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Official voice of the Veterans who served in the Canadian Airborne Regiment, 1968-1995.
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| November 2008
Maroon Beret Magazine - Summer 2008
has arrived. It has been prepared and is ready to be mailed to ARAC and
CAFA members and will be mailed on the 12th of November 2008.
Memoriam: Another
jumper has passed away.
CWO (Rt’d)
BC ( Robbie) Robinson MMM, CD, on
the 6 Nov 08. He was a great friend and one of the finest
soldier’s we have ever known. His service to his country was second to none.
He proudly served most of his
career as an Airborne paratrooper with 1 Can Para which he jumped on D-Day and
on the Rhine in WW 11, Jump Companies and with 2 CDO as RSM, AB Regt in
Edmonton.
He will be sadly
missed by all who have known him. Condolences may be sent to his wife
Marjorie at: margrc266@rogers.com
or leave a message on line at
www.longworthfuneralhome.com . There will be no funeral service as
requested by BC.
Left: the artist Roger Chabot
presenting signed print of Operation Varsity to BC Robinson who had won it
at the 39th Birthday Celebration of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, 24 March
2007.
Memoriam: It
is with great sadness that the Airborne Regiment Association of Canada
(ARAC) learned of the passing of (ex CWO)
Capt
Langis Hudon
after a lengthy battle with cancer. He
served as a Trucker with AB Svc Coy in 76 – 78. He proudly served with the AB
Regt in Edmonton and moved with Regt in Petawawa.
See entry on
Manifest for update information on
funeral service. |
| October 2008
New England, Chapter IX,
173 Airborne Brigade......has put our site as a link on their website
and has also included a link to our site in their newsletter...to view and enjoy
their latest newsletter and all previous newsletters go to this link
[
newsletter
]
Memoriam: Another
jumper has passed away. Please see the
Manifest for information regarding
John Northwood of Edmonton, Alberta.
Both John and Pat were original members of CAR. Lest we forget!
Memoriam: It
is with regret that we inform the airborne community that
Pat Eagar residing in Petawawa, Ontario has
passed away. See more information on the
Manifest.
New Link from our American
Friends.....New
England, Chapter IX, 173rd Airborne Brigade. |
| September 2008
Annual
General Meeting and Christmas Dinner,
Rideau Canal WO's and Sgt's Mess, Ottawa, Ontario. Saturday the 24th
of November.
.....click
[ here
] for more information. Call Marlene at 819-568-6669 for Dinner
Reservations.
All airborne members, family and friends are encouraged to
attend. |
| August 2008
Warrior's Day Parade in
Toronto, August 16th ........for more information [
click here ]. The
parade route and other activities are identified on the home page for the
event. Jan DeVries of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion is helping
to coordination all paras to march together in the parade. E-mails can
go to him at jjdevries@sympatico.ca
Retirement luncheon
for Phil Sipley, AB HQ&Sigs and CABC, Canadian Airborne Regiment, Cyprus
1974 and curator of RCOC Museum in Montreal.....See
manifest for more information.
After 40 years he has decided to retire. |
| July 2008
2008 - CAFA/ARAC Bursary
Programme..... The $1,000 dollar 1st
award goes to Zachary Townend, son
of Lt Col Guy (Pudge) Townend "Signals", ex Canadian Airborne Regiment.
Zachary will be attending McGill University this fall, entering a program of
studies in International Business. $500 dollar 2nd award.
Through the generous donations of Airborne Brothers: Angus Read, former CO
28 COD; Wm "Sam" Magee, FSSF; Peter "Scotty" Hunter, Parachute Regiment;
Mike St George, 82nd Abn Div; and Art McRae, 82nd Abn Div; an additional sum
of $500 dollars was awarded. The $500 dollar award goes to
Miss Tara Jones, granddaughter of Mervin F
Jones, 1 Can Para Bn. Miss Jones will be commencing second year studies in
Veterinary Medicine, University of Guelph. Airborne.
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| February 2008
2008 - CAFA/ARAC Bursary
Programme....$1000.00 scholarship to be awarded to deserving
student.....[ click here ] for more
information. Time is limited. Due date for applications is 30
June 2008.
New Mailing Address:
Effective 15 February 2008 the Airborne Regiment
Association of Canada will be moving [
click here ]
NEW....
French SAS Paratrooper Prayer.....[
click here ]
Petition.....to
the Province of Ontario to permit Veteran's license plates for
motorcycles.....[ click here ]...manifest
item #056
New Link ......Royal
Canadian Military Academy See also note from the CO on
the manifest page....[ click here
]...manifest item #055
New Link ......Photo-blog
(CFB Griesbach) See also note from Ray Giroux on
the manifest page....[ click here
]...manifest item #054
NEW...... Links
Page re-design.....[ click here ] |
| January 2008

"JUMPERS GET READY"
Come and celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the
Canadian Airborne Regiment hosted by the Airborne Regiment Association of
Canada (ARAC). 12 April 2008.
Click [ here
] for more information.
The email list the association has is by no means all inclusive
therefore, on behalf of ARAC we would ask that you "pass the word" so we can
get as many past members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, supporters of
the regiment and jumpers of all "strips" out who wish to celebrate this
important milestone.
Look forward to seeing you and until then "Fair winds and Soft landings".
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| December 2007
Come
and celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Canadian Airborne Regiment hosted
by the Airborne Social Club, Edmonton, Alberta. 19-21 June 2008.
Click [
here ] for more
information.
Annual
General Meeting and Annual Airborne Memorial Weekend hosted by the Canadian
Airborne Forces Association of Canada (CAFA). 23-25 May 2008.
Click [
here ] for more
information |
| November 2007
New
Book.......The Bulletproof Flag, written by BGen Clay Beattie and
Mike Baxendale. Click [
here ] for more information.
Here at last is the extraordinary account of the 1974 Turkish invasion if
Cyprus
and the war that followed. It details the behind the scenes political
intrigue, the multi-national UNFICYP peacekeeping contingents, and the
actions of the remarkable men of the Canadian Airborne Regiment. It is told,
as only he could tell it, by the man that was on the ground as both UN Chief
of Staff and Commander of the Canadian Contingent. Much of what you will
read in this book has never before been told and certainly not with the
bullet-by-bullet impact of Clay Beattie’s The
Bulletproof Flag.
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| October 2007

Published in the Ottawa Citizen, Tuesday, 16 October, 2007
Col Pat Stogran is a former member of the Canadian Airborne Regiment and
currently the Vice President of our Association.
Congratulations on your appointment!
New Photos.....Tommy
Prince......Click [ here ]
to see the photos.
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| September 2007
Annual
General Meeting and Christmas Dinner,
Rideau Canal WO's and Sgt's Mess, Ottawa, Ontario. Saturday the 24th
of November. Guest speaker is Gen (ret'd) Maurice Baril.
.....click
[ here
] for more information. Call Marlene at 819-568-6669 for Dinner
Reservations.
All airborne members, family and friends are encouraged to
attend. |
May 2007
◄New
left menu link......KIT SHOP
PROMOTIONS.......Magazines, Newspaper articles, Poster,
40th Anniversary Knife and 40th Anniversary Coin
New Photos.....Regimental
Colours......Click [ here ] to
see the photos.
New Photos.....39th
Annual Birthday Dinner
and celebration of OP Varsity 24 March 1945......Click
[
here ] to see the photos.
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April 2007

1st
Annual Airborne Memorial Parade and Dinner,
Dinner
at the Reichwald WOs' & Sgts' Mess, CFB
Petawawa, ON.
Memorial Parade
at the Wall of Wings, Canadian Airborne
Forces
Museum,
Saturday the
2nd –
Sunday the 3rd June 2007.
On the
occasion of the 1st Annual Airborne Memorial Parade and Dinner, all former and
current paratroopers are invited to pay their respects and give tribute to all
paras (from 1 Can Para Bn, FSSF and to the present time) so that we never forget
those who have died while serving as Canadian paratroopers. All airborne
members, family and friends are encouraged to attend this special event......click
[ here
] for more information. Call Marlene at 819-568-6669 for Dinner
Reservations.
New Photos.....Cyprus
1974, photos of Claude Gratton
Click on the maroon title.
New......Our
Troops, by Chuck Colpitts, click on red
title.
New.....New
Poppy Fields, by T.F. Lazaroff, click on
red title.
Reunion of Ex-Paras, Cyprus 1974, 26 May 2007.....click
[ here
] for more information.
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March 2007
New.......Why
I wear red on Friday, by Earl McRae. Reprinted with
permission, click on red title.
New.........Branch
5, Petawawa, Ontario of the Airborne Regiment Association of Canada
has a new website......view it [
here
].
New .........List
of Senior Regimental Appointments, Canadian Airborne Regiment
Appointment to the Order of Canada as Member, Mr. Jan De Vries, 1 Can Para Bn
On February 20, 2007, Her Excellency the Right
Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced 89 new
appointments to the Order of Canada. It is with great pleasure that we learned
that Mr Jan de Vries, President from 1 Can Para will be awarded at later date
the Order of Canada as Member. On behalf of the ARAC and the
Airborne Brotherhood, we would like to extend our congratulations for a well
deserved and prestigious award.
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February
2007
39th
Annual Birthday Dinner
and celebration of OP Varsity
24 March 1945.
Rideau Canal WO’s and SGT’s
Mess, 4 Queen Elizabeth Drive on the 24th of March 2007. Call Marlene at
819-568-6669 for Reservations.....click [
here
] for more information.
RCMI Airborne Luncheon,
Royal Canadian Military Institute, Toronto
40th Anniversary Canadian Airborne Regiment Commemorative
Jump Knife The Airborne Regiment
Association of Canada is pleased to offer you a special commemorative jump knife
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Canadian Airborne
Regiment on the 8th of April 1968. |
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