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Deceased Feb 27, 2007 - 3184 Leonard (Len) Bolger (RRMC RMC ’53)

Len was born in Sudbury on 22 August 1930. He was a first class student and won an Air Cadet Scholarship to Royal Roads, which he entered in 1949. Subsequent to graduation from Royal Roads he attended RMC, and graduated in 1953.  During the summer months while at Royal Roads and RMC he trained as a pilot, winning his wings at Centralia in 1951. He attended The University of Toronto, after RMC, where he received his B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering.

Along with several class mates Len joined the RCAF and was trained as an All Weather Fighter Pilot flying CF100’s at the Operational Training Unit at North Bay. He was then posted to Number 409 Squadron at Comox, B.C. While there, Len became one of the few CF100 pilots to experience failure of both of his engines at very low altitude, over the airfield, restart them and land his aircraft successfully. A truly remarkable feat. His squadron assignment was followed by a posting to the Central Experimental and Proving Establishment. (CEPE). One of his assignments at CEPE involved the development and testing at the USN Test Center at Point Mugu,CA. of the Sparrow 2 missile intended for the Avro Arrow. The project was canceled prior to completion and prior to Arrow cancellation. The project team returned to Cold Lake where missile firings were continued until all test missiles were expended. Len left the RCAF in 1959 and joined Shell Canada, where after a long and successful 31 year career he retired as Vice President Research and Technology .

After retirement from Shell, Len became a co-founder of Adva Tech Homes Canada a supplier of homes to Pacific Rim countries. He was also a Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering, a member of the board of Management, Alberta Science and Research Authority, co-chair of the Alberta Energy Research Institute, and Director of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He also held other directorships.

He was a recipient of the Alberta Centennial Medal and a highly respected member of the Energy Research community.

Len was chairman of “The Back Door”, a charitable organization dedicated to assisting young people exiting street life to become self sufficient and engaged members of society.

Len is survived by his wife Jean, who he met while on a posting to Calgary. They were married in 1954. Len and Jean had four children and eight Grandchildren

6528 Di Genova, CM (Entered RMC ‘’61)

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McKIBBIN, Constance Lilian (Teak) (nee Wood) - At the Trillium Centre in Kingston, on Wednesday, January 17, 2007, Constance Lilian (Teak) McKibbin (nee Wood) in her 94th year. Beloved wife of  2307 Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. McKibbin (RMC ’32). Dear mother of John and his wife Rose-Marie of Halifax and Robert and his wife Iris of West Vancouver. Dear grandmother of Christopher and Alison. Predeceased by her daughter Mary Katharine, her brother Edward I. Wood and her sister Lorna Bryson. The Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Private interment at Cataraqui Cemetery. In memory of Constance, donations to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation or the charity of your choice would be appreciated
 

BROWNLEY, Thomas Ross (Capt.) Peacefully in hospital, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the age of 71 years. Husband of Dorothy Brownley (nee Campbell). Loving father of Warren (Leanne) of Manotick, Sherry (Jim Renick) of Windsor and Rosalind (Glen McDonald) of Manotick. Loving grandfather of Andrew, Michelle, Sarah, Paul and Abigail. Survived by his brother Darrell (Diane) of Angus. Tom was a graduate of the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1959 (BSc). He worked as a Navigator and Senior Computer Software Analyst. In 1994 Tom retired from the Department of National Defence after 40 years of service. Tom served as Director of the Kiwanis Club and President of the Royal Canadian Legion in Manotick. In 2000 Tom was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in recognition of his volunteer work in the community. Friends may call at the Rideau Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes, 1610 Roger Stevens Drive, Kars on Wednesday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. A memorial service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. If you wish to make a donation in memory of Tom please consider the Canadian Cancer Society or World Wildlife Federation. Condolences, donations or tributes may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

Joe Grozelle Inquest Updates:

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/03/23/3813517.html

http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/OttawaAndRegion/2007/03/22/3805441.html

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070320.INQUEST20/TPStory/National

RMC Club/Foundation News

A fond farewell to Laura . . . A pleasant welcome to Kimberly

We would like to extend a very special “best of luck” to RMC Foundation

staff member Laura Cunningham. Laura will once again be putting on a

military uniform as the Reserve Admin Supervisor at LFDTS HQ, CFB Kingston.

Thank you to Laura for her work and dedication over the past 9 months.

The RMC Club Foundation would like to welcome Kimberly St-Louis as the new

Class & Annual Giving Officer. Kimberly is a military spouse of 13 years and

a former member of U.S. Army. With diverse work experiences that include

spending several years working with the Kingston Military Family Resource

Centre, Kimberly brings a background which includes communications,

marketing, finance, publishing, graphic design and fundraising to the

Foundation.

“Assisting and supporting the families of current military members has been

my passion for several years now. I’m optimistic that my previous experience

and enthusiasm for the military community will be easily transferable to the

RMC Foundation and their efforts to continue the Margin of Excellence for

RMC Cadets. I am anxious to bring my knowledge and experience to The

Foundation and I look forward to meeting and assisting the many Ex-Cadets of

RMC.”  stated Kimberly two weeks into her new position 

Please feel free to contact Kimberly, if you require assistance with your

Reunion 2007 plans, information on Planned and Annual Giving, information

and updates on current capital campaigns and much, much more! She can be
reached at kstlouis@rmcclubfoundation.ca or toll free at 1-888-386-3762.

Catching Up With The News

Major Nick Grimshaw, studies a map of the Pashmul area, as he leads 

soldiers of B-Company of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light 

Infantry into the mud-walled compounds where the Taliban are holed 

up. Good leadership on the ground is crucial to fighting in close 

The host is 6700 Doctor Robert R.W. Walker CD (RMC ‘65) Walker.RS@forces.gc.ca

The Master of Ceremonies is 10404 Mr. Denis Faubert (CMR ‘75) Faubert.DJL@forces.gc.ca

The presenters include the following Ex cadets:

12632 Major-Gen Michael MJ Ward CD (RMC ‘80) The Future Security Environment in the 21st Century;  Ward.MJ2@forces.gc.ca

9918 Major-Gen Douglas DL Dempster CMM (CMR RMC ‘74) Dealing with the Human Dimension in NATO Operations;

8865 BGen (Ret) David J Rudd (RMC ‘71) Discussant to the Human Dimension Panel; Rudd.DL@forces.gc.ca

LESSONS LEARNED: 12046 Pierre Ducharme (CMR ’74), President RMC Club of Canada

Over the last few months, a considerable amount of time, effort and emotions have been vested in the RMC/USMA hockey game, but unfortunately, none on the ice. Whether this time was wisely spent is a matter of perspective. One should never forget that the entertainment the game provides to the Cadet Wing, to the extended RMC family and to the population of Kingston should always be secondary to the purpose it must serve: to bring officers of two allied armies closer together by sharing a friendly game and some quality time.

Loosing sight of this purpose is exactly what brought about the latest predicament.  The only way to bring the game back was therefore to revisit the original purpose. On February 9-10 when they visited with the senior staff at West Point, that is exactly what the Commandant and his Staff Officers, Darren Cates and Darren Rich set out to do.

While the results of this encounter may have fallen short of expectations, it should bring us back on the right track in the future. ARMY and RMC are now examining the possibility of coming together and playing THE game, if at all possible, before the end of the academic year. In future years the timing and the format may be different but senior command at both Colleges are committed to restoring this long-standing tradition by honouring its founding principles.

Many fans are disappointed by the regrettable turn of events and therefore may attempt to find someone to blame.  That is also regrettable because, as one being kept abreast of all the attempts made by RMC staff, I can attest to the noble intent of all directly involved at RMC.  The goal has always been to maintain this proud tradition as long as it could be done within reasonable parameters that included the respect of its founding principles and the respect of both institutions.

Let us hope that hindsight provides the wisdom required for both parties to succeed but let us also reflect on our part in this matter.

Indeed, I would fail in my duties to our membership and to my successors if I didn’t examine our own role.  The Club, and its usually vocal partisan members, witnessed the degradation of this great tradition over many years.  Yet, we did too little about it.  We stood back and enjoyed the game, forgetting to provide RMC’s leadership, with the perspective long-term observers such as ourselves could afford, that is until it was too late.

We must also reflect on our more recent behaviour.  While the Club must stand guard for the honourable traditions of the College, we also have a duty to support its leadership.  Our publications aim is to inform their readers, but we must beware of two dangers: releasing misinformation to readers and letting emotions dictate our conduct. Such is not always an easy task but it must be performed with appropriate balance.

Lastly, the excellent relationship we maintained with the Commandant throughout this unfortunate event has made the bonds stronger between the Club and the College leadership.  Communications are key to healthy relationships and we are grateful to the Commandant for maintaining the lines of communications open despite his busy schedule and the many pressures imposed on him regarding this affair.

The weeks to come should reveal the future of the game, but the past teaches us that our family bonds are as strong as ever.

TDV

Kimberly Fawcett: “I’m always thinking of ways that you can achieve what people think is the impossible”…

Kimberly Fawcett and husband 19413 Curtis Smith (RMC ’94)…face tragedy head on.
 

By: Kristyn Wallace  

Reprinted with permission from “The Kingston Heritage”.

It was just over a year ago that Capt Kimberly Fawcett’s life changed in an instant.

On the morning of February 21, 2006, Fawcett was driving her 9½-month-old son Keiran to the home of her in-laws before heading off to work at CFB Kingston.

Inclement weather had made the lanes of the 401 treacherous, so much so that a single-vehicle accident forced Fawcett to pull over to the side of the road.

Curtis and Kim at
Lake Placid, NY

Fawcett got out of the car and went to retrieve Keiran, who was shaken and scared in the back seat.  It was then that a passing vehicle struck them.

Fawcett lost both her son and her right leg in the crash.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better baby”, she says of Keiran.  “He slept through the night practically from day one.  He loved to eat; he grew like a weed.  He was just a smiling, laughing, happy baby boy.”

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Ed Note:  We recently read the following article in the air force magazine and with their permission and that of the author we reprint it here.

It was almost 41 years ago – April 23^rd, 1966, a Saturday morning - when as a young Flying Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force walked with crewmates across the tarmac at RCAF Comox to board their aircraft, an Albatross flying boat, for a flight that day – a day that began like many other days, nothing out of the ordinary. However, the events of that day are etched so keenly in his mind that it seems like yesterday.   

Little did the crew realize that a few hours later their plane would crash and only Bob Reid would survive.

5998 Bob Reid (CMR RMC ’64) Story …in his own words

The story starts earlier in the spring of 1965 when a brand new ‘sprog’ navigator arrived at 121 Search & Rescue Squadron [121 was amalgamated into 442 Squadron in 1968] at RCAF Station Comox. After graduation from the Royal Military College of Canada in June 1964 I received my wings in November 1964 as a long-range navigator at the Air Navigation School at RCAF Station Winnipeg. The next month I froze and starved on bush survival training in Jasper National Park –not at the lodge but in the wilderness. Then in January 1965 came the final training at the Operational Training Unit [OTU] at RCAF Station Trenton.

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Update on Bob Reid

Bob was awarded the degree Master of Arts in War Studies in 1970.  As was 5721 Fred Carpenter 

(CMR / RMC ’63). Fred and Bob started in the second year of the Programme of War Studies at RMC. 

2861 LtCol Dan Loomis (RRMC / RMC ’52), MC was the first studentregistered in the War Studies programme. 

Dan started in 1967 and graduated in 1969. The story at the time from Adrian Preston was that 

War Studies was to be a one-year programme; however, the Army posted Dan to RMC for two years so the 

decision was made to have a two-year programme

One interesting side-story was that Fred's father, 2368 Air Vice Marshall Fred Carpenter (RMC ’33), was Commandant of National Defence College at Fort Frontenac.  The RMC people in charge of the War Studies programme - Adrian Preston and Fred Thompson, asked him if the War Studies students could attend some of the sessions. However, the arrival of two young air force Captains, one of whom was the Commandant's son, did not go down well with the senior officers and civil servants at the College so the attendance was cut short. Another aside: A Classmate of Fred Senior was 2364 Len Birchall and he told many stories about Len's piano playing days prior to WW II.

Bob Reid in retirement

Bob articled at a Vancouver law firm and was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 1975. He was hired 

immediately as a full-time academic (UBC) where he stayed until he retired in 2003. The last two years he taught a 

seminar in the Law of Armed Conflict where he had an opportunity to use what he had learned years before at RMC in the 

War Studies programme.

One of the positions he still retains is as Official Examiner to the Society of Notaries Public of British 

Columbia – …”every year I set exams with two other Examiners - one way to stay involved in the legal community,” 

he stated with a great deal of pride.  

8959 Volker Paslat  (RRMC ’71), enjoying a holiday in Mexico.

After releasing from RRMC through Nadan in Jan 1969, and being told on release by a good intentioned Personnel Selection Officer that he wasn’t cut out (“doesn’t have what it takes”) to be successful at university - Volker remained in Victoria doing odd jobs and trying to make ends meet much like any other young struggling university age young man. 

He returned to his hometown of Winnipeg during 1970 from whence he had come and enrolled at the U of Manitoba, first year Science.  Volker graduated with a BSc(Pharmacy) degree in 1974, and after working one year went back for a MSc which he completed in 1978.  

So much for the Canadian Forces personnel “experts” who hand out advice to cadets on release!

Volker worked one more year as a pharmacist on civilian and quickly “saw the light”.  He enrolled once again in the CF as a Direct Entry Officer (DEO) Pharmacist in July 1979.  After serving five years at CFB Winnipeg, Base Hospital Pharmacy, he was posted to Ottawa, Surgeon General Branch/CFMS.  For better or for worse he was to spend the next 20 years in Ottawa filling various positions in the CFMS.  

He retired from the CF in July 2002, commenced employment at PWGSC (Public Works) in Sep 2002 where he remains today as a technical advisor; Scientific, Laboratory, Medical Equipment and Pharmaceutical procurement section.

Volker Paslat is a lifetime member of the RMC Club. volker.paslat@pwgsc.gc.ca

17324 Sharon SL Donnelly (RMC ‘90) and 17384  Dave R Rudnicki (RMC ‘90). 

17384 Major David (Dave) R Rudnicki (RMC 1990), born in Surrey BC, enrolled at 17 to the Royal Military College and graduated with a BA (Commerce).  He currently serves at NORAD HQ in Colorado Springs. Dave is a former Squadron Commander and EA to the Commandant at Royal Military College.  He is also an avid cyclist who is enjoying the great outdoor environment of Colorado Springs.

 Sharon Donnelly, who was born in Toronto, also enrolled at 17 to RMC and like Dave, she graduated with a B.A. (Commerce).  She went on to serve 5 years as an Army Logistics Officer.  In 1995, she transferred to the Reserves in order to have the time to pursue a spot on the 2000 Olympic team in the sport of Triathlon (1.5-km swim, 40-km cycle, 10-km run).  Sharon continued racing after her Olympic debut with an aim of making a second team in 2004.  She missed the team by a mere 22 seconds and was named as Team Alternate for Athens 2004 Olympics. 

Sharon retired from the sport and the Reserves in the fall of 2004 and quickly filled her time with jobs such as: Race Director for the inaugural CFB triathlon in Kingston in May 2004, teaching physical education classes at Saint Lawrence College, and coaching local junior, age group triathletes.

Upon moving to Colorado Springs in 2006 for Dave’s employment, Sharon began immediate employment with USA Triathlon as assistant National Team coach working out of the US Olympic Training Centre. 

        Mom, Dad & Gemma –  first birthday!                                              

But the biggest news for both Dave and Sharon was the birth of their daughter Gemma Claire Rudnicki on 16, Sept 2005.  She arrived in record fashion and now almost a year and half old – she is keeping her proud parents fit and agile.  Gemma is also enjoying the Colorado area with many hikes already under her belt.

If there are any ex-cadets that plan to visit the area – “please look us up” – Sharon enjoyed visiting ex-cadets around the world during her racing career and Dave and Sharon would love to extend the same welcome.

Sharon Donnelly is a former Olympian having competed in the Triathlon in Sydney, Australia in 2000. Sharon is 1999 Pan American gold medallist in Winnipeg, three times National Champion (1997, 1999, 2002) and a 2002 Member of the Commonwealth Team (5th place). She was an 8th place finisher in the 2002 Worlds. She served on the National team from 1996-2004. Sharon also received the Queen’s Jubilee Award for Volunteerism in the community of Kingston. Sharon was the 1994 CF Female Athlete of the Year and inducted into the CF Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

sharon@sharondonnelly.com             Rudnicki.dr@forces.gc.ca

Ex Cadets in the News!

Blue Note Mining Appoints 5846 Peter Watson (RMC ’63) as Director
Caribou Mines on Schedule

Blue Note Mining Inc. today announced it has appointed Mr. Peter Watson to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Watson holds a B.A. (Commerce) from the Royal Military College of Canada, a M.Sc. (Econ) from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma from the Executive Management Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Business.   More…

6584 Keith Ambachtsheer (RRMC RMC ’65)

There is now a broad consensus that the workplace pension  systems in most of the developed world are sick and that they require strong medicine if they are able to generate adequate pension for workers in the years ahead. But a ground breaking new book by author and pension advisor Keith Ambachtsheer offers a different vision for pension plan management.
 
Pension Revolution. A Solution to the Pensions Crisis ( published by John Wiley & Sons on January 29), outlines how a new pension design called "TOPS - The Optimal Pension System" offers an integrative solution to today's crisis.

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Following 29 years of service, 13077 Dean Black (RMC ’81) has retired from the Canadian Forces to assume the position of executive director of the Air Force Association of Canada (AFAC) and publishing editor of the highly acclaimed Airforce magazine.  He is also Vice Chair, Board of Directors with the Renfrew Public Library. 

Born in Lachine, Quebec, Dean entered RMC in 1977. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science and a Master of Arts in War Studies.  He is also a graduate of the Aerospace Systems Course, the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff Course and the Canadian Forces College.

Dean earned his pilot wings in 1982 and has since amassed 3,600 flying hours on Kiowa, Twin Huey and Griffon tactical helicopters.

Dean Black lives in Renfrew, Ontario, with Cathy, and their two daughters Jennalee, 19 and Katelynn, 15.       dcblack@sympatico.ca

16455 Tim Lannan (RMC ’88) One of the cornerstone hockey players from the Dr Wayne Kirk coached Redmen era set to retire. 

Pictured are a number of “buds” that were in attendance at the Maj Tim Lannan's retirement ceremony held 

recently at Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs:(L to R) Capt Olivier Montplaisir-CMR/RMC 97, Maj Charity 

Weeden(Stephenson)-RMC 96, Maj Dave Rudnicki-RMC 90, Maj Ken Rodziniak-RMC 83, LCdr Dan 

Landry- RRMC 91, MajTim Lannan-RMC 88, Maj Don Hilton-RRMC/RMC 94, BGen Mark McQuillan-RMC 81, 

(Click to view larger)

13934 Kenn Rodzinyak (RMC ’84)  & 20396 Major Charity Weeden nee Stephenson (RMC ’96)

Space the final recruiting frontier…

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=114&id=2734

17619 Andy Stainforth (CMR / RMC ’91)… Aurora navigator 

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=130&id=2491

19828 John-James Ford, (RMC 1995) 

John-James Ford author of Bonk on the Head http://www.nightwoodeditions.com/title/BonkontheHead (Nightwood, $20.95)  

won the 2006 Ottawa Book Award  in the English fiction category (tied with The Sundog Season by John Geddes). "I am honoured 

to accept this award," says John-James. The novel describes a fictional officer-cadet's life at RMC. 

John-James Ford was born in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, in 1972. He studied at the Royal Military College in Kingston and at the 

University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. He is a Canadian Foreign Service Officer who lives in Ottawa and abroad. His poetry and 

short fiction have been published in Grey Borders, Papertiger, qwerty, Carousel and Prairie Fire. 

Bonk on the Head is available from the RMC club gift shop:    http://www.rmcclub.ca/GiftShop/Books/Books.htm

19882 Mark McCullins (RMC ’95) "Some really great Canadian science went into this-Bombardier was involved, Transport Canada, and our team executed the tests,"…

Cleared for Winter Take-Off

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=114&id=2730

20242 René Poulin (CMR RMC ’96)… "Aviation plays an important role in Afghanistan”…

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?id=2704

22453 Kyle Thebault (RMC ’02)  Aerospace Controller

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=130&id=2138

23943  Vanessa Harmon(RMC ’08) … RMC Cadet dreams of following  13738 Chris Hadfield (RRMC RMC ’82)

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/newsroom/news_e.asp?cat=130&id=2560

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 

So You Think You're Smart! 

Excerpts from the Examination for Admission to RMC held in May, 1907

1. Arithmetic: A man insures his house, valued at $8000, so that in case of loss he should recover the value of the house, and the premium paid, the rate being ½%. Find the premium paid.

2. English Composition: Explain what you understand by Figures of Speech, and give specimens of at least three figures.

3. French Grammar: Write down the French names of: five trees; five kinds of food; five kinds of dwellings; five trades; five virtues or vices

4. Translate into English (from French): L’inondation finit à peu près en septembre. Alors commencent les travaux des champs. Pendant les mois d’octobre, novembre, décembre, janvier et février, la campagne d’Egypte présente un aspect ravissant de fertilité et de fraîcheur. Elle est couverte alors des plus riches moissons, émaillée de fleurs, traversée par d’immenses troupeaux. En mars, les chaleurs commencent, la terre se gerce si profondément, qu’il est quelquefois dangereux de la traverser à cheval.

5. Geometry : Using Euclid’s method, show how to construct on a line 3 inches long a rectangle equal in area to an isosceles triangle, base 2 inches and height 2 ½ inches.

6. English Grammar: What is meant by a dialect of English, by colloquial English and by modern English? Write a note on the foreign element in the vocabulary.

7. Translate into French (from English): Admiral Nelson fell at the battle of Trafalgar. King Harold and his two brothers were killed at the battle of Hastings.

8. French composition: Write a letter of about 120 words, thanking a friend for hospitality after a visit.

9. Trigonometry: Sailing due East I observe two ships lying at anchor due South; after sailing 3 miles the ships bear 60º and 30º S. of W. How far are they now distant from me?

10. British and Canadian History: How did Great Britain become involved in war with France at the time of the French Revolution? Write a note on the naval victories of Lord Nelson.

11. Geography: Draw an outline map of Canada, marking: the boundaries of the several provinces; three centres of population in Northern Ontario; three tributary rivers of the St. Lawrence in Quebec.

12. Algebra: What is the property of a person whose income is $1,140.00, when one-twelfth of it is invested as 2%, one-half at 3%, one-third at 4 ½ % and the remainder pays him no dividend?

13. Chemistry: Three jars containing Oxygen, Nitrous Oxide and Nitric Oxide respectively are given you. State how you would identify each.

14. Translate into Latin (from English): He promised to send me information when he had taken the city. It is important to Caesar that the war should be finished before the winter. To march, to halt, to keep the ranks. Recruits, veterans, discipline. To be stranded, to gain a victory, winter-quarters.

15. Translate into English (from Latin): Undique visendi studio Trojana juventus. Circumfusa ruit, certanque illudere capto. Accipe nunc Dannaaum insidias, et crimine ab uno. Disce omnes.

16. Geometrical drawing: Inscribe a regular pentagon in a circle of 2 1/8’ radius.

17. Freehand Drawing: Reproduce in Ink or Lead Pencil the accompanying Sketch, making your drawing a little larger. (Click to see image)

CISM Soccer Team Off to India in October

Recently, the Canadian Forces Men’s CISM soccer team traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to compete in the Americas Cup Tournament.  This tournament was a qualifier for the World Military games in India in October of this year.  The competition involved three military soccer teams:  Brazil, the United States, and Canada.  The top two teams would go on to qualify for the game in October.

The lone Canada goal in the first game for Canada – a loss to Brazil 10-1 came from III Year OCdt Stuart Ireson.  In their second match Canada and the United States tied 1-1.  The Canadian goal was scored by RMC Grad Student Marcel Plada (Mech Eng).

Canada's rematch against the Brazilians was a much better outing.  The Canadians defended for their life and went into the half 0-0.  After the break, the Brazilians came out fired up and put four goals past the Canadian keeper RMC Grad Student Andriy Szkwarek (Elec Eng).  The game ended in a 4-0 scoreline. 

Everything came down to the final game with the Americans as the Brazilians had already ensured passage to India.  In order for Canada to qualify and finish second, a win was necessary as the teams goal differential was worse than that of the Americans (in the event of a tie).  The American team struck first.  This 1-0 lead held up until held way through the second half, Canada drew a penalty shot.  Pte Richard Morris converted from the spot to even things up at one. 

The game remained deadlocked until the 92' minute when a ball slipped by the American defenders right to the feet of Team Captain Tom St.Onge and he slotted the ball past the  American keeper.  The game ended just seconds later and the Canadians were victorious.

This is the first time in 12 years that the CF Men’s CISM Soccer team has qualified for the World Military Games.  The team consists of 18 players from within the Canadian Forces 12 of whom are RMC grads or current cadets. 

Good luck in India.

The RMC CISM soccer connection:

Sebastien Cote (96); Marcel Plada ('02); Andriy Szkwarek ('02); Stefan Szkwarek ('02);
Tom St.Onge ('05); Demetris Mousouliotis ('05); Didier Belanger ('06);
James Legendre ('06); Stuart Ireson (III); Trevor Guile (II); Landon Zeeman (II); and
Chris Schenk (III)

More on CISM soccer: https://www.defesa.gov.br/militaryfootball2007/index.php

  We get e-mails . . . 

I had the following article forwarded to me.  I don't have muchinformation on the source other than what is included, but it really did

move me and I wanted to share with the broadest group I could.  Please do what you can to pass it on to the other members of the club. 

 Thank you.

http://www.cornwallismuseum.ca/TributetoCanada.html

19825 R. Ken Falkner (RMC ’95)