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Bdr Albert Law, 39 CBG Public Affairs Pte Tyler McCall of The Royal Westminster Regiment (top) and two other soldiers from the 39 Canadian Brigade Group patrol team rappel from a Griffon helicopter during a rappelling training in B.C. Read the story on page 9.

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AUTHENTIC THAI Base implements new smoking policy Friday Lunch Buffet • Lunch Combos • Full Dinner • As part of continual review of Base Standing Orders and in line with the MARPAC Health and Wellness Strategy, the new smoking policy (BSO 2-128) brings MARPAC into compliance with the Non-smokers Health Act. As of Dec. 1, smoking is prohibited on DND property with the exception of designated smoking areas.

Dine In Take Out before. How much Thai dining at its Best! time will be given to me to so that I may 1207A Esquimalt Rd. • 389-1845 • www.zapthai.com Q use them? A Standard coffee break Why the &change? times were used in deter- CFB Esquimalt is federal mining locations for the property. As such, it must new smoking areas. No conform to the federal and smoking area is more than provincial laws that gov- a 2 minute walk from any ern its use. The Tobacco building or population Act and the Non-Smokers’ area (for ranges, etc.). Health Act regulate and Is it an offence if I am restrict smoking beyond designated smoking areas. caught smoking As a result, base policies outside of the smoking will be in accordance with areas? What is the federal and provincial law. penalty and how will Do all Canadian Armed the policy be enforced Forces (CAF) bases on the base? have the same rules Smoking violations will and regulations? be controlled via ticket- Canadian tobacco laws ing measures as detailed empower each province’s in section 14 of the Non- ministry of health to regu- Smokers Act. late legislation concerning This policy is inclusive must smoke only within Where can I find more smoking, including the to guests and invitees. In designated smoking areas. information about CFB boundaries and areas in accordance with DAOD They are not permitted to Esquimalt’s smoking which it is legal to smoke. 5020-1, designated smok- smoke within their quar- policy and tobacco Depending on a CAF ing areas will have neither ters. Residential Housing legislation? base’s location, it is pos- sides, nor seating. Butt Units on DND property • Base Standing Orders sible that the rules and receptacles will be pro- are exempt from the pol- (BSO): http://esquimalt. regulations surrounding vided at each of the des- icy. mil.ca/bcomd/Publications smoking can be different. ignated smoking areas. It What will happen to BSOs/index.htm. If I smoke e-cigarettes is the users’ responsibility the old smoking areas Click the link labelled do the regulations to keep the smoking areas and what will the new 2-208 BASE SMOKING Floorplans and more info available apply to me? clean. ones look like? POLICY. at www.BriarHillGroup.com Yes. According to Health What happens on The old smoking areas • BSO’s hours of work , all tobacco acces- board ship? will be marked for dis- can be found at http:// Smoking on board HMC posal/removal if not des- esquimalt.mil.ca/bcomd/ Just Lock and Go sories are subject to the Need to head off in a hurry? No problem. same laws as tobacco Ships is regulated by Ships ignated as an approved Publications/BSOs/index. Low-maintenance, beautiful 2-3 bedroom/ 3 bath itself. That means that Standing Orders. smoking area. This will htm. Click the link townhomes. Various fl oor plans available including end e-cigarettes may only be If I live in barracks, account for almost all of labelled 2-200 HOURS unit. Secure Parking, No-maintenance yard, guest used within a designated where can I smoke? the present smoking areas. OF WORK. accommodation; stainless-steel appliances, granite smoking area. All members on TD or New smoking areas will • Federal Legislation: counter tops, open concept living/dining room. Jane Johnston, M.Ed. Where will I be who live in fully furnished have a sign designating the Tobacco Act -http://laws- Convenient Location! Bike to Base and/or Downtown, 100 Cell: 250-744-0775 allowed to smoke? military accommodations area as well as disposal lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/ metres to Golf Course, Walking distance to Tillicum Mall. Personal Real Estate Corporation All personnel who are or those members who cans for smoking products. acts/T-11.5 Only $399,900 MLS(R) Gold Award Winner 2013 #3 Top Selling Agent, 2013 on DND property must rent mess accommodations The new smoking • Provincial Legislation: + $10,000 In-Store Credit at the Brick Pemberton Holmes smoke only within a des- for social events, such as areas are further from www.health.gov.bc.ca/ ignated smoking area. gatherings and weddings, my work place than tobacco/laws.html

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La Base lance une nouvelle politique For those looking to quit Maj Abdel-Galil sur l’utilisation du tabac Base Surgeon Dans le cadre de l’examen continu des ordres permanents de la base et en ligne avec la stratégie de santé et de bien-être Many people feel they are ready to tackle smoking cessation, des FMAR(P), la politique anti-tabac (BSO 2-128) a été créé pour rendre les FMAR(P) conformes aux dispositions de la but don’t know where to start. With winter coming and the Loi sur la santé des non-fumeurs. À compter du 1er décembre 2014, il sera interdit de fumer sur la propriété du MDN à upcoming changes to the Base Smoking policy, the timing has l’exception des zones fumeurs. never been better to take the first step. It is not uncommon for people to try and fail multiple times; les utiliser? however, there is support through Health Services and Health On s’est servi du temps Promotion for anyone who wants to butt out their last cigarette. donné pour les pauses- Responding to the upcoming change in the smoking policy, Q café normales pour déter- CFB Esquimalt Base Surgeon Maj Abdel-Galil said, “With increas- A miner l’emplacement des ing restrictions on places to smoke, some might take this oppor- Pourquoi & procède-t-on nouvelles zones fumeurs. tunity to quit the habit for good. As a physician, and as the Base à un changement? Aucune zone fumeurs ne se Surgeon, I remind all smokers that when they are ready to seek La BFC Esquimalt appar- trouve à plus de deux min- advice on a smoke-free future, Canadian Forces Health Services tient au gouvernement utes à pied d’un bâtiment Centre (Pacific) or ships’ local medical teams can provide sup- fédéral. À ce titre, elle ou d’un endroit fréquenté port, and medical resources, to aid with the difficult process of doit se conformer aux lois (pour les champs de tir, etc.) quitting tobacco. As well, members of the Personnel Support fédérales et provinciales Si je suis pris à fumer Program can provide help through proven strategies for those qui régissent son utilisation. ailleurs que dans une who no longer wish to be smokers.” La Loi sur le tabac et la zone fumeurs, est-ce Maryse Neilson, Health Promotion Director for CFB Esquimalt, Loi sur la santé des non- que cela constitue une added to his message by reminding serving members that fumeurs réglementent les infraction? Quelle sera the Butt-Out program is always accessible: “The qualified and zones fumeurs désignées et la peine et comment compassionate staff in Health Promotion can help you become interdisent que l’on fume la politique sera-t-elle tobacco free. Drop in Wednesdays between 9 and 11 am at the ailleurs. Par conséquent, appliquée à la base? Naden Athletic Centre to meet with a smoking cessation expert. les politiques de la base Une période d’essaie est If you can’t make it during the drop-in time, call 250-363-5532 seront conformes aux lois prévue du 1er décembre to set up an appointment.” fédérales et provinciales. 2014 au 31 mars 2015. Dès For all members who feel that the timing is right to make this Toutes les bases des le 1er avril, les personnes qui change, know that you have the unfailing backing of your health FAC ont-elles les mêmes violeront la réglementation professionals. règles et règlements? sur l’usage du tabac seront For more information regarding sup- Les lois canadiennes sur passibles de de contraven- port programs for smoking cessation visit: le tabac permettent aux tique s’applique aussi aux désignées. Il est interdit de tion tel qu’indiqué dans http://esquimalt.mil.ca/fhsu/index.htm ministres de la santé des invités. Conformément fumer dans les quartiers. l’article 14 de la Loi sur la http://esquimalt.mil.ca/badm/psp/hp/ provinces de réglementer à la DOAD 5020-1, il ne Les unités de logement santé des non-fumeurs. l’usage du tabac, y compris doit pas y avoir de murs ou résidentiel se trouvant sur Où puis-je trouver aux endroits où il est per- d’endroit où s’asseoir dans les terrains du MDN sont d’avantage Pour les personnes qui veulent mis de fumer et les limites les zones fumeurs désignées. exemptées de la politique. d’information pour de ces lieux. Selon la région Il y aura des cendriers Que deviendront la politique sur arrêter de fumer où se trouve une base des dans chaque zone fumeurs les anciennes zones l’usage du tabac de Maj Abdel-Galil FAC, il est possible que les désignée. Il incombe aux fumeurs et à quoi la BFC Esquimalt et la Le chirurgien de la base règles et règlements visant usagers des zones de veiller ressembleront les législation régissant l’usage du tabac soient dif- à leur propreté. nouvelles? l’usage du tabac? Beaucoup de gens pensent qu’ils sont prêts à arrêter de férents de ceux d’une autre Quelle est la situation à Les anciennes zones Lien vers l’OPB portant fumer, mais ils ne savent pas où commencer. L’hiver arrivant base. bord d’un navire? fumeurs qui ne sont pas sur la politique d’usage du et compte tenu des changements prochains à la politique de Suis-je visé par le règle- Les ordres permanents tabac : http://esquimalt. désignées comme zones la base sur l’usage du tabac, le moment n’a jamais mieux été des navires réglementent mil.ca/bcomd/Publications/ ment si je fume des cig- fumeurs approuvées seront choisi pour faire le premier pas. Il n’est pas rare que des gens l’usage du tabac à bord des BSOs/index.htm, BASE arettes électroniques? supprimées. Cela visera essaient d’arrêter de fumer et échouent de nombreuses fois. NCSM. SMOKING POLICY Oui. Selon Santé Canada, presque toutes les zones Cependant, les personnes qui veulent essayer peuvent recevoir • Lien vers les OPB : tous les accessoires du tabac Si je vis dans une caser- fumeurs actuelles. Les nou- l’appui des services de santé et des services de promotion de http://esquimalt.mil.ca/ sont assujettis aux mêmes ne, où puis-je fumer? velles zones fumeurs seront la santé. lois que le tabac. Donc, on bcomd/Publications/BSOs/ Les militaires qui sont en désignées par un panneau et Le Maj Abdel-Galil, médecin-chef de la BFC Esquimalt, a réagi ne peut utiliser les cigarettes ST, ceux qui vivent dans index.htm, HOURS OF on y trouvera des cendriers. au prochain changement à la politique sur l’usage du tabac en électroniques que dans une des logements militaires WORK Les nouvelles zones faisant la déclaration suivante : zone fumeurs désignée. entièrement meublés, ou • Législation fédérale : fumeurs sont plus « Comme les lieux où l’on peut fumer sont de plus en plus Où pourrais-je fumer? ceux qui louent des locaux Loi sur le tabac - http:// éloignées de mon lieu rares, certains voudront saisir l’occasion pour arrêter de fumer Les personnes qui se de mess pour des activi- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/ une fois pour toutes. En tant que médecin et médecin-chef trouvent sur des ter- tés sociales comme des de travail que celles que lois/T-11.5/ de la base, je tiens à rappeler aux fumeurs que lorsqu’ils sont rains du MDN ne doivent réunions ou des mariages, j’utilisais auparavant. • Législation provincia- prêts à obtenir des conseils pour vivre sans tabac, le Centre fumer que dans les zones doivent fumer uniquement Combien de temps le : www.health.gov.bc.ca/ des Services de santé des Forces canadiennes (Pacifique) ou les fumeurs désignées. La poli- dans les zones fumeurs aurais-je pour pouvoir tobacco/laws.html équipes médicales des navires peuvent les appuyer et mettre à leur disposition des ressources médicales pour les aider à surmonter ce passage difficile. De même, les employés du Programme de soutien du personnel peuvent assister les gens qui veulent arrêter de fumer à l’aide de stratégies qui ont fait Toronto sailors respond to fire in Turkey leurs preuves. » Maryse Neilson, directrice de la Promotion de la santé pour On Nov. 14, six crew instinctively, bravely and la BFC Esquimalt, a pour sa part rappelé aux militaires en activ- members of HMCS Toronto These people responded instinctively, selflessly to a dangerous ité qu’ils peuvent toujours bénéficier de l’aide du programme responded to a fire and situation,” said Cdr Jason « Écrasez-la » : helped evacuate a building bravely and selflessly to a dangerous Armstrong, Commanding « Le personnel qualifié et compatissant de la Promotion de la in Antalya, Turkey, during a situation. Their fortitude and training Officer of HMCS Toronto. santé peut vous aider à vous libérer du tabac. Venez le mercredi port visit. “Their fortitude and training entre 9 h et 11 h au Centre sportif de Naden pour rencontrer Lt(N) Samuel Gaudreault, are proven. are proven. The entire ship’s un spécialiste de la désaccoutumance au tabac. Si cet horaire Lt(N) Daniel Willis, MCpl company is very proud to ne vous convient pas, veuillez appeler au 250-363-5532 pour Shirley Jardine, LS Jean- Cdr Jason Armstrong have them as part of the Commanding Officer of HMCS Toronto prendre rendez-vous. » Francois Martineau, Cpl team.” Tous les militaires qui pensent qu’il est temps d’arrêter de Jo Boivin and AB Chris Toronto was in Antalya, fumer doivent savoir qu’ils ont l’appui sans faille des professi- Richards were eating at a the building, to cool the fire department and police, Turkey for a short port visit onnels de la santé. Pour obtenir davantage d’information sur les local restaurant, when they structure and were able to the crew members returned following its participation in programmes de renoncement au tabac des Forces canadiennes, noticed a fire and rushed to extinguish the fire. to the ship. Two members the Turkish-led anti-subma- veuillez cliquer sur les liens suivants : assist. rine warfare Exercise Mavi After supporting the evac- of the Air Detachment also http://esquimalt.mil.ca/fhsu/index.htm They used a fire hose, Balina, held in the eastern uation of the building and assisted with the response. http://esquimalt.mil.ca/badm/psp/hp/. rigged in the street outside “handing over the scene to the “These people responded Mediterranean Sea. 4 • LOOKOUT November 24, 2014 ofOPINION BOOK WHO WE ARE mattersrrevieweview MANAGING EDITOR Melissa Atkinson 250-363-3372 [email protected] How love triumphed in a time of war STAFF WRITER Triumphant Love: WWII A Blink into our Seventy Three Year Marriage, by Audrey Syse Fahlberg Shawn O’Hara 250-363-3672 shawn.o’[email protected] Accomplished author recounts her military family’s life during the Second World War

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Battle task training hones reservists’ skills 2Lt Cameron Park demanded of the army in B.C. Soldiers that means conducting a security task. At Sergeants and Master Corporals, many Canadian Scottish Regiment fired C7 rifles, C9 Light Machine Guns, the end of the day each soldier has to be with one or more tours in Afghanistan, and C6 General Purpose Machine Guns confident on his own weapons systems lent their experience to their Signals At the military rifle range in Nanaimo, throughout the day and at night. and in his own abilities.” counterparts as part of the integrated B.C., a single voice cuts through the Overseeing the exercise, Capt Mike In addition to ensuring their own read- marksmanship training. In years past, morning mist that drifts in front of wait- Soley emphasized the importance of iness, soldiers of The Canadian Scottish units have often conducted IBTS training ing targetry. “With a twenty round maga- honing individual skills. “It’s one of the Regiment (Princess Mary’s) worked side on their own. zine, LOAD!” key components of what we need to do by side with soldiers from 39 Signals “It’s excellent for both trades,” said The command is echoed by a ripple to be trained, to be ready to fight, wheth- Regiment and 39 as Sgt Fraser Rankin of The CSR (Princess of voices up and down the firing point, er that means a deployment or whether part of the weekend training. Infantry Mary’s). “The infantry get to pass on punctuated by the hard metallic “clack” their skills. The non-combat trades, who of magazines being seated in rifles. may not get a lot of trigger time, get to Soldiers wriggle and adjust their posi- see their marksmanship skills improve.” tions, prone behind their rifles, breath Sgt Rankin believes that this is a force visible in the morning air, and wait for generator by aiding in the retention of their next commands. soldiers. On Oct. 18 and 19, soldiers of The With the weekend complete, the Canadian Scottish Regiment (CSR) reserve soldiers headed back to their (Princess Mary’s) gathered for Exercise civilian jobs, although not for long. Each Scottish Fire to conduct weapons train- coming month will provide a new chal- ing and marksmanship practice as part lenge as The Canadian Scottish Regiment of their annual Individual Battle Task (Princess Mary’s) conducts further train- Standards (IBTS) training. Integrated ing ranging from tactical field exercises into the start of the training year, which to practicing winter warfare skills. These begins each September, the practice varied challenges will ensure that the and proficiency required to pass IBTS soldiers of the regiment continue to allows a reserve regiment to main- Capt Randy Evans, Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) exemplify their motto: “Deas Gu Cath” tain the required degree of readiness MCpl Chris Pearson watches closely as soldiers fire the C7A2 service rifle. - “Ready For The Fray.” November 24, 2014 LOOKOUT • 9 50 years of inspirational flight

Cpt Susan Magill year, but in 1970, pilots at of accomplished Tutor the 2 CFFTS trainer. A lim- 15 Wing PAO 2 Canadian Forces Flying and Snowbird pilots and ited edition of only 350 Training School (CFFTS) technicians. The guest coins was ordered. In early October 2014, in Moose Jaw began fly- speaker for the evening, The Tutor is expected Tutor fans gathered ing the Tutor again as a Honorary Colonel Yogi to continue flying as an at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, demonstration aircraft. Huyghebaert, accumulat- air demonstration aircraft Saskatchewan, to celebrate In 1971, the team was ed more than 5,000 fly- until about 2020. the 50th anniversary of the named the Snowbirds and ing hours on fighter and “The Tutor provided the CT-114 Tutor. they officially became training aircraft during his RCAF with generations After 50 years of stead- the Canadian Forces Air military career. He flew of pilots well versed in fast service to the Royal Demonstration Team in number nine solo for the the many required skills Canadian Air Force 1975. Three years later, Snowbirds from 1974 to of military aviation while (RCAF), the Tutor was the team of Tutors and 1975 and was the com- capturing the imagination fêted by former and cur- pilots were organized as mander of the Snowbirds of the public at large and rent pilots and technicians, 431 Air Demonstration squadron from 1985 to nurturing a desire to fly in aviation enthusiasts, pho- Squadron. 1986. the CF,” said Col Day. tographers, and members The single-engine jet “The Tutor continues to The Snowbirds are an icon of 15 Wing during a two- trainer is now used exclu- provide venerable service and a source of pride for all day celebration. Guests sively by the Snowbirds in to the RCAF after 50 years Canadians. The dedicated had an opportunity to tour Moose Jaw for air dem- of operations,” said Col team members embody the the wing; view a static dis- onstrations, and by the Day, who served as anni- high levels of professional- play and fly past; watch Aerospace Engineering versary event host. ism, teamwork, excellence, the iconic Snowbirds, Test Establishment at 4 A commemorative coin, discipline and dedication Above: Tutor jet fighter displaying the Snowbirds 431 Air Demonstration Wing Cold Lake, Alberta, minted in pewter to mark that are demonstrated by distinctive paint scheme (top) and a Tutor with Squadron; and celebrate for aircraft testing. the 50th anniversary of the the men and women of the older markings. with a formal dinner in Guests at the Tutor Tutor, depicts the fighter Below inset: The CC-114 Tutor 50th commemo- th the Snowbirds’ hangar. 50 Anniversary din- jet in its first paint scheme and the Canadian Armed rative coin as pictured in blueprint sketches. Hundreds of guests, ner included a number of aluminum and red as Forces. military personnel, family members and friends saw The Snowbirds 431 (Air the Snowbirds perform Demonstration) Squadron their final air display of wow the crowd with their 2014. Bundled against the cold, spectators watched year-end aerial display the distinctive red and in their CT-114 Tutor jets white Tutors perform pre- during the Tutor 50th cision formation flying in Anniversary celebration the blue prairie sky. at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, “The CT-114 Tutor is an Saskatchewan. ideal aircraft for both pilot photos by Mike Leudey instruction and air dem- onstration,” said Col Alex Day, 15 Wing Moose Jaw Commander. The first aircraft to be designed from scratch by Canadair, the Tutor was manufactured to Air Force specifications and deliv- ered on Oct. 29, 1963. A year later, the nimble air- craft was put to use as the RCAF’s basic jet trainer and, by 1967, 190 Tutors had been delivered. Most of the CT-114s spent their days in Moose Jaw as pri- mary trainers. In 1967, 10 Tutors were modified to form an aero- batic team. Painted gold and blue, the Golden Centennaires were cre- ated to celebrate Canada’s centennial with 100 shows across the nation. The team flew just that one

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Instead, the two men The Allied invasion of Sicily, before his rescue were solved when stumbled across an almost-naked code named Operation Husky, a researcher found a christening little boy near the battle ruins was a major Second World War certificate for Gino Bragaglia, son from a deadly encounter between campaign, in which Canadians of Giuseppe and Filomena. With Canadian and German armoured and allies took Sicily, a southern this vital piece of information they units. The five year old child was Italian island. It was a large scale were finally able to trace the fam- covered in filth, cowering in the operation which launched the ily roots. middle of the wreckage and rubble Italian Campaign. The region was In October 2013, Farnetti- of the quarry and so malnourished extremely dangerous and troops Bragaglia travelled to Torrice, Italy his belly was distended. had to maintain a continuous for the first time since leaving in This is the story of Gino Farnetti- stream of transport and supplies 1944. He met with his nieces and Bragaglia, now 76 years old. It is to the allied partners under the nephew and visited the cemetery also the story of the brave and com- cover of darkness and the noses of where his parents and a brother passionate soldiers of C Platoon the enemy. are buried. He was given honou- who tended to the boy’s wounds By 1944 the battle for Sicily was rary citizenship of the town in and fed him. The men managed won. In a fortunate twist of fate, December 2013 and has finally to decipher that the boy’s name June 1944 would see Canadian come full circle, filling in the miss- was Gino and his father had been troops north of Frosinone, and in ing pieces of his heritage. killed in the rampaging war, while particular, C Platoon soldiers, who Cpl Andrew Wesley, Directorate of Army Public Affairs Former Canadian Defence his mother had wandered off into would go on to play a pivotal role in Gino Farnetti-Bragaglia (right), guest of honour, and Attaché to Italy, Tony Battista, the woods and could not be found. the life of an orphaned Italian boy. Mariangela Rondinelli (left), speak during an event held in was instrumental in the coordina- In June of this year, Farnetti- Deciding they could not leave him Farnetti-Bragaglia’s honour at the War Museum in Ottawa. tion of Farnetti-Bragaglia’s visit Bragaglia travelled from his native alone, the soldiers returned to base to Canada. He worked with The home in Italy to Canada to hon- with Gino who spent his first night better positioned to care for him. When the platoon moved loca- Peace Through Valour Committee, our four Canadian soldiers from with the platoon, in a tent with Gino moved into the larger tent tions, he moved with them, but which raised funds for a permanent the Second World War Italian Paul Hagen and Ike Klassen. His belonging to Lloyd ‘Red’ Oliver Gino, who had no official docu- monument to Canadian soldiers Campaign who touched his life presence was only reported to the and Merton Massey, and the two mentation, could not leave the who helped liberate Italy, and orga- when they rescued him from the Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Canadian soldiers became surro- country. When it came time for the nizers of Operation Husky 2013, ravages of war more than 70 years Smith the following morning. gate father figures, mentoring and soldiers to leave Italy, Red Oliver, an initiative that retraced the route ago. “What I remember most is the tutoring him. The little orphan who had developed a particularly that Canadian soldiers took during Paul Hagen, Merton Massey, care and love the men immediately quickly won over the hearts of all strong bond with Gino, received the Operation Husky, to ensure the Doug Walker, and Lloyd ‘Red’ had for me as soon as they found his rescuers. He was taught English, special permission to travel with success of Farnetti-Bragaglia’s visit. Oliver survived the war, but have me,” recounted Farnetti-Bragaglia. numbers and the Bible passages Gino to Viserba, Italy. Many Canadians are unaware since passed. Gino met with fam- Lt Smith quickly located by Red Oliver, was promoted to On arrival, Oliver made arrange- of the great contributions made ily members of his rescuers and Gino’s village and people who Corporal and became jokingly the ments with the town mayor and by our soldiers during the Italian reunited with members of his knew him. The soldiers were told mascot for C Platoon. He was often the Office of Strategic Services Campaign and even fewer are own extended family that he only there were no known relatives. seen riding a bicycle around the (OSS) unit under the leadership of aware of stories like Gino’s. Like recently learned reside in Canada. Due to the war, most of the base, doing his duty for the war Tony Monti to care for the boy. An all Canadians who have fought “I often go back to those days villagers were destitute and few effort as a dispatch rider. Italian partisan who was also part in wars before or since the res- during the war. This was an inci- of them could feed their own, “The soldiers were good to of the OSS unit adopted Gino and cue, Paul Hagen, Merton Massey, dent that changed my life com- let alone an additional orphaned me. They had fun with me. They welcomed him into their family. It Doug Walker, and Lloyd Oliver pletely,” explained Gino through child. It was decided Gino would brought me back to life,” he recalled wasn’t until 10 years later that the demonstrated compassion and an interpreter during an evening stay with C Platoon as they were with tears welling in his eyes. courts would allow Gino to use selflessness. SupportSupport OurOur TroopsTroops VehicleVehicle PurchasePurchase ProgramProgram INFINITI. LIMITED ENGAGEMENT In honour of our brave veterans – for your service, endurance, sacrifi ce and WINTER EVENT wisdom that we all too often take for 2014 INFINITI QX60 granted. 7-Passenger Crossover We are humbled by your bravery and inspired by your love of country. 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