Retirement - Bob (RV54) Clarke

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER BOB CLARKE WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON 6 OCT 2008 AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE. BOB> '> S LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER STARTED IN HALIFAX N.S. ON 25 SEP 1973

CWO CLARKE COMPLETED RECRUIT TRAINING AT CFRS CORNWALLIS AND TRADES TRAINING AT CFSCEE KINGSTON E SQN. DURING HIS PROUD 291> '> ER CAREER, BOB SERVED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: CFS INUVIK, CFS BERMUDA, 770 CRS GANDER, CFTSHQ TRENTON, CFS LEITRIM (X2), NRRF IMPERIAL BEACH SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA, CFLS OTTAWA, CFIOGHQ OTTAWA, CFSTG STANDARDS DET KINGSTON, LFDTS KINGSTON DIRECTORATE ARMY TRG, AND SEVEN TOURS OF CFS ALERT TOTALLING APPROX 33 MONTHS

BOB AND HIS WIFE BRENDA ARE NOT ENTIRELY CERTAIN THAT THEY WILL BE REMAINING IN THE KINGSTON AREA, BUT PERHAPS WILL JUST WAIT AND SEE WHERE THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT OF THE TECTONIC PLATES AND GLOBAL WARMING TAKES THEM

A RETIREMENT FUNCTION WILL BE HELD IN BOB> '> S HONOUR AT THE CFS LEITRIM ALL RANKS MESS ON FRIDAY 03 OCT 08 COMMENCING AT 1300. AN INFORMAL MEAL WILL BE SERVED AT APPROX 1400 AT A COST OF $ 20.00. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE TO CONTACT CAPT TOM JENKINS VIA PHONE AT (613) 945-6412

> 5. BEST WISHES, ANECDOTES, PICTURES AND/OR MESSAGES OF CONGRATULATIONS MAY BE PASSED VIA FAX AT 613-945-3199.

Retirement - Ron Bernard

CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER RON BERNARD IS RETIRING FROM THE CF ON 14 OCT 08 AFTER 39 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES

CWO BERNARD JOINED THE CF AS A COMM RSCH (291) ON 09 OCT 1969 IN PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO. HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER HAS INCLUDED POSTINGS TO HMCS INUVIK (2X), CFS LEITRIM (2X), 770 COMM RSCH SQN GANDER (3X), CFS BERMUDA, CFS MASSET AND CANADIAN FORCES LANGUAGE SCHOOL. DURING THE SPAN OF HIS CAREER RON ALSO COMPLETED A DEPLOYMENT WITH TFBH IN BANYA LUKA AND AN IMPRESSIVE SEVEN TOURS AT CFS ALERT

RON AND VIOLET WILL BE LIVING IN MOREWOOD WHERE RON WILL BE SEEKING A SECOND CARRER AND SPENDING HIS LEISURE TIME AT HIS HOBBIES

A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD IN HIS HONOUR AT THE CFS LEITRIM COMBINE MESS IN OTTAWA ON 09 OCT 08 AT 1200HRS. COST FOR THE MEAL IS $20.00 PER PERSON. RSVP FOR THE LUNCHEON TO CPO2 MARIO RACICOT NLT 02 OCT 08. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTAL NOTES AND BEST WISHES CAN BE FORWARDED TO CPO1 MARIO RACICOT, CFSOC, CFS LEITRIM VIA THE FOL MEANS:

BY PHONE: (613) 945-7406
BY FAX: (613) 945-7733 ATTN: CPO1 RACICOT/CFNOC UCWO