Author: Second Lieutenant Derek Gaudet


  • May 17: together, united, diverse

    May 17: together, united, diverse

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    The Defense Team Pride Advisory Organization (DTPAO) invites all 14 Wing members to participate in recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia May 17, with a flag raising at 8 a.m. at the main gate to the wing. This year’s international theme is “Together always: united in diversity.” At a time when hard-won…

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  • Swing, shoot, play

    Swing, shoot, play

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    Mess members getting their game on with state-of-the-art sports simulator The birds singing and tweeting as Chief Warrant Officer Jamie Rideout took a swing on the Fair Mont Banff Springs links weren’t the only chirps in the background. “Hey, Chief! Why is your ball in the woods?” called Major Damon Murray from the theatre seating…

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  • Older than the RCAF

    Older than the RCAF

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    When I first met Hormidas Fredette, it was after a call from a friend in 2021 asking if I would put on my uniform and visit a Second World War veteran in New Minas who had just turned 104. I jumped at the chance and sit down with this incredible man, who not only survived…

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