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“The main concerns of a platoon commander are his men, as always. The danger from enemy is not too great. In the last position we were in we got from 20-40 mortars and shells a day thrown at odd times on our immediate locality”. 2861 Lt. DC Loomis (RMC ’52) 1st Bn RCR on the front lines in Korea, during the Summer of 1952 in a letter to the Editor of The Marker, 3265 Cadet RF Mann (RMC ’54). Lt. Dan Loomis later to retire MGen OMM MC. Cadet RF Mann is of course Dr. Ron Mann from the RMC CHM Department, who later himself sailed off to Korea in 1954 just weeks after the RMC graduation. We understand a fair number of RMC grads from ’52; ‘53 & ’54 were sent to Korea immediately following their graduations. Any readers out there from that era have a few memories that they would like to share? |
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H16511 RICHARD ARTHUR PRESTON
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What's Happening Around the College?
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FOCUS
Otter Squadron Officer Cadet and wife off to Kenya
Joycelyn & Dean Fleet wedding
I
belong to the 'old and cranky' squadron known as Otter Squadron.
These old timers (25+) are those who have already been in the
military, who decide they want to become officers, thus needing a
degree. Otters are a unique bunch, as most of the rest of the cadets
are coming directly from highschool - and when I say unique, I
really just mean old. Without the support of RMC, the mission to
Kenya would not have become a reality. From the moment that this
idea was presented there was nothing other than full-fledged support
for this venture. The RMC Registrar, 13240 L Col David Last, (RRMC /
RMC ’81) among others, promoted this idea and made it happen.
Furthermore, this is not just a matter of skipping a semester and
taking a leave without pay. I will be able to continue my studies
through distance education while in Kenya, and will be going on duty
while conducting Professional Development rather than simply going
on leave without pay. This will certainly be an asset, as we will
still have bills to pay while in Kenya. Also this time spent away
will not negatively affect my graduation date, summer training or
career progression. Jocelyn, as a Registered Nurse, has ample job opportunities wherever she finds herself. Both of her nursing jobs in Kingston have granted her a leave of absence, with the condition that she return to work with them upon our return in May. This process has really been a faith building experience as we watched all of the little bits, pieces and issues come together almost effortlessly. We hope to keep e-Veritas readers up-to-date with our experiences with regular articles over the next six months. |
Post-Riga summit views on Afghanistan! Links provided courtesy of CDA 6349 Colonel (ret’d) Alain Pellerin (CMR/RMC '65). “NATO needs more than military win in Afghanistan”. The Ottawa Citizen. December 1, 2006. Available online at: http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=82156331-d88f-42a4-9796-e8ef51732e63&1982316913 Brian Hutchinson. “Loss of friend gives commander more resolve to fight the Taliban”. The Edmonton Journal. December 1, 2006. Available online at: http://server09.densan.ca/archivenews/061201/edm/061201ac.htm John Turley-Ewart. “Get the message out: We’re winning in Afghanistan”. The National Post. November 29, 2006. Available online at: http://server09.densan.ca/archivenews/061129/npt/061129dk.htm Ahmed Rashid. “NATO’s failure portends a wider war”. The International Herald Tribune. December 1, 2006. Available online at: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/11/30/opinion/edrashid.php |
Where Are They Now? What Are They Doing?
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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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Once again we had extra help in completing this edition of e-Veritas and we appreciate the thoughtfulness. E3161 Victoria Edwards (RMC ‘03) continues to supply us with “gems” and we can never thank her enough . Also, our friend 20771 Keri Kettle (RMC ’97) sent us an interesting article BTW Keri, PARADIGM still shows you with a Kingston address. DDCdt Lt Col Rod McDonald provided us with some great photos. "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.
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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. |