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Lieutenant Colonel Mike
Vernon ended his tour of command on 6 November 2010; his successor,
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Owens, took over at a traditional Change of
Command Parade at Mewata Armouries. |
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| Officers wait to fall in. |
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| Captain ter Kuile and Regimental
Quartermaster Sergeant Arnott share a moment of humour before the parade. |
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| Lieutenant Colonel Vernon at the head of
the Regiment for the final time. |
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Lieutenant Colonel Owens
takes the visiting dignitaries on an inspection tour, including Irene
Bakker the Dutch Honorary Consul and the Commander of 41 Canadian Brigade
Group, Colonel Paul J. Bury, CD. |
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Representatives from many
local reserve units and commands were in attendance. |
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Cadets from affiliate
Calgary Highlanders corps were on parade with the Regiment. |
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The parade was one of the
last for Pipe Major Michael Giles; a unit tradition is for the Pipe Major
to wear the personal pipe banner of the Commanding Officer, and to
transfer the banner on the change of command parade. |
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Several members of the
regiment were also recognized or decorated on the parade. Corporal
MacDougall received the General Campaign Star for service in Afghanistan
as part of Task Force 3-09.
Receiving the Canadian Forces Decoration for long service and good conduct
were Major Simon Cox, Captain Dan Davidson, Warrant Officer Sean Fletcher,
Sergeant William Klein, Master Corporal Jamie Moreau, Master Corporal
Jason Peters and Corporal Matt Bird. |
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