We have two new donors to the Commanding Officers' Portrait Project. They've each contributed $40.00! Thanks to Lieutenant-Colonel Brent Purcell and Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) Brian Cormier! Brian has yet to select a Commanding officer to sponsor but Lieutenant-Colonel Purcell's choice has given us an "L". I can take interac money transfers to my email president.vcrgunners@gmail.com
Additional photos have been added to the Remembrance Day page. Check them out here!
Remembrance Day
The Regiment fired the 21 Gun salute from Portside Park starting at 1100 hours on 11 November 2018. The old guard was formed up with Major (ret'd) Robert Mugford as OC with Chief Warrant Officer (ret'd) as the Sergeant Major. There was a large group of former members in attendance as can be seen in the photos. At the Victory Square Cenotaph, Lieutenant-Colonel (ret'd) Leon Jensen, with the assistance of Gunner Jiyeon Lee, placed the wreath for the Canadian Army Veterans. Also at the Cenotaph were Honorary Colonel Al DeGenova and Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Don Foster placing wreaths on behalf of the 15th Field Artillery Regiment, Juno Beach and Honour House. In the east, Lieutenant (ret'd) George Lenis was placing the Air Canada wreath at the the National War Memorial in Ottawa and further west, Brenden and Rich from the 85VICS laid a wreath for Yorke Island at the Sayward memorial. See more...
War Related Trauma Stress Injuries Symposium
Captain (ret'd) Richard Van Slyke gets tagged as the aide to Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, OC CMM GOQ MSC CD at the War Related Trauma Stress Injuries Symposium at the University of British Columbia. Also in attendance is the Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Don Foster. The 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade RCA, "the crack artillery unit of the Vancouver Garrison" was featured in a newspaper article as practicing for the salute when the King was to step off the train during the Royal Tour and the new "mystery" anti-aircraft guns for the 1st Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA are discussed.
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