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Stock, CD Investment Advisor 10 Front St. South, Belleville Member CIPF (613) 966-4119 [email protected] www.cfbtrenton.com www.ianstock.com November 9, 2007 • Serving 8 Wing/CFB Trenton • 8e escadre/BFC Trenton • Volume 42 Issue Number 43• Remembrance Day Message Message du Général Rick Hillier from General Rick Hillier pour le jour du Souvenir Canadian Forces They served to free oth- Forces canadiennes trouver un écho même aujourd’hui. ers from tyranny and oppres- Le 11 novembre 2007-- C’est avec une grande Ils ont servi afin de représenter leur pays. 11 November 2007-- sion. fierté que je participe à ce jour du Souvenir en Ils ont servi afin de faire une différence et de It is with great pride that I They served for an tant que Chef d’état-major de la Défense. participer à une entreprise beaucoup plus grande mark this Remembrance Day opportunity to see parts of Arrêtons-nous un moment pour honorer ceux qu’eux. as your Chief of the Defence the world that perhaps they qui nous ont précédés, inspirons-nous de leur Ils ont servi afin de libérer des gens de la Staff. As we pause to honour never dreamed of seeing. courage. tyrannie et de l’oppression. those who have gone before They served for a chance Nous sommes les héritiers d’un glorieux Ils ont servi afin d’avoir l’occasion de voir des us, let us draw courage from to work with some of the patrimoine militaire. Il nous faut respecter ce parties du monde que, peut-être, ils n’avaient their example. finest soldiers, sailors, airmen patrimoine et y contribuer; nous le devons à jamais rêvé de voir. We are the inheritors of a and airwomen in the world. nous mêmes et à nos ancêtres. Ils ont servi afin d’avoir la chance de distinguished military legacy. They served with the Bien que les défis auxquels nous faisons face travailler avec certains des meilleurs soldats, We owe it to ourselves and to courage, sacrifice and valour, support of their family and aujourd’hui semblent énormes, nous pouvons marins et aviateurs du monde, hommes et our forebears, to respect and let us never lose sight of their friends. Then, as now, the faire appel à la forte tradition militaire du femmes. further this heritage. humanity. Like us, they were success of our forces would Canada pour trouver notre inspiration. Des Ils ont servi avec le soutien de leur famille et Although today’s chal- ordinary men and women not be possible without them. centaines de milliers de personnes ont servi de leurs amis. Sans ces derniers, à l’époque, lenges seem formidable, we called upon to do the extraor- As we look to their noble avant nous, ont porté l’uniforme et se sont comme aujourd’hui, il aurait été, il serait can look to Canada’s strong dinary. The reasons they example, let us once again consacrés à l’excellence. Ils représentaient ce que impossible pour nos forces de réussir. military tradition for inspira- answered the call of duty dedicate ourselves to honour- notre pays avait de mieux à offrir. En hommage à leur noble exemple, nous tion. Hundreds of thousands continue to resonate today. ing their memory. We do Alors que nous nous remémorons leur devons nous engager à honorer leur mémoire. have served before us, wore They served to represent this, not only through cere- courage, leur sacrifice et leur valeur, nous ne Nous devons le faire, non seulement en our uniform and embodied their country. monies held today across devons jamais perdre de vue leur humanité. organisant des cérémonies partout au Canada et excellence. They represented They served to make a Canada and the world, but by Comme nous, c’étaient des hommes et des dans le monde en cette journée du Souvenir, the best our country had to difference and to be part of continuing to serve and femmes appelés à faire des choses mais aussi en continuant à servir et à faire passer offer. something far greater than embody service before self. extraordinaires. Les raisons pour lesquelles ils le service avant nous-mêmes. As we remember their themselves. Lest we forget. ont répondu à l’appel du devoir continuent de Nous nous souviendrons d’eux. IN THIS MGEN DUVAL VISITS 8 WING/CFB TRENTON WEEK’S ISSUE • WCWO’s Column ...Page 2 • DCSA Office Opens ...Page 3 • Branch Updates ...Pages 9, 10 • Night Vision Goggles ...Page 11 • Postcard Winners ...Page 20 Photos: Cpl David Cribb, 8 Wing Imaging Major-General Marcel Duval, Commander 1 Canadian Air Division, Commander Canadian NORAD Region, and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, • MFRC News along with Divisional Chief Warrant Officer Maurice Saco,is greeted by Colonel Mike Hood, Commander, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, during his visit on November 7, ...Page 22 2007. MGen Duval’s visit included a tour of the aircraft, facilities, and new construction projects at CFB Trenton, and the Mountainview Detachment. 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