November 8, 2010

Volume 55 Number 45 | November 8, 2010

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FROM OUR LEADERS: REMEMBERING ALL WHO SERVE, PAST AND PRESENT

poignant reality. “Jack” Babcock, Canada’s last Team will be supporting That morning we learned of the known Veteran of the First Remembrance Day activities death of Petty Officer Second World War reminded us this throughout the region. Class Craig Blake in Afghanistan. summer, the living connection Approximately 60 CF per- This will be a very changed to our veterans continues to sonnel will respond to requests Remembrance Day for his family diminish with time. by local elementary and sec- and friends as it will for many As highlighted by the 65th ondary schools, as well as others. anniversary of the end of the senior care facilities to attend Not since the Korean War have Second World War this year, and participate in local cer- Canadians paid attention to their we must value those veterans emonies. On Nov. 11, at 10 war dead. The practice of repatri- that remain and honour our separate locations across ation of our fallen is a relatively time with them that remains. southern Vancouver Island, CF new endeavour. Over the past 12 months members will be participating It is in stark contrast to the over 100 formation sailors, sol- in official wreath laying cer- twentieth century practice that diers, airmen and women have emonies from Sooke to Oak RAdm Nigel Greenwood informed survivors of their loss Capt(N) Craig Baines served in overseas operations. Bay, from the Legislature to Commander MARPAC by telegram; and the deceased Base Commander Most deployed to Afghanistan, Lantzville. These are impor- were buried where they fell or joining approximately 130 tant opportunities for us both at sea. Today, the expression of regional Reserve Force person- to connect with the people Those of us who serve in uni- public grief along what has come As Nov. 11 approaches and nel in that mission. Others of our host communities and form, and have represented to be known as “The highway we prepare for our annual served in remote regions across to honour all CF members, Canada at a distance, know that of Heroes” between Trenton and Remembrance Week activities, the globe in places like Sierra past and present, who have the peaceful society we enjoy in Toronto, Ontario is an echo of the there is much to reflect upon Leone, Haiti, Sudan, Kosovo answered our nation’s call to Canada today is only a dream to shared sorrow of all Canadians. in this, the year of Canada’s and Bahrain. service. people who live in countries torn Remembrance Day allows us all Naval Centennial. Since Remembrance Day last, I invite and encourage all apart by violence. to reflect on the sacrifice of more Foremost amongst these is 19 CF members have been Canadians to find their own This peace is possible only than 125,000 Canadians whose the outpouring of enthusiasm killed in Afghanistan. That way to mark this important because it has been protected by names are forever inscribed in the and support from Canadians mission has forced us to day, to remember the sacrifices the efforts and sacrifices of gen- seven Books of Remembrance in across this country as we cel- rethink our traditional defini- of those who have served in erations of Canadians serving in the Parliament Hill Peace Tower. ebrated this important mile- tion of veteran. Just as we the cause of peace and free- both times of war and peace. Remembering our past on stone. None would deny that seek to honour the sacrifices of dom around the world and Last May 4th as we prepared Remembrance Day serves to pre- this flows from a reputation past generations, so too must to help repay our collective to celebrate Freedom of the serve our future. We often take built early in our history and we recognize the service of debt through the simple act of City in Victoria and Halifax, our peaceful society for granted. enhanced through the service today’s Canadian Forces per- remembrance. the elements of the theme of Our attendance at Remembrance and sacrifices of successive sonnel and its impact on those For ideas and informa- this Naval Centennial year, Day services demonstrates that generations. who have paid the ultimate tion on commemorating to “Commemorate the Past, we do not take for granted the We owe a debt to those cost or suffered injury and Remembrance day visit the Celebrate Today, and Commit sacrifice of those that helped cre- who have served before us. their families and loved ones. Veteran’s Affairs Canada web- to the Future” came together in ate it. However, as the passing of As in past years, the Defence site www.vac-acc.ca

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10 a.m. Sidney - Town Hall at 2440 Sidney Avenue Cobble Hill - Cobble Hill Community Hall followed by Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Allan, Commanding Officer, ceremony at the cenotaph at Liberation Park (behind the 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron community hall) Major Joel Anderson, Commanding Officer, 741 Saanich - Municipal Hall at 770 Vernon Avenue Communications Squadron Major Barry Walker, Commanding Officer, 11 Field Ambulance (Victoria) 10:55 a.m. Oak Bay - War Memorial, Uplands Park Sooke - Sooke Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion at Colonel Carl Wohlgemuth, Director of Operations, 6726 Eustace Road 1 Canadian Air Division Headquarters Detachment Captain(N) Paul Dempsey, Commander, Maritime Esquimalt Operations Group Four

Victoria - Legislature Building Lantzville - Lantzville Branch of the Royal Canadian Rear-Admiral Nigel Greenwood, Commander, Maritime Legion at 7225 Lantzville Road Forces Pacific/Joint Task Force (Pacific) Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Woolley, Base Information Services Officer, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Esquimalt - Memorial Park Cenotaph at 1229 Esquimalt Road Captain(N) Craig Baines, Base Commander, Canadian CFB Esquimalt Fire Rescue Calendar 2011 Forces Base Esquimalt Remember to say thanks

When you think of Canada’s multicultural society and all the freedoms and opportunities that we experience CURRENT CANADIAN FORCES MISSIONS on a daily basis, devoting a few minutes of silence on Canadian Forces personnel currently serve in over Remembrance Day to think of our troops is an important 15 operations around the globe: and meaningful gesture. Our soldiers and veterans sacrificed Op Athena (Afghanistan) their time, personal comforts, and in many cases their lives so we could enjoy ours. Here are some other ways that you Op Calumet (Egypt) can show gratitude: Op Crocodile (Democratic Republic of Congo) Wear a poppy. From the last Friday in October to Nov. Op FoundatioN (Tampa, Fla.) 11, pin a poppy on the left lapel of your garment or as close to the heart as possible. This will publicly remind you of our Op Gladius (Golan Heights) soldiers’ sacrifices and will encourage others to do the same. Op Hamlet (Haiti) Write to soldiers. Send a letter or card to express Op Jade (Middle East) your appreciation. Mailing addresses are listed on the Department of National Defence website. You can also post Op Kobold (Kosovo) a message to troops on the site’s message board. Donate in honour of a soldier. Just as the Canadian Op Proteus (Jerusalem) Director Michael Gormley 2010/2011 season Op Safari (Sudan) Forces aim to bring peace and security to countries in need, consider doing your part to help those around the world Op Saiph (North Arabian Sea–Persian Gulf / Horn who are suffering. Charities like Christian Children’s Fund of Africa) of Canada offer a gift catalogue where you can purchase Remembrance Op Saturn (Darfur) items such as fruit trees or insecticide treated bed nets in CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble’s annual honour of one of Canada’s heroes. You can also personalize Remembrance Day concert Op Sculpture (Sierra Leone) a card and mail your thanks to a Canadian Forces member. guest artist Alexander Dunn, guitar Op Snowgoose (Cyprus) Visit www.ccfcanada.ca/GiftCatalogue. www.newscanada.com Thursday November 11 2:00pm Christ Church Cathedral, Quadra at Rockland

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He was 83, [email protected] and had survived the horrific Shelley Fox 250-363-8033 Dieppe raid of Aug. 19, 1942. [email protected] I remember hearing him talk ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT about the failed raid and his Kate King 250-363-3014 incarceration at various prison [email protected] camps. His stories always piqued my curiosity and sometimes ACCOUNTS brought tears to my eyes, but it 250-363-3127 was not until after he died that I SALES REPRESENTATIVES made the decision to see Dieppe Ivan Groth 250-363-3133 for myself. [email protected] On June 13, 2005, after spending some time with my Joshua Buck 250-363-8602 mother’s family in Copthorne, [email protected] West Sussex, England, I caught EDITORIAL ADVISOR the ferry from Dover to Calais, Lt(N) Michael McWhinnie 250-363-4006 France, and then boarded a train. The trip took several hours, and Published each Monday, under the authority involved making a connection of Capt(N) Craig Baines, Base Commander. through Paris, and so it was after Library and Archives Canada / C-014160 Le LOOKOUT est publié tous les lundi, sous midnight on the 14th when I Bodies of Canadian soldiers lie among a damaged landing craft and Churchill tanks of the l’égide du Capt(N) Craig Baines, Commandant arrived at the picturesque port Calgary Regiment following Operation Jubilee. de la Base. city. I was tired, and it was rain- his small, but comfortable apart- resistance. After we had finished the water. Loaded with gear, he ing, but I decided to walk from The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge ment. The suite overlooked the eating, he treated me to a tour of swam to the beach in the midst or reject copy or advertising to adhere to the station to the beach where back alleys of the inner harbour, the beaches. At Puys Beach–to of murderous machine-gun fire. policy as outlined in CFA0 57.5. Views and I sat down on the wet rocks in and I noticed that the walls were the east of Dieppe–my spirit He watched many of his buddies opinions expressed are not necessarily those front of the crashing waves. of the Department of National Defence. covered in brochures and litera- soared with mixed emotion. I die. How he survived is beyond Dad had told me he had been ture–all about the raid. looked up at the 200-foot cliffs, my imagination, but he did make Le Rédacteur se réserve le droit de modifier, captured not far from Dieppe, The next day I learned that the not more than 150 feet from the it in, and then–along with some de condenser ou de rejeter les articles, at a tiny place called Puys. For photographies, ou annonces plublicitaires young man’s name was Alain, beachhead, which was at high others–managed to scale to the pour adhérer à l’0AFC57.5. Les opinions me, it felt strange, sitting there the French version of my name. tide. On both sides of the sheer top of the cliff. et annonces exprimées dans le journal ne on the beach and looking out He explained that his father cliffs, German bunkers were still His experience as a PoW began réflètent pas nécéssairement le point de vue at the water rushing in. I tried had been in the resistance after visible. later that day. du MDN. to imagine what it must have France fell to German troops. He I sank to my knees and–with After gathering some sand from been like for the soldiers coming said his father lived in Dieppe, the wind and rain on my face– between the rocks, I took one last ashore amid the deadly machine- and lived in the town during the looked up and down the beach look at my surroundings. From gun fire. raid. He then asked if I’d like to and then out to sea. The beach there, Jean and I travelled to the It was close to 2 a.m. when I meet him. was covered with large, egg-sized Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Circulation - 4,500 decided to find a hotel. I hadn’t I met Jean Caillet at a restau- rocks. Jean explained that at high and then on to a museum where I One year subscription - $37.36 bothered to book ahead, and so rant that same day and right tide, the landing craft had not was able to convey that I wanted Six month subscription - $18.84 the task of finding a room was away was impressed by his joie de been able to obtain a purchase my father’s unit–the 16th Light next to impossible. Three month subscription - $12.56 vivre. He was immensely charm- on the beach. I felt desolate Anti-Aircraft Battery–inscribed The front desk clerk at one ing, wore English tweeds, a col- and full of anguish as I tried to on the wall with other regiments. A Division of Personnel Support Programs of the hotels near the beach oured vest and a beige beret. He envision the beach as it was back I was so overwhelmed by my CFB Esquimalt, PO Box 17000 Stn. Forces, shrugged her shoulders, and then was gracefully animated, spoke then–and my father. The connec- experience at Dieppe that I Victoria, BC V9A 7N2 asked why I was in Dieppe. She with his hands and kissed me on tion I felt at that precise moment decided to visit other Canadian E-mail: [email protected] looked to be about the same age both cheeks. Everyone around with Dad was beyond words. I war cemeteries in France, Belgium Web: www.lookoutnewspaper.com as my daughter of 33. I explained him greeted him with profound have never in my life felt such and the Netherlands before head- Fax: 250-363-3015 to the young lady why I was dignity and respect. an overwhelming sense of grati- ing back to England. there and was suddenly amazed Canadian Mail Product Sales Agreement 40063331 Following the raid, Jean tude, recognition and loss. I only A few weeks after my return, to see the expression on her face escaped to England and joined wished I could have experienced I went back to Dieppe; this time change. She told me she had a the Royal Air Force. During it with him. with my mother. At Puys, we paid friend who might be able to put lunch he spoke fondly of the For the first time in my life, I our respects to Gunner Robert me up. RAF and also shared his mem- totally understood my father. Vincent Waddy. For Mom, the 2010 WINNER Within an hour a young man ories of the raid and some of his He was only 21 when he journey brought a semblance of arrived and invited me to stay at clandestine experiences with the jumped off the landing craft into closure to a 60-year marriage. COMPLETE DENTAL DR. MARK KRAMAR 10% off

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Darlene Blakeley uncomfortable with the term tion, she successfully main- Contributor hero used to single them out. tained a tactically dominant They are self effacing, not position on a wildly manoeu- Six navy heroes cho- only because this seems char- vring armed pirate vessel that sen to represent the work acteristic of Canadians, but was attempting to escape of Canadian sailors - LCdr because they don’t see what from the ship, permitting Luc Tremblay, Lt (N) Nicole they do being so different Winnipeg to eventually board Robichaud, PO1 Alexander from shipmates.” the vessel. Just doing her job, MacNeish, MS Trent Nurse, VAdm McFadden but on a dirty night with an LS Shawn Poirier and LS described each of the sailors: awfully big ship answering Russell Brown - were recog- LCdr Tremblay, a Naval to her orders and no room nized in the Senate Chamber Reserve officer and com- for error. of Canada Oct. 19 as part of manding officer of the PO 1 MacNeish, a clear- Navy Appreciation Days on coastal defence vessel HMCS ance diver from the Fleet Parliament Hill organized by Kingston. Before taking up his Diving Unit (Pacific). In the Navy League of Canada command appointment, Luc 2008, Alex deployed to (NLC). deployed for seven months Kandahar as an advanced At a reception that eve- to Haiti, where he laboured forensics investigator, where ning, Parliamentarians and tirelessly to make a differ- the evidence he accumulated sailors from the National ence for the Haitian people on Taliban improvised explo- Capital Region, along with as chief of staff coordinator sive devices and knowledge Minister of National Defence for UN mission Minustah. A he gained of their tactics, Peter Mackay, NLC President citizen sailor making a differ- techniques and procedures Dominic Richard, and Chief ence in the world. helped to save the lives of photo by Doug Thomas of the Maritime Staff Vice- Lt(N) Robichaud, a Canadian soldiers in our mis- Six navy heroes were recognized in the Senate Chamber of Canada on Oct.19. Admiral Dean McFadden, Regular Force naval offi- sion in Afghanistan. From left in the front row: LS Russell Brown, Lt(N) Nicole Robichaud and LS also recognized the sailors. cer and ship’s navigator LS Poirier, a Regular Force Shawn Poirier, Back row, from left: MS Trent Nurse, LCdr Luc Tremblay and “They may not be quite with our officer training supply technician from PO1 Alexander MacNeish. centre in Victoria, HMCS HMCS Athabaskan. Shawn comfortable with the term HMCS Halifax Venture. Nicole was award- received a commendation for . During Bay and thereafter to super- That would be heroic enough hero,” VAdm McFadden said, Op Hestia, he was specifi- vise the safe and efficient but, in his civilian life he’s “but they would allow that ed a Chief of Defence Staff his outstanding work as a Commendation for excep- member of the ship’s board- cally chosen due to his skill, operation of this vital ship-to- a member of the Canadian their careers have all been experience and demonstrat- shore link for the remainder Amphibious Search Team, a marked by excellence. It is tional leadership and skill as ing party during relief opera- an officer of the watch in tions in Haiti, and specifically ed leadership to lead the of the operation. volunteer organization that only because each of these first boat into Jacmel. Trent LS Brown, a naval reserv- searches for and recovers men and women know that HMCS Winnipeg, while the for his role in providing secu- ship was deployed to the rity to a temporary Canadian played a key role in establish- ist and port inspection diver drowning victims. There is there are many others with HMCS Chippawa Persian Gulf last year. Over medical facility that was ing the landing procedures from in not much more that needs whom they serve who rise to that were needed to over- Winnipeg. Russell holds the to be said – another citizen these challenges along with the course of a difficult and established there by the CF. lengthy night-time interdic- MS Nurse, a bos’n from come the difficult swell and CF record for most dive-time sailor making a difference in them that they are somewhat unique conditions of Jacmel north of the Arctic Circle. Canada. 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Victor Flett served over 30 years in the navy including a tour in the Korean War on board HMCS Crusader. Flett (right) poses for a picture with his friends Lloyd Adams (centre) (deceased), and Ian Henry (left) in Japan, 1954. HHonouronour oourur vveteranseterans aatt eeveryvery tturnurn Ben Green destination, which would lead him to Navy, HMCS Daerwood was named Staff writer the destroyer HMCS Crusader, and on the town’s behalf (Lord Selkirk, eventually 10 months service in the who the town is originally named To enlist was an easy decision for Korean War. after, also went by Baron Daer). Victor Flett, a member of the Cree After the war, he returned to As Remembrance Day nears, Flett, Nation. Victoria where he remained in the a few years into his eighth decade, The path to the recruiting office navy for 30 more years, retiring as a reflects on those who have braved was well worn by his ancestry. Add Petty Officer First Class in 1984. military service. In 1917 his grandfa- to this the recent break up with his This year, in celebration of the ther was killed in one of our nation’s sweetheart Esther, he was eager to navy’s 100th anniversary, the retired most storied battles – Vimy Ridge. leave the small rural town of Selkirk, sailor drummed up centennial inter- His father, uncle, and two brothers all Manitoba. est in his hometown. A large per- served in the Second World War with As fate would have it, just before his centage of Selkirk’s population has the Army and Air Force respectively. departure west, Esther discovered he military service, serving in the First “The number of veterans is rap- was leaving and had to have him back. or Second World Wars, or the Korean idly dwindling and it’s important to Six decades later, he reflects on that War. everyone in our country, especially moment in time with a grin and an In September, the mayor and city the youth, to be aware of what the ROMÉO DALLAIRE introspective pause; 50 years of mar- officials joined veterans, enlisted mem- veterans did for our country and to riage, three children, six grandchil- bers, and the community for a parade carry it on,” said Flett. LIVE AT THE dren, and one great-grandchild later, of flags, the singing of “O Canada”, He’s especially proud of his home- joining the navy on a broken heart and honouring their ship namesake, town for honouring their veterans and PACIFIC FLEET CLUB was perhaps the best decision he ever a Llewellyn Class Minesweeper com- the navy. Friday, November 12, 2010 made. missioned in 1944. With the HMS “That was an important and success- The navy on the West Coast was his Selkirk already in use with the British ful thing that they did,” he says. 7:30 pm

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Shelley Lipke the military, my family and women this film. vote. Girls can go to school. I Staff Writer I didn’t take it too serious- “Two women who watched hope that we’re giving them ly but when she told me it came up to me afterwards the stability that we prom- A new documentary fea- she was being deployed to and shared their stories. The ised them, and I believe we turing the lives of three Afghanistan I was shocked. women were married to sol- are. It’s just a struggle.” female soldiers serving in I never expected her to be diers and Kimberly’s story Working with children Afghanistan will air on sent somewhere so danger- about the unique relation- who were caught in the Knowledge Network in time ous. Once she left, I cried ship pressures experienced crossfire was especially hard for Remembrance Day. every day worrying about her by military couples is what for the medic. Sisters in Arms makes well being.” resonated with them.” “We had a lot of casualties, its television debut Nov. 9 The sisters met in Vietnam During a video diary, a lot of children that had at 9 p.m.; it’s about three for a three week visit and MCpl Ashton talks about been caught in the cross- Canadian women who have toyed with the idea of the difficulties of leaving her fire when explosives went chosen military professions making a documentary of three children behind, about off. Five-, six-, seven-year- with combat roles on the Canadian women serving in losing her section command- olds, with really, really hor- battle front. combat roles. er to a roadside bomb, and rendous injuries from blasts It’s a powerful look at the After tracking down two about the difficulties of rein- and flying debris. We don’t daily challenges and struggles other women who were tegrating into Canadian soci- have the language to con- of patrol medic Cpl Tamar about to be deployed, the ety after a deployment ends. sole them, to comfort them. Freeman, infantry soldier Cpl filming began. Infantry soldier Cpl They’re in such pain, and Katie Hodges, and combat “We asked the women Hodges is hooked on the they just don’t understand engineer MCpl Kimberley to record their experiences adrenaline of being on the what’s happening. Their Ashton during their seven- and daily life in video diaries front line and can’t wait to mother and father aren’t month tours of duty. while we filmed interviews go back on another deploy- there. They’ve often been “People in the military, with family and friends back ment. “Most of the guys in flown in from wherever the their spouses and families, home,” said Freeman. “For my unit can bench press incident has occurred…it’s as well as those interested in me, the interviewing process more than I can, but maybe definitely been challenging women’s studies on a practi- was very therapeutic, but it I can shoot better than they working with the kids.” cal and academic level would also made me realize that can.” Of the 13,000 combat sol- enjoy this film,” said writer, many people were very sur- After Cpl Freeman diers in the Canadian Forces producer and director Beth prised to hear about women returned to Canada, she 250 are women. Freeman of Vancouver. serving in frontline combat.” was awarded a humanitarian “My hope for this film is Freeman was inspired to On Oct. 14 for Women’s award for the work she did. that it stimulates dialogue create this film when her history month at CFB In the film she said, “Part of amongst the military and sister, the medic in the film, Esquimalt, Freeman was our fight over in Afghanistan encourages women in the was deployed to Afghanistan. invited to the base to show and the progress that we’re military to share their sto- “When Tamar first joined a small group of military making, women are able to ries,” said Freeman.

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Left: Cpl Tamar Freeman poses outside an Afghan bunker.

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Shelley Lipke Commanding Officer of being involved in this CCHARITYHARITY TOURNAMENTTOURNAMENT Staff Writer the Corps, Capt Evelyne was an incredible expe- Lacey and Cowichan tribe rience. There were three Lt(Ret’d) Allan Waddy chief Lidia H’Witsum are reserve native officers on In support of the Wounded Warriors charity was destined to be a mili- both very excited about the island and we trained tary man. this.” them to take over the With a family tree In less than a year, corps. The concept was detailing military involve- Lt(Ret’d) Waddy was the cadets would pro- ment dating back to the able to bring his idea to vide a role model for the Battle of Hastings in 1066, fruition, and he used his younger children. As a the 64-year-old veteran previous experience set- result of the corps being says it was inevitable. ting up the first corps in formed the Canadian What began as navy, Ontario along with local Forces were able to pick turned into army, and then connections with commu- up some of the cadets who he spent years in an array nity and government to either joined the forces or of professions that includ- fast track it. became cadet instructors. ed corrections officer, Back in 1981, he was sta- It was a very successful zone manager Provincial tioned in Canadian Forces venture.” Emergency Program, min- School of Intelligence It was this experience isterial assistant, private and Security as a senior that he modeled to form investigator and profes- administer and instructor the corps in Cowichan sional writer. when he was tasked to Valley. Of the many jobs he’s start the first “All Indian “During the First Poppy Enter bay street armoury held in his industri- Cadet Corps in Canada”, Ceremony of 2009 last 715 bay street ous 29-year career with as it was referred to then. October, I had the occa- your army for It was on Christian Island sion to share with LGov just $20 the federal and provin- nov 13 & 14 cial governments, he says in the Georgian Bay area. Steven Point my desire to the work involving First “This island is a mile and start a First Nations cadet FOR MORE DETAILS Register online at www.chaoticorder.ca Nations people is closest a half off the coast and corps in the Cowichan and rules visit in person at Games Workshop Victoria or to his heart. crime was rampant. The Valley. He was very sup- www.chaoticorder.ca by contacting Patrick Robbins at [email protected] On Sept. 15, that work 240 kids on the island had portive of this idea.” Sponsored by: blossomed into something limited resources available Because Lt (Ret’d) remarkable: the first cadet to them, and the idea was Waddy is president of corps in B.C. for First the Military Police would Cowichan branch 53 CFB ESQUIMALT work with the Ontario Royal Canadian Legion NEWSPAPER & CREATIVE SERVICES Nations youth. Located in the Cowichan Provincial Police and and has many connections Valley where Waddy grew sponsor the cadet corps with the community and up, the 2924 Kowutzun to teach the children to government, he was able Royal Canadian Army develop leadership, citi- to move this project along Cadet Corps now has 40 zenship and healthy life- quickly. young First Nations cadets. styles,” explains Lt(Ret’d) A year later he returned “This is the first in B.C. Waddy. “Setting it up and to Government House and the second of its kind for the 2010 First Poppy in Canada,” said Lt(Ret’d) Ceremony and showed Waddy, who was instru- photos of the newly formed mental in setting up both During the First corps to LGov Point, who corps. “I’m very excited Poppy Ceremony asked to attend the grand about this milestone. This opening ceremony. will have a great impact of 2009 last Aside from his dedi- on the Cowichan tribes October, I had cation in setting up the and provide these cadets cadet corps, Lt (Ret’d) with a wealth of oppor- the occasion to Waddy is the research and tunity.” development writer for In particular, the Corps share with LGov the Tommy Prince movie encourages First Nations Steven Point my currently being filmed in youth to preserve and Duncan. The movie fol- practice their native cul- desire to start lows the life and achieve- ture while they follow a First Nations ments of First Nations Sgt the mandate of the army Tommy Prince who served cadet program. cadet corps in the with the Devil’s Brigade “The Corps takes into “ during the Second World Cowichan Valley. consideration the forefa- War and in Korea. He ther’s tribal language and He was very sup- was the most decorated culturally incorporates portive of this Aboriginal in Canada with the CF training through 10 medals. First Nations nature, drums, canoes, idea. Winnipeg native Adam Beach is playing the role headdress and other -Lt (Ret’d) Allan Waddy aspects of their tribe. of Tommy.

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A Special Th ank you We Will Remember Them combat support roles in the The film is being pre- airs commercial-free on Royal Navy as WRENS, sented simultaneously CBC-TV, Nov. 11. the air force women’s div- on several platforms on Canadians are more ision, and in the Canadian Nov. 11, where it can be to all past & present immediately connected to Women’s Army Corps. streamed free in its entire- Remembrance Day than Many women also served ty; on DVD and on the customers on this they have been in a genera- near the frontlines as med- big screen in Edmonton as tion. Since the start of the ical support. part of the Global Visions November 11 mission in Afghanistan, 152 The modern Canadian Film Festival. Canadians have given their military has seen a relatively Historic Army Newsreels lives. new development: women Now Available To The This Remembrance Day, serving in combat as front- Public Thursday, Nov. 11, those line soldiers. For the first To commemorate the sacrifices will be honoured time in Canadian history 65th anniversary of the end through the two-hour, com- women have died in combat of the Second World War, mercial-free documentary, for their countries. The War Amps is making 1480 Lyall Street Service • 250-382-0015 airing on CBC, at 8 p.m. The documentary is host- the complete set of The (8:30 NT). ed by former Lieutenant Canadian Army Newsreels We Will Remember Them Governor of Saskatchewan, available to the public for is a broadcast milepost in Dr. Lynda Haverstock. the first time, as part of its the story of Canada’s war Canada Remembers Military Heritage Series. in Afghanistan. One-by-one, International Air Show in Featuring 20 hours of each fallen soldier is listed Saskatoon is the backdrop footage, this six DVD set throughout the broadcast, for Canada Remembers: contains 106 newsreels this honour roll is paused to Their Achievements and filmed and produced by To all Military feature in-depth stories on Sacrifices, which features the Canadian Army Film 33 of these soldiers. veterans sharing their war Unit. Past & Present Filmed with unprecedent- experiences and emphasizes The front-line camera- ed access and the participa- the need for peace. The men were soldiers first tion of families and friends documentary features sev- and took guns into battle of fallen soldiers from all eral Afghanistan Veterans along with their 35 mm across Canada, the docu- and interviews with parents movie cameras to record Thank you mentary brings Canadians of some of the fallen in that the Canadian Infantry in the stories of the human region. The Workin’ Folks action. Their heroic efforts beings behind the statistics. Car and Truck Store NFB film Children of enabled them to scoop the for your dedication Viewers will learn about Soldiers international press on the who these people were, The National Film Board major events in Europe and contribution. how they lived, and how of Canada (NFB) is mark- including the invasion of Take Hwy. 1 to Colwood Exit. they died. First car lot on the right ing Remembrance Day with Sicily and the top story of While the stories are sad, the release of a documen- the century – D-Day. they are also uplifting and tary that gives voice to a The newsreels also fea- inspirational. Some will group that is often ignored: ture the daily routines of make us proud. Others will the children of parents the soldiers behind the WWW.CAR-CORRAL.COM make us angry. These are serving in the Canadian lines, life on the home compelling stories, explor- Forces. Directed by Claire front and historic footage ing the depths of the human Corriveau and produced by of politicians and gener- condition when young lives the NFB, Children of Soldiers als from the Allied and are lost and how these reveals the particular chal- Axis countries. The news- deaths have changed the lenges faced by children reels were produced by the country. who have a parent in the army for soldiers serving Complementing the military overseas. Some footage broadcast is a special inter- This incisive portrait of shot by the Film Unit was active website cbc.ca/ the daily lives of children also shown in home front wewillrememberthem, fea- and teens from four mil- movie theatres. turing a memorial wall with itary families reveals the A vignette telling the photos and family profiles particular circumstances of story of the Canadian of all the Canadian soldiers life at Canadian Forces Base Army Film Unit, and sam- killed in Afghanistan, and Petawawa. 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THE GATHERING STORM: maritime insecurity & the Gulf of Guinea

Dex Zucchi 10 and 15 reports of pirati- Office of the Asia cal attacks each month. Pacific Advisor However, unlike the Gulf of Aden where pirates treat While the ongoing naval the crew well to guarantee campaign against piracy off ransom money, in the Gulf the east coast of Somalia of Guinea pirates are much has captivated audiences less restrained: in 2008, of Getty Images across the globe, security the 40 attacks off the coast A Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta militant poses with a heavy machine gun at the conditions in Africa’s Gulf of Nigeria, all involved vio- militia’s creek camp in the Niger Delta. of Guinea are rapidly dete- lence, kidnapping, injuries, riorating. With a coastline and death. 20 tons of cocaine that had ment and foreign oil com- only 890 with no seawor- collapse in Somalia created that stretches 1,900 miles For example, on the been traced to the Gulf panies from the province’s thy vessels. The Democratic anarchy at sea, the reverse from Ghana to Angola - night of March 30, 2010, of Guinea. In that same 2,000 miles of navigable Republic of Congo’s navy is possible in Africa’s west. 10 pirates armed with the same distance between year, European authorities waterways: in February is virtually non-existent, Insecurity at Sea: The Kalashnikov rifles boarded Nova Scotia and Florida reported that 60 per cent 2006, MEND rebels set unable to monitor its Gathering Storm a Turkish-flagged freighter, - the Gulf of Guinea is of the cocaine in European a crude oil export tanker 37-kilometre coastline and The complexity of mari- and, after the crew resisted, afflicted by all forms of bad markets (estimated at $1.8 ablaze, exploded two oil series of rivers. time criminal activity in the the marauders stabbed the order at sea: violent mari- billion) passed through the pipelines, and abducted nine In part, this is the result Gulf of Guinea is matched captain and wounded three time piracy, deadly seaborne Gulf of Guinea’s waters. oil workers. MEND’s most of the land-centric focus of by its importance, and other crew members. terrorism, narcotics, weap- Lastly, the theft of oil famous attack occurred in the African governments, unless law is brought to this Similarly, on Nov. 24, ons and human trafficking, is a lucrative activity for June 2008 when militants and many of these impover- crucial inlet, the storm of 2009, Nigerian pirates poaching, and organized criminal groups. Using a attacked Shell’s $3.6 bil- ished countries do not have insecurity will continue to boarded the German-owned crime are enduring char- process known as “bunker- lion oil platform in the the money and resources gather. oil tanker MT Cancale Star acteristics of this troubled ing”, whereby stolen barges Bonga oilfields, some 120 to construct the expensive, Afghanistan and Somalia and shot dead the Ukrainian inlet. Moreover, regional drill into pipes and install a kilometres offshore, which but much-needed, coast illustrate the dangers that first officer, wounded four navies are woefully inad- valve to steal oil, criminals shut down 10 per cent of guards and coastal navies. flow from the meeting other crew members, and equate to patrol the law- sell on the black market Nigeria’s oil production in Consequently, the navies points between crime and held the remainder at gun- less waters that insurgents, an estimated $3 billion in one attack. that do exist are left to failed states. The cost of point until the ship’s vault smugglers, and pirates sail crude each year. Nigeria These events illustrate languish: today, 85 percent collapse in Nigeria, Africa’s was opened. with impunity. is particularly hard-hit by a political dimension to of military ships in the Gulf most populous nation and This month’s In Focus Organized Crime bunkering, which costs the maritime insecurity where- are at least 20 years old, second only to South Africa explores maritime insecu- In addition to piracy, country 100,000 barrels by militant groups attack making them highly prone in economic and military rity in the Gulf of Guinea, other forms of organized daily. targets at sea to influence to mechanical problems. strength in the sub-Saharan as well as the possible impli- crime fuel maritime insecu- Maritime Terrorism developments on land. With regional navies lack- region, and the rest of the cations of anarchy at sea for rity in the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime terrorism is Africa’s Response: A state ing in capability, maritime Gulf’s community would the region. Illegal fishing by vessels also a crucial security prob- of Decline insecurity in the Gulf of be staggering. from Asia and Europe in lem. Terrorism has become Despite the prevalence of Guinea will likely grow in However, unlike tsunamis Maritime Piracy intensity, scale, and violence. Like the dangerous Somali the Gulf nations’ Exclusive particularly pronounced maritime insecurity, West and hurricanes mustered by Economic Zones cost these after the founding in 2006 African navies are in a gen- This is problematic since the natural elements, this waters, maritime piracy is offshore oil, fishing, and a key problem. In 2009, countries an estimated USD of the Movement for the eral state of decline. Nigeria, storm of criminal activity $370 million in lost rev- Emancipation of the Niger which has a population of commercial shipping to a can be tamed. It is up to the International Maritime large extent support these Organization (IMO) report- enue annually. Furthermore, Delta (MEND), a militant over 144 million, has a navy African governments, their the illicit smuggling of nar- group waging a low-level of only 8,000 sailors, one brittle African economies, navies, and their coast ed 28 attacks, and believes and ongoing crime at sea that at least another 30 cotics and humans - espe- insurgency in the impover- frigate, one corvette, and guards, to retake control of cially children - is com- ished Niger Delta region. three fast attack craft. now costs the Gulf of their seas, lift the storm, and went unreported. By Guinea community $2 bil- January 2010, the Nigerian mon. In 2007, for example, MEND launches bloody Angola has an army of guide their people to peace, Spanish authorities seized attacks against the govern- 100,000, but a navy of lion a year in lost revenue. prosperity, and stability. Navy was receiving between Consequently, whereas state

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It is not, perhaps, being said, I think that both or a shot is fired.” 14 civilians through the area We Salute The Forces what one expects to hear countries are right now satis- In situations such as these, of separation. of the blue berets serving in fied with the status quo, so UNDOF moves quickly to They also provided medi- 10% off Lunch Syria. any significant progress would intervene and escort the cal treatment to 85 civilians this location only Nevertheless, it speaks first require a big change in Syrian civilians back to their and continued work on oper- 2250-477-65555 0 - 4 7 7 - 6 5 5 5 1008 Craigfl ower Rd to the fragile calm the local political relation- side of the line. 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Grazing land Austria, Canada, Croatia, involvement in the Golan the commander of UNDOF, is occupied by herds of cattle, India, Japan and the began three days later, with Maj Renahan gained a unique goats and sheep. Philippines, who are sup- Op Danaca. When Danaca insight into the tensions that “Syria is using that land ported by 38 international ended in March 2006, pervade the region, buried more than it has in the past. and 105 local civilian staff, Gladius began. 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An area of separation Remembrance Day. acts as demarcation between occupied side.” write or edit a variety of the local political relation- the Israeli-occupied Golan The lines that mark the documents, from operations ship.” and the Syrian Golan area of separation are laid out orders to newsletter articles. Originally, UNDOF was Ranging along its length in barrels. 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Top Left: Capt(N) Alex Rueben, COS MARPAC/JTFP, presents Jamie Webb (N02VP) with his 25-year appreciation certificate.

Top Right: Capt(N) Rueben presents Rob Whitwell (J61-1) with a Bravo Zulu for his dedication and support to Operation Podium.

Bottom Left: MS Patrick Lefrancois from HMCS Regina is promoted to Master Seaman by LCdr Bowen (left) and PO2 Jensen (right).

Bottom Right: MS Joyce Barrett from Base Food receives the second clasp to her CD presented by Cdr Doug MacKeen, Base Administration Officer. She also received her Prime Minister’s Scroll on her retirement from the CF for 32 years service, a shadow box iden- tifying her many accomplishments over the years and a retirement certificate for her loyal and dedicated service to Food Services. November 8, 2010 LOOKOUT • 27 UUnitednited bbyy yyouth,outh, ddividedivided bbyy ttime:ime: a rreunioneunion ooff ssortsorts Ben Green Ted. I arrived at the sen- suggests he’s suspicious of is particularly tough as so base in Cairo, Egypt. She at university. Sacrifice was Staff Writer ior’s residence a half-hour my intentions. I assure him much time has passed when was entertaining the troops about sharing a pizza with prior hoping to interview a it’s for a military publication; Ted was a young man serving and he and a small group my roommate. As I navigate the halls of veteran and capture one of the next 20 minutes go by in the Second World War. were fortunate enough to This epiphany throws me Broadmead Lodge, wheel- the few war stories left to with relative ease. In 1942, at the age of 19, travel back and see her flat off balance; all I can offer chairs, walkers and sanitary tell in person. Being unpre- As a reporter, I see myself he was in the first gradu- in London. This memory the man before me is my hampers are obstacles in my pared has left me nervous as a cognitive archaeolo- ating class from the Royal has unleashed the blockage deepest thanks and respect. path. and I fumble with my voice- gist, gently picking away the Canadian Naval College and he continues firing off He scoffs and shakes his My shadow and that of recorder, notepad and pen. recesses of memory for the at Royal Roads. He recalls stories. He talks of patrols head, not quite grasping on a my guide contrasts heavily Ted is wearing navy blue juicy bits that make a great being shipped to England, in the Bay of Bengal, and response. Finally, he says, “We with the glossy white floor pants and a forest green human interest piece. and eventually to Southeast of bombarding the Japanese were no different from today. as we make our way to one sweater. The red poppy Today, the excavation Asia on board the destroyer positions in Burma (now We chased girls and raised resident’s room. He’s agreed pinned over his left breast HMS Queen Elizabeth. Myanmar) and down off the some hell.” to meet and tell me his story stands out against the dark He struggles to delve coast of Singapore. And there it is, common of war and service to country. backdrop of his shirt. His At 19 he was at deeper into his memory, to However, Ted’s continuous ground. Ted in the twilight of The staff member, non- legs are crossed as he calmly grasp the details. The major reference to a base in Salon his life and me at the onset descript in street clothes, waits for me to get organ- war somewhere parts of his story are there, concerns me. I think of India of mine, one looking back, stops abruptly at a closed ized. on the other side but 70 years have passed. and Myanmar, of Thailand the other ahead, and the link door; the placard reads The room is small and Eyes shut tightly and a and Singapore, but I have between us, his memories as a William Ted Clayards. simple, and has a homely of the world, withered hand rubs across no idea the whereabouts of young man. She opens it to let me in. feel. There’s a TV and a bed his furled brow; his glasses Salon; I’m discouraged now. Back at home I reflect on With the elderly man is neatly made up. Beside the doing his part slowly slide down to the Has it all been erroneous Ted with appreciation and another staffer who makes bed is a nightstand with a to rid the world tip of his nose, frustration is ramblings? frustration. Even though his the introductions; she hands picture of a woman, his wife kept barely at bay. As I watch the old man body is worn, his is soul alive, me his war medals for review I assume, and a black and of tyranny and A smile forms on his face, through youthful eyes, and I’m better for having met as she leaves. white photo of what looks to oppression. the first since I’ve been shame washes over me. At him. I extend my hand in greet- be his wedding day. I take a there. 19 he was at war somewhere And the frustration: where ing, noting to myself squeeze seat a foot or two across from What about me? “I met Frances Day, you on the other side of the is Salon? An hour of research, gently. His grip takes me him. The silence is awkward, At 19, I was safe know the actress,” he says world, doing his part to rid and two TV timeouts later, back; it’s strong and firm, but he seems unperturbed. I eagerly. I don’t, but the sud- the world of tyranny and I discover it’s Ceylon, not unexpected from a man than flip open my notebook and “and comfortable den upbeat turn in his voice oppression. Salon, and it’s now Sri Lanka. 60 years older than me. begin the interview. at university. has me engaged. What about me? At 19, I let out a sigh of exaspera- I know nothing about His reluctance to reveal He met her at the British I was safe and comfortable tion. I should have just asked.

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