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Gerry Connors
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First aid station
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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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Cpl Fournier
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Hey Jerry, is that you? Looks like your getting ready to go on EX.
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Gerry Connors
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Hey Dennis, nope, I'm taking the pic. That's Shelly Gero (always been a medic) who's posted to Greenwood now as a Sgt (believe she's going to the sandbox this year). The other is Jim Craig who was a remuster also from 2RCR Pipes & Drums; haven't heard anything from Jim since Chatham closed. Myself (from 1RCR); Jim Craig (from 2RCR); and Chris Kaye (from 2RCR, and now a MWO physician technician, most likely soon to be CWO) were on the same TQ3 'med a' course late '87 / early '88.
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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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Ron [Andy] Andrews
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Wow Gerry ,you were still using the same old war era bldg as when i was there.. Chris Kaye, ya ,knew him a bit , was a good medic as far as i know.. good pic again , ranrad
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RCAF,CAF, converted RCR?,1RCR 74-77 CD: SSM (Nato);CPSM,;UN-Cyp.; UN- Golan
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Gerry Connors
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Hi Ranrad, passed through Chatham many times going to Bathurst doing recruiting; hospital is gone, mess and ranks gone, officiers building & mess still there; supply building still there, hangers still there; curling club still there; heck the old concrete water tank still there; lot of businesses established along the edge of the old airfield by the main road heading to the old ammo dumps. single & double Q's nw a retirement community; old brick Q's are still up but pretty much dilapitated / boarded up last I seen and should be demoished
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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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Aldore McIntyre
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The old Q's came down last week not many of the lelf if any.
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1962 Ameins Pl London
1962-65 1 RCR Soest
1965-66 London
1966-67 Cyprus
1967-72 1 RCR London
1972-77 Remuster MSE London
1977-78 2 SVC Pet
1978-79 2 FD Amb Pet
1979-82 Jr Leadership School Summerside Instructor
1982-87 Base TpT Lahr, NCO I/C User section, Chief Dispatcher, NCO I/C Buses, NCO I/C Refuelling
1987-92 CFB Gagetown,User Section WO, SPV WO, Safety WO
1992-96 CFB Chatham, TpT Controller
1996-Present semi retired
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Ron [Andy] Andrews
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Thanks for the info Gerry, Aldore.. had 5 very enjoyable years on the Miramichi, and love the area and people, ranrad
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Gerry Connors
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Hi Ranrad, Chris Kaye's a great guy; haven't seen him much over the last few years; Use to see him at the medspeils in Greenwood a few years back (good times, not much curling for me though  ). Last I heard he was one of the field ambs RSM. Chatham was one of the best postings I ever had - shame they closed it / supposedly they had the longest runway in eastern Canada (remember the government/politicians of the day said they wouldn't close it  , yeah right... After the airforce left, I always beleived it was inevitable; then again, I thought the Battalion would never leave London due to the history: another graeat posting)
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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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Hi Gerry: Yes it seems some good bases close and for ?? reasons, it is mostly politics....I recall, that London was home to many retired and influential people. I think most of them have now passed on, so new eras begin..ot necessarily better, just different... society today. On the Miramichi i could step out my door and cross country ski for miles and miles....lots of snow. and not too cold, lots of fish and wildlife..well, there was....ya , its too bad good postings seem to go by the way...i wonder when the next 747 or larger is going to emerg land at Chatham.....it happened at Gimli ,am sure Chatham will get its turn....ranrad
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