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Offline Dan Martel

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2RCR Freedom of the City of Soest 1970
« on: March 04, 2010, 08:08:54 PM »
From the depths of Al Ditter's photo vault.


There were two official events marking the departure of 2RCR from Fort York and the city of Soest.  A torchlight parade and tattoo was held in the Soest Stadtpark on June 12th.

The second event was the battalion's final exercise of its Freedom of the City on June 13th.  It was the final event for the battalion's Pioneer Platoon before it was disbanded.    Aldi


2RCR exercises its Freedom of the City of Soest for the last time, led by the Pioneer Platoon.

2RCR led by the CO, LCOL Jim Cowan, and the Adjutant, Captain Rick St. Germain.

C Company, led by the OC, Major Tud Kaulbach (RHC),
and the 2i/c, Captain Al Ditter (Canadian Guards).


Cheers,
Dan.
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Re: 2RCR Freedom of the City of Soest 1970
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 01:08:15 PM »
Nice pics Dan and Al, thanks for the memories..ranrad
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Re: 2RCR Freedom of the City of Soest 1970
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 01:31:21 PM »
Ranrad,

Credit where credit is due.  In a lot of cases the person responsible for these pictures is my wife, Karen.  She seemed to have a camera at the right place at the right time (still does) to capture images which would otherwise have been missed.  She's a former RCAF nurse who blended blissfully into the RCR family and has an inate ability to see and preserve events which would, in time, be made available for inclusion in the regiment's historical record.  aldi
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