Friday, 17 July 2009 (52 photos)

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Basic Grad Parade 1st intake

LCol Allen Dengis, CO VACSTC, Maj Lyle Johnson, DCO VACSTC, LCol Al Bratland, CO RMNACSTC and Maj Ken Russell, OC Delta Coy (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Quarter guard arrives on Coutts common (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Arrival of the reviewing officer, LCol Al Bratland accompanied by the CO LCol Allen Dengis (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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D Coy (basic course) on Sicily Square (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Top cadet 17 Platoon Cdt Eriq Van Der Raadt 2137 Calg Highers RCACC, Calgary, Alta. (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Top cadet 18 Platoon Cdt Anthony Houston 2618 RM Rang RCACC, Prince George, BC. (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Top cadet 19 Platoon CDT Kristeeanna Desgagne 3061 Engineers RCACC, Morinville, Alta. (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Top cadet 20 Platoon CDT Kevin Watson 2638 L Edmn R RCACC, Hinton, Alta. (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Top shot first intake General Training CDT Samantha Fehr 2293 N Sask R RCACC, Saskatoon, Sask. (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

BEST CADET overall first intake General Training CDT Zachary Routhier 2395 RCACC, Maillaig, Alta (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

LCol Bratland addresses the parade (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Guard Coy 2 Platoon on the ropes course (leadership & challenge)

Off the zip line (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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the commando crawl (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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lunch (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

Cdt Williams (VACSTC, Capt Tim Townley)

 

C/Sgt Haak (VACSTC, Capt Tim Townley)

 

Charlie Coy returns from the field (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Maj Wally Statz, OC Charlie Coy (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Friday night RSM's parade (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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RSM Eversfield (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Sorting out the details with the CSMs (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

This weeks winner of the pennant, Alpha Coy (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Running the pennant at Headquarters (VACSTC, Wayne Emde)

 

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Guard Coy - in Camp

Alpha Coy - in Camp

Bravo Coy - in Camp

Charlie Coy - in Camp

Delta Coy - in Camp


Today's weather: Max Temp.  36c  Min Temp.  16c sunny and hot


This day in Canadian Military History...

17 July 1696

French army of 2000 men (regulars, Canadian militia, and Mission Iroquois) are returning to Montreal from attacks on Onondaga villages south of Lake Ontario. Count Frontenac, now in his 74th year, accompanies the force.




17 July 1812

A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and 400 native allies advance on Ft. Michilimackinac (near Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.). The Americans, outnumbered and taken by surprise, relinquish their fort and its contents of arms, supplies, and furs.