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JohnBergen
John Bergen
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I'll post some more later that don't bring sad memories.
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Gerry Connors
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Andy Janucka (spelling) passed away just after we left for Cyprus in '84
RIP ol' friend
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1RCR Duke's Coy '82 - '87; Cyprus '84 / '85
LOTPed medic 1988; CFH Halifax '88 - '90
119 AD Bty medic, CFB Chatham '90 - '95
2RCR medic '95 - '00; SFOR Bosnia, 2RCR Roto 4 '99;
42 Hlth Svc Gagetown '00 - '02
CFRC Gagetown / Fredericton '02 - '06; 'retired' Aug '06
HMCS Jolliet, Sept-Iles QC, medical staff / 'tiffy' (reserves)
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Mike Blais
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Geeez, he died young. Thats tragic. RIP
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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JohnBergen
John Bergen
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I had one of us at the recruiting centre but it was too dark to really see. This one got me a little misty when I pulled it out.
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Mike Blais
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Well, we got to take the good with a bad, I guess. At least you have a picture to remember him by. Hopefully, some of his friends will see it and have a good thought for him. Through our friends and loved ones memories, we shall never die!
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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Ghalsey
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We where in Petawawa in 1983 Summer exercise
I was section 2 i/c Forming up for a parade in front of
the mess tent and we are all beat, andy sit's on the table right in
the middle of a cherry pie  in his last pair of clean combat pants  
The scramble that ensued to get a clean pair of pants on him was a hoot
Hung over with cherry pie on the seat of your pants for a battalion muster parade
Thats the way I like to remember him 
Nice guy
Thanks for shareing
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Geoff Halsey
1 RCR 1981 - 1991
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CD, UN Cyprus
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John Bergen
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Having gone thru the whole recruiting process, basic training, battle school and battalion experience, I'm proud to say Andy was a friend. We were all dismayed when he didn't show for role call the morning we were leaving for Cyprus.
Mike, I remember you as well. You were a senior NCO, so we weren't in the same league.
Some of you guys were larger than life to us troops. I've seen Grant Gervais on here somewhere, Dab McDonald, BJ all the guys we used to look up to. McIasaac was my WO for a while, Freddy White our CSM. Irvine was our Warrant in Battle school, geez...those were the days. Where did the years go.
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Mike Blais
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We are all in the same league, my brother.
The league of the Royal Canadian Regiment!
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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JohnBergen
John Bergen
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I hear you....back then, some of you guys were like superman to us....I think I'd make a much better soldier today than I was then.
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Mike Blais
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Which Irvine was it John?
Bernie put me through TQ3 , good lord, after one incident with a GPMG as we advanced to contact across the plains of borden... I woke up a couple of times with nightmares of him yelling at me, YOU DON'T KNOW YOUIR DRILLS, god damn it... followed by a barrage of choice , but true, criticisms. Needless to say, I sure as hell picked up on the drills quick enough!!! He made damn sure of that. Dude was a hard man, yet fair. And speaking of fair, in some distorted, warped manner,  he set a standard within me that would prove very benificial to my subsequent career.
Anybody got a picture of Bernie?
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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John Bergen
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If I remember, it was Bernie but he didn't much let us call him by his first name...picture? didn't Bernie and Reggie look almost alike.
I remember at our grad party in Pet he advised us we must all dance with his wife, as "she's protocol!"
I've got one of him and Lt Reagan in course photo at battle school. I'll scan it tonight.
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Mike Blais
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Yes, they looked very similiar. Reg was partial to a maroon beret and the airborne regiment when I was serving. Run into bernie later on advanced mortars, he was an instructor. He looked at me, the master corporal stripes on my arm, then said, I remember you! Oh man, I thought i was F'd, three years in and just promoted, yep, I had the distict feeling he was not into the forces new promotion format... Anyhow, I was in Gagetown on an advance course without the benefit of a basic moratarman course. Guess who checks me out prior to the course on my mortar drills? Bernie. I was freaking... but, in fine Royal tradition, sucked back and focused on the task at hand.... and still screwed up! sheeeeet! Shook the mortar twice on the misfire drill.... I thought he was gonna rtu right then and there... snicker. BUt he didn't.
Post the picture, mon ami. Be good to see the old boy's face again after all these years.
Even if it gives me a nightmare tonight! Bwahahahahaaaa
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1RCR 1977-79 Depot (Italy PL), B Coy, Mortars, Pioneers, D Coy (CFB London)
3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
1RCR 1982-88 Mortars. Dukes, Cyprus-Welfare NCO 84-85, Injured, WO&Sgts Mess, (CFB London)
1988-92 Med-remuster to HELL/ 35 DU, CFB Baden
1992 Medical release. God Bless you all!
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Ron [Andy] Andrews
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Hey you guys,i hope you'll all go back and read your words put here. Its very good to se you brothers remembering and old pal from years ago.. i think he may be smiling down at you all right now, and a lot of interesting stuff you guys are yakking about,its great to see, ranrad
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RCAF,CAF, converted RCR?,1RCR 74-77 CD: SSM (Nato);CPSM,;UN-Cyp.; UN- Golan
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