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NOVEMBER 2016 NEWSLETTER Critical Incident Stress Teams and Swiss Air 111-A Case
Study- 16 November 2016
Col (Retired) Don Denne MSM, CD will be our speaker at HMCS Prevost 16
November 2016. (Meet and Greet 7:00 PM including cash bar; General Meeting
7:30 PM)
Background: On Sep 2, 1998 Swiss Air 111 plunged into the waters of St.
Margaret's Bay Nova Scotia with the loss of all 229 passengers and crew. The
resulting recovery operation involved Regular and Reserve soldiers, aircrew and
naval personnel. Included in the deployment was a newly trained "Critical Incident
Stress Team" under the leadership of then Major Don Denne, DCO 2RCR. This
presentation outlines the team’s training and role in working with those deployed
to manage the mental stress of being involved in a major disaster over an extended
period.
Message from the President
We are now holding our RLMI General Meetings and Executive Committee
meetings at HMCS PREVOST, and plan to hold our Formal Dinners in December
and May 2017, plus the Cocktail Party was held in September 2017. Many thanks
to LCdr Sean Batte, CD, Commanding Officer, and Lt(N) Jeremy Breese,
Executive Officer , and the sailors of HMCS PREVOST for hosting the Royal
London Military Institute and making this possible.
Again, we are in a military location and trust more RLMI Members and guests will
attend our General Meetings and events. As your President, I hope that we can
recruit more new members. A special "Thank You" to all RLMI Members who
attend and support our events.
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After the General meeting in October, to support HMCS PREVOST, I applied for a
Wardroom Membership for $100.00 (year September 2016 to August 2017).
The RLMI Mixed Formal Dinner is at HMCS PREVOST, 19 Becher Street,
London. Please mark the following date on your calendar. Send your RSVP and
payment by 22 November.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - RLMI Annual Mixed Formal Dinner
Cocktails 6:30 PM - Dinner 7:30 PM
The RLMI General Meetings at HMCS PREVOST are as follows. We are
planning to have a number of interesting speakers. Check the RLMI Website
www.rlmi.ca for updates.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - Annual General Meeting
7:00 PM - Meet and Greet (including cash bar)
7:30 PM –Annual General Meeting- followed by
Speaker: Col Don Denne (Ret'd)
Topic: “Critical Incident Stress Teams and
Operation Persistence (Swiss Air 111)-
A Case Study”
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 - Mixed Formal Dinner
Cocktails 6:30 PM - Dinner 7:30 PM
Wednesday, January 18, , 2017 - General Meeting
Wednesday, February 15, 2017- General Meeting
Wednesday, March 15, 2017- General Meeting
Wednesday, April 19, 2017- General Meeting
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Mixed Formal Dinner
Cocktails 6:30 PM - Dinner 7:30 PM If you need transportation to attend any of the meetings or events, please let me
know. I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 at the Annual
Formal Dinner.
LCol (retd) A. (Armin) Grunwald, COM, MSM, President, Royal London Military Institute
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New Year's Day Levees The following New Year's Day Levees* will be held Sunday, 1 January 2017:
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM HMCS PREVOST - Wardroom
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Wolseley Barracks Mess - All Messes
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 427 (London) Wing, RCAFA
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM 31 Combat Engineer Regiment - Officers' Mess
3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Royal Canadian Legion,
Byron-Springbank Branch 533
*Times are subject to change.
Formal Notice of Annual General Meeting
Royal London Military Institute Annual General Meeting
will be held Wednesday, 16 November 2016
1930 PM HMCS Prevost
19 Becher Street (east of Wharncliffe Road North
...near the Childrens' Museum) London, Ontario N6C 1A4
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Meet and Greet: 1900hrs Speaker: 2000 hrs
LCol (Retired) Don Denne CD
Topic: Critical Incident Stress Teams and Swiss Air 111, A Case Study
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Annual Cocktail Party The RLMI Annual Cocktail Party was held on 14 September with 49
members and guests in attendance. We are grateful to the ladies auxiliary of
the Byron- Springbank Branch 533 Royal Canadian Legion as well as Judy
Grunwald and Armin Grunwald for their work in making the event a great
success.
(See more pictures from the Annual Cocktail Party on pages 18-21)
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RLMI 19 October General Meeting Our first RLMI General Meeting at HMCS Prevost was held on 19 October
2016. LCdr Sean Batte, Commanding Officer HMCS Prevost was both our
host and guest speaker, speaking on the topic: The Naval Reserve,
Present Role and Future tasks.
We are very appreciative to LCdr Batte and Executive Officer Lieutenant(N)
Jeremy Breese as well as their staff for supporting our first meeting in
the newly renovated Wardroom at HMCS Prevost.
For further information on HMCS Prevost and the Royal Canadian Navy,
see the links below.
http://www.hmcsprevost.com/
http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/en/about/structure-navres-home.page
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Please also note the information below regarding the Battle of the Atlantic Legacy
Gala Dinner to be held 29 April 2017 at the Double Tree by Hilton, 300 King
Street London.
http://www.hmcsprevost.com/gala.html
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Below are photos taken at the RLMI General Meeting on 19 October 2016 at
HMCS Prevost.
Wardroom Associate Membership- HMCS Prevost RLMI members are encouraged to apply for associate membership. An application
is available on page 23. The annual cost is $100.00
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Afganistan Monument Dedication: Sarnia-Lambton A memorial was dedicated on Sunday 31 October in Sarnia’s Veteran’s Park to the
soldiers who fought in Afghanistan including those from the region who made the
ultimate sacrifice. A decommissioned LAV III (light armoured vehicle) was
recently anchored in the park. The Light Armoured Vehicle III was used
extensively in Afganistan and was instrumental in CAF assault, mobility and
protection roles. The LAV III represented leading technology for armoured
vehicles. Over 200 people attended and at the end of the ceremony were invited to pin
poppies on shrouds hanging below the three plaques on the LAV III monument
while the names of all 159 Canadian soldiers killed in the conflict were read aloud.
It is noted that 635 others were wounded in combat. Forty-thousand Canadian
Forces men and woman fought in the war that extended from 2001 to 2014. Soldier
statistics indicate that 33% were 18 to 27 years old.
Members of the 4th battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment, First Hussars,
Royal Highland Fusiliers and 31 Canadian Brigade Group HQ participated, along
with cadets, emergency responders and other organizations. Six Silver Cross
families were in attendance at the ceremony. The Silver Cross (officially known as
the Memorial Cross) is awarded to mothers and widows (next of kin) of Canadian
soldiers who died on active duty or whose death was consequently attributed to
such duty. The Memorial Cross was first instituted by Order-in-Council in 1919.
For more information, see the link below:
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/memorial-cross
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The LAV III Kodiak monument, with its cannon replaced by a fixed metal rod, is a
monument for all 40,000 men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed
in Afghanistan.
Veterans' Week 2016 This annual event beginning November 3 honours all those who have served and
those who continue to serve today to make this world a safer place. For further
information see the link below.
www.canada.ca/rememberthem
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Estimated (CF) Veteran Population- Canadian Forces *
Second World War
75,900; their average age is 91
Korean War
9,100; their average age is 83.
CF Veterans (Regular Forces and Primary Reserves)
600,300; their average age is 57.
* Data estimates are as of March 2014;
estimates of the CF Veteran population are
derived from information in the 1971 Census, a 1988 Statistics Canada Labour
Force Survey, and Statistics Canada life tables.
See additional General Statistics at:
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/news/general-statistics
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Rank Appointment Insignia- Canadian Armed Forces
The formal ranks structure within the Canadian Armed Forces signifies a person’s
position within its hierarchical structure. On pages 12 and 13 are the up-to-date
rank appointment insignia for Flag Officers and General Officers. The complete
rank appointment insignia for each service may be viewed from the links on
page 13. The changes to the ranks structure returned certain Canadian ranks and
titles to their traditional equivalents. Both the navy and air force received the title
"Royal" in their name and the army has become the "Canadian Army."
Royal Canadian Navy Canadian Army / Royal Canadian Air Force
Admiral (Adm) General (Gen)
Vice-Admiral (VAdm) Lieutenant-General (LGen)
Rear-Admiral (RAdm) Major-General (MGen)
Commodore (Cmdre)
Brigadier-General (BGen)
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Royal Canadian Navy- Flag Officers
Canadian Army- General Officers
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Royal Canadian Airforce- General Officers
To view the complete rank appointment insignia for each service, see
the links below:
Royal Canadian Navy
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/honours-history-badges-insignia/rank-navy.page
Canadian Army
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/honours-history-badges-insignia/rank-army.page
Royal Canadian Air Force
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/honours-history-badges-insignia/rank-air-force.page
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In Memorium
George Hinton passed away in his 94th year on June 8th, 2016 at Parkwood
Hospital in London Ontario. He served with the Royal Corps of Signals in East
Africa and despite the conditions of the time always had a fondness for that period
of his life. George came to Canada with a young family in 1948 and joined Bell
Canada where he spent his whole career, finally retiring in 1983. He then took up
painting and enjoyed the company of fellow artists at the Lambeth Art Association.
George was active in his church serving as Warden, member of the Restoration
Committee and the Company of Gentlemen. George was a proud member of the
Vimy Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Royal Canadian Military
Institute.
William (Bill) James Magee (1917-2016) passed away at Parkwood Veteran's
Hospital on Thursday, August 18th, 2016. Lt. Cdr. William (Bill) James Magee
voluntarily enlisted as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy on September 27th,
1940, served overseas throughout WWII and fought in the Korean War. He was a
Lifetime member of Vimy Branch 145, Royal Canadian Legion and Naval (Officers)
Association of Canada. Mr. Magee eventually retired from HMCS Prevost in
London, Ontario on April 09, 1965. Subsequently he enjoyed careers with the
London Life Insurance Company and, latterly, the London Board of Education. He
was past-President of Kings College Board of Directors, the London Optimists,
London-Middlesex Kiwanis, Administrative Management Society, Personnel
Association of Middlesex, former Chairman of the Board of Managers for Oakridge
Presbyterian Church and volunteered for countless charitable services over the years.
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Richard (Dick) Goldthorpe Moore passed away on September 16, 2016. His
leadership in the community extended from 35 years as an elementary school
principal, to his lifetime commitment to the 9 Signals Regiment/22 Service
Battalion of the Canadian Armed Forces Militia including belonging to the Royal
London Military Institute and a member of the Officer's Mess at Wolsely Barracks.
He was also proud to be a member of the London Amateur Radio Club, the Ontario
Rifle Association in which he was a lifetime member and twice a representative on
the Canadian Bisley Rifle Team. In his spare time, he was an accomplished
photographer, a member of the Masonic order (The Tuscan Lodge), a member of
the Shriners' Trumpet Band, the Vimy Branch #145 of the Royal Canadian Legion
and the Crumlin Sportsman Association as well as a recreational small craft pilot.
Vimy Ridge Commemorative Gala -1 April 2017 A reminder that the 100th Anniversary Battle of Vimy Ridge Commemorative
Gala dinner will be held on Saturday, 1 April 2017 at the London Convention
Centre ($100.00 per person). Further information from the RCL Vimy Branch #
145 website at http://vimylondon.ca It is recommended that you register as soon as
possible to ensure that seats are available.
Change of Address / E-mail/ Telephone Please advise of any change in your contact information by advising our RLMI
Secretary, Gail Sneddon at [email protected]
RLMI Membership/Guests We welcome guests to our meetings and encourage members to bring guests. For
Membership forms, please see http://rlmi.ca/RLMI_Application_Form_Fillable.pdf
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Canadian Army Flag The new Canadian Army flag was unveiled July 14, 2016, during a ceremony on
Parliament Hill in which Canadian Army members welcomed their new
Commander, Lieutenant-General Paul Wynnyk.
“The flag traces the evolution of the CA’s identity, reinforcing the link between the
brave veterans of Afghanistan and the Cold War period with the heroes of First
and Second World Wars and Korea. In doing so, the new design reflects the
Canadian Army of today while respecting tradition by combining elements from several past Canadian Army flags. “
For further information, see the link below:
http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/news-publications/national-news-details-no-
menu.page?doc=new-canadian-army-flag-unveiled/ir7jr4fh
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RLMI Executive 2016-2017
President LCol A. (Armin) Grunwald, COM,
Past President S/L E. F. (Fred) Sasse, CD [email protected]
1st Vice-President Lt G.W. (Gerry) Treble [email protected]
2nd Vice-President LCol I. C. (Ian) Haley, CD [email protected]
Secretary MWO G. L. (Gail) Sneddon, CD [email protected]
Treasurer Mrs. J. A. (Judy) Grunwald [email protected]
Director, Speakers LCol I. C. (Ian) Haley, CD [email protected]
Directors, Tours
Mrs JA (Judy) Grunwald
LCol A. (Armin) Grunwald, COM,
MSM
Director, Cadets LCol JW (Scotty) Martin, MSM, CD [email protected]
Director, Kit Shop Mrs J (Jan) Moore [email protected]
Director, Website
Editor Lt R. (Bob) McDaniel, CD [email protected]
Director, Newsletter Lt GW (Gerry) Treble [email protected]
Director, Chaplain Rev. F. R. (Frank) Mantz 519-473-3962
Directors,
Hospitality
LCol A. (Armin) Grunwald, COM,
MSM
Mrs. J. A. (Judy) Grunwald
Please send comments and suggestions for articles to: [email protected]
Previous RLMI Newsletters may be viewed at http://rlmi.ca/Events.html
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Additional photos taken at the Annual Cocktail Party…
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Additional photos below taken at the RLMI General Meeting in
October at HMCS Prevost.
Reminders: Col Don Denne MSM, CD will be our speaker at HMCS Prevost
Wednesday 16 November 2016. (Meet and Greet 7:00 PM including cash
bar; AGM and General Meeting 7:30 PM)
Our Annual RLMI Mixed Formal Dinner is at HMCS PREVOST, 19 Becher
Street, London on Tuesday 6 December 2016. Send your RSVP (invitations
are being sent out) … and payment by 22 November.
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Wardroom Associate Membership- HMCS Prevost