the Cadets who also appreciated that your Class undertook the organizational and financial effort to bring a speaker
 

of this quality to RMCand to address them on a topic important to them as future officers in the Canadian Forces.” 

Stephen Lewis was also positive about his experience at RMC. At a small dinner in the Senior Officers Mess after the lecture, he told the 12 fourth year cadets in attendance that at the many universities where he has spoken, particularly in the United States, he had never encountered a student group with such informed and sensitive questions as those posed by the RMC cadets. (The question period following the lecture was as compelling as the lecture itself.) 

His speech covered three main themes:

-          The role of the United Nations as an instrument of global governance. Though a strong supporter of the UN, he acknowledged the UN’s failure to commit the military resources that could have stopped the genocide in Rwanda, and most recently, the human tragedy in Darfur;

-          The importance of Canada’s role in leading reform in international governance. Specifically he cited the recent adoption by the UN of the Canadian proposal of
”Responsibility to Protect” the rights of citizens within a “sovereign” state, including military intervention, if necessary;

-          The failure of the developed world to confront the abject poverty and the millions who have died and will die of HIV/AIDS in Africa - the core of his presentation. The facts and consequences that he presented are truly staggering in their implications for how humans will deal with global challenges in the 21st century. 

The proceedings were taped by the College and will be available in video or DVD format.  

On behalf of the Class of 1958, I want to thank the Commandant, BGEN Jocelyn Lacroix, the Principal, Dr. John Cowan, the Dean of Arts, Dr. Joel Sokolsky, and Stephen France, Executive Vice President of the RMC Club Foundation for their enthusiastic support of this project. The fund raising efforts of our classmates Skip Sears, Tam London, Jim Torck, Bart MacDougall, Nigel Frawley and Doug Whiffin also need to be recognized. My personal thanks go to Rod Harris-Lowe and Peter Meincke for their help in organizing the event. 

Planning for next year’s lecture has begun.

4183 Ron Neville
Chair, Class of '58 Lecture Project

Women making their mark in military….. The mother of two young children is a division commander at RMC….             

http://torontosun.com/Money/2006/05/03/1562166-sun.html
We pick-up our news sources from wherever we can. Readers are encouraged to forward any item on an Ex Cadet, former staff member from any of the three military colleges.  College number & photo will make our life a lot easier.   William.oliver@rmc.ca

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 18 Ex Cadets Among RMC 2006 PG List

  • 22141 Justin Armstrong (RMC’01) Master of Applied Science in Computer Engineering.

  • 22023 Nicole Armstrong (RMC ’01) Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering 

  • 22906 Chelsea Braybrook (RMC’04) Master of Applied Science in Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • 20760 Brock Heilman (RMC ’97) Master of Arts in War Studies

  • 16099 Michael Keller (RMC’87) Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering

  • 21807 Conrad LeDrew (RMC ’97) Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering

  • 19709 Pascal Levasseur (RMC ’95) Master of Applied Military Science in Management

  • M0713 BW MacEachern (RMC ’96) Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering

  • M0677 Gilles Maranda (RMC ’95) Master of Business Administration

  • 18404 John Reiffenstein (RMC ’92) Master of Arts in War Studies

  • 20053 Bruce Santos (RMC’95) Master of Applied Military Science in Management

  • 21526 Lorinda Semeniuk (RMC ’99) Master of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering

  • 19621 Lisa Smid (RMC ’95) Master of Business Administration

  • 21865 Brian Tang (RMC ’00) Master of Applied Science in Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • M0838 Sheldon White (RMC ’04) Master of Applied Science in Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • M0489 Joseph Whitfield (RMC ’91) Master of Business Administration

  • 22807 Michelle Whitty (RMC ’04) Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering

  • 19561 Chris Zimmer (RMC ’94) Master of Business Administration

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Ex Cadets in the News!

4473 DAVID LARRIGAN (RMC ’59) RECEIVES TRANSPORT CANADA AVIATION SAFETY AWARD


4473 Mr. David Larrigan (RMC ’59)  of Vancouver receives the 2006 Transport Canada Aviation
Safety Award for  his long-standing commitment to aviation safety. Mr. Larrigan (L) is  pictured with
Marc Grégoire,  Assistant Deputy Minister, Safety  and Security, Transport Canada.

Mr. David Larrigan of Vancouver has received the 2006 Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award for his long-standing commitment to aviation safety, Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, recently announced.  “Mr. Larrigan’s exceptional dedication to the promotion of aviation safety has been demonstrated over the last 50 years,” said Minister Cannon. “He has shown his commitment through the promotion of safe operating practices in a wide ranging aviation career.”                                  

Mr. Larrigan spent 16 years with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot and flight instructor, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He then pursued a second career with Transport Canada where he rose to the senior ranks of the department in the Pacific Region. Mr. Larrigan is now

in his third career in the aviation industry, as Airside Safety Officer at the Vancouver International Airport Authority. 

The award was presented to Mr. Larrigan at the 18th annual Canadian Aviation Safety Seminar in Halifax. The award was established in 1988 to foster awareness of aviation safety in Canada and to recognize people or organizations that have contributed to this objective in an exceptional way. 

The Canadian Aviation Safety Seminar is an international event hosted annually by Transport Canada for all sectors of the aviation community. It features safety workshops and presentations by leading Canadian and international safety experts.

H 7860 Roméo Dallaire
(RMC ’69)

Canada should spare troops for Darfur 

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060514/qp_dallaire060514/
20060515?hub=Canada

10966 J. O. Michel Maisonneuve (RMC ’76)

Distinguished commander comes to Hamilton

http://www.stoneycreeknews.com/scn/news/news_575100.html

11133 Ken Orr
(RMC ’76)

Ramping-up recruitment

http://www.pgfreepress.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=26&cat=23&id=642093&more=

18830 Kirk Gallinger
(RMC’93)

Military moms hope for good news ……

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2006/05/14/pf-1579106.html

We pick-up our news sources from wherever we can. Readers are encouraged to forward any item on an Ex Cadet, former staff member from any of the three military colleges.  College number & photo will make our life a lot easier.  william.oliver@rmc.ca

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Où sont-ils?  Que font-ils?

Where are they now?  What are they doing?
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. 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.
 

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With regard to the re-introduction of the scarlet tunics, before that actually happened the College decided to have the tailor make a few of them in advance and in varying sizes to see how they would look and, in particular, feel when real live cadets actually tried to move around in them.  So a dozen or so were made to measure: one for a tall thin frame, another for a short thin frame, and yet another for a tall hefty frame and so on. 

The Staff Adjutant (now known as the D/Cdts) at the time was none other than S/L Tony Golab, the former legendary CFL halfback for the Ottawa Roughriders.  He was also the football coach and I had played for him, although I was only the trainer that year due to an injury I'd received during summer training.  It was, therefore, with some surprise, and not a little trepidation, when I received a call to report to his office one day (probably just after returning from 1955 Christmas holidays, but I don't remember for sure).  Upon being ushered into his presence, he told me about the impending arrival of the scarlets (I forget if a general announcement in advance had been made) and about the need for a trial run with different sizes.  Then, with a flourish, he stated that I was to be one of the guinea pigs because I had the frame of a "tank"!! 

In due course I received my tunic, well in advance of most of the other cadets (I was in third year at the time), and was allowed to keep it after giving my feedback and the appropriate adjustments were made.  Thus, one weekend in early 1956 when my mother and father, an ex-cadet, were in town for some College event, Cynthia (she was at Queen's - we'd met on Grey Cup Day two or three months earlier) and I went to the old LaSalle Hotel to meet them for supper out.  In the hall outside their room, Cynthia helped wrestle me out of the heavy greatcoat we wore in those days (that was one of the early problems with the scarlets - too stiff) to reveal my scarlet tunic in all its glory.  Then we knocked on the door and my parents had one of the first glimpses of the "new" dress uniform before it became general issue.  They were, of course, both delighted and somewhat taken aback, as they hadn't been forewarned!  They were quite proud of me in the restaurant and tended to show me off a bit (or, rather, the tunic)!!!! 

Good memories 

3918 A.K. (Al)  Roberts (RMC ’57)

Just finished reading e-Veritas 15 and, though I never played football, I was very impressed with the tribute that you worked up to Doug Hargreaves.  Lots of memories therein, even for a "bleachers coach"!  Good to see input from former classmates Doug Smith and John Carlson and from classmate Jim Simpson.   

Keep it up, please. 

8066 Don Peterson

Doug Hargreaves was a good basketball coach in spite of his "TRAMPLE OFFENCE".  

His 1968-69 season was his best. Unfortunately, according to Doug our team "peaked one half too early". In the Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference Championship game against Loyola (now Concordia) we were leading for most of the first half and trailed by 3 or 4 at the half. Ultimately we lost by more than 20 points.  

Still we had an excellent team that season and according to Doug we were the best Canadian Team in our conference (Loyola had eleven Americans on their team). 

 8459 Doug Rodrigues (RMC ’70)  

Ed note: Friends will be pleased to hear that 8459 Doug recently completed successful Heart Bypass Surgery and is now resting comfortably at home. His e-mail address:   dougrodrigues@opg.com

Love that feature item!  Great work, as always.

12173 Rich Gimblett (RMC’79)

Thanks for the contact about the Doug Hargreaves article.  I enjoyed the memories and also some of the other notes from the archives.   

I remember the Windsor game.  It was 100F and 100% humidity and everyone suffered.  The team was already tired from the games in Calgary and Saskatoon and didn’t play well.  We lost and Doug was not happy.   

Some other memories:  When not satisfied with a hit he said that his daughters could hit harder and that football was NOT a contact sport.  Dancing was a contact sport.  Football was a collision sport.   

I read Sunny Marche’s note and remember Doug putting Sonny in as nose tackle.  Sonny was about 165 pounds with his equipment on but it was all heart.  I was sure he would be killed but he was too small to be blocked.  Brian Cass once said he looked like a canary in there.   

Looking back I realize what a great time that was and what a privilege it was to be associated with Doug.  I think working for him influenced many of the choices I made later in life and I’m sure many others would say the same.  Doug made us all better people. 

Thanks for the memories. 

7296 Dave McCaw (RMC ’68)

I have been reading with interest all the mention of Danny McLeod and associated events.  The latest Weekend Magazine article being a case in point. But, was there something missing?  There is mention of seven sample graduates, although only photos (unidentified) of three.  Is there something more that identifies my classmates who were the subject of this article? 

6179 Ross Gunn 

Ed Note: We felt because our copy was a sub-standard photocopy and the photo was of poor quality it was best to leave it and the caption out of the article last week.  In retrospect, we should have included the photo and the caption. 

(Rest of 1965 Flashback.  Click on picture for larger view)

Thrill of a lifetime.  IV Year Doug Russell was heading back to Kingston from the Norfolk Azalea Festival and planned to make the trip by bus until Walter Gretzky suggested that he join Wayne, Walter and other members of the family in their private jet. 

I noticed in the last e-Veritas a section about the Norfolk Azalea Festival.  I was the escort to Paulina Gretzky and got a chance to meet her father Wayne and Grandfather Walter.  At the end of the week when I was scheduled to ride the bus back to RMC, Walter offered me a ride on the family's private jet.  Here is a picture from my trip back, aboard the jet.  I thought it might be good for the intranet or the next e-Veritas.   

Thanks again for helping me get enrolled in the College, it has been an excellent experience. 

 IV Year 23713 Doug Russell

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Congratulations to all members of the Class of 2006 and PG students who have earned their Degrees.  Just a friendly reminder to all those who are leaving RMC and will be changing e-mail and / or snail mail addresses. Please let us know at Panet House so we can keep you in the loop for: e-Veritas; Veritas magazine and other important news disseminating from the RMC Club.

 

Félicitations à tous les membres de la promotion de 2006 ainsi qu’aux étudiants de troisième cycle qui ont reçu leur diplôme.  Un rappel à tous ceux qui quitteront le CMR et qui changeront d’adresse courriel et/ou postale.  Veuillez nous faire parvenir tous vos changements afin de mettre à jour notre base de données à la Maison Panet, vous recevrez ainsi tous les numéros de e-Veritas, de la revue Veritas et tous les renseignements importants provenant du Club des CMR.
 

Trivia Answer: 

b.         7543    JA Day 

Click below to view bio on Senator Joseph A. Day 

http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=170&sortord=N&Language=E&M=M

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

S125 Bill & S134 Rolande Oliver

 

The eVERITAS electronic Newsletter reaches over 5,000 readers . It is a service provided by the RMC Club for Members in good standing with current addresses in the data base.  It is designed to provide timely information on current events at RMC and to keep Members "connected".  Occasionally, it will be distributed to non-members to entice them to join or renew their membership.  Membership information is available at www.rmcclub.ca

Newsworthy articles from national or local papers that may not have been available to the majority of our readers may be reproduced in e-VERITAS.  We will also publish articles in either official language as submitted by Cadets and Staff, on "current life" at RMC.  Other short “human interest stories" about Cadets, Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff at the College will appear from time-to-time.  Readers of e-VERITAS are encouraged to submit articles in either official language to william.oliver@rmc.ca.  In particular, up-to-date “Where are they now?” articles on Ex-Cadets, Alumni and current and former Staff would be most welcome.

eVERITAS is intended as a supplement and not a replacement of Veritas, the highly popular magazine of the RMC Club printed and distributed three times a year to Members by mail.
 

 

Chaque édition du bulletin électronique e-VERITAS rejoint plus de 5,000 lecteurs.  C’est un service fourni, par le Club des CMR, aux membres dont les adresses sont à jour dans notre base de données.  Son but est de fournir des renseignements à point nommé sur les actualités au CMR et de garder en communication les membres du Club.  Occasionnellement, il sera distribué aux membres qui ne sont plus en règle espérant qu’ils renouvelleront leur carte de membre annuelle ou qu’ils deviendront membres à vie.  Les renseignements sur l’adhésion au Club sont disponibles au www.rmcclub.ca.

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.

e-VERITAS est un supplément et NON une substitution pour VERITAS la revue populaire du Club des CMR imprimée et distribuée aux membres en règle, par la poste, trois fois par année.

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