Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Warrant Officer Mike Giesbrecht 742 Signal Squadron, Edmonton, AB 00110

1. AFTER 21+ YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE WO MIKE GIESBRECHT HAS DECIDED TO END HIS JOURNEY WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES (CF) AND RETIRE.

2. MIKE JOINED THE CF IN SEPT 1987, AS A TEL TECH (MOC 223). HE SERVED IN 764 COMM SQN IN OTTAWA (FEB 89 – AUG 93), 727 COMM SQN IN ST JOHNS NL (AUG 93 – JUL 96), HE WAS PROMOTED TO MCPL AND POSTED TO CFCMU KINGSTON (JUL 96 – APR 00), ON PROMOTION TO SGT HE WAS POSTED TO 731 COMM SQN SHILO MB (APR 00 – JUL 06) AND FINALLY UPON PROMOTION TO WO HE WAS POSTED TO 742 SIGNAL SQN DET CHILLIWACK AS DET COMMANDER (JUL 06 TO RETIREMENT).

3. MIKE AND HIS WIFE KIM, DAUGHTER ASHLEY AND SON RYAN ARE STAYING IN THE CHILLIWACK AREA AFTER HIS RETIREMENT.

4. THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND ALL RANKS FROM 742 SIGNAL SQUADRON WISH MIKE AND FAMILY A FOND FAREWELL AND WILL HONOUR HIS DECISION TO RETIRE WITH A GET TOGETHER AT EARLS RESTAURANT AT 45585 LUCKAKUCK WAY, CHILLIWACK BC ON 7 JAN 09.

5. ANTECDOTES, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND OTHER STORIES MAY BE FORWARDED TO MWO D. MEACE AT MEACE.DE@FORCES.GC.CA.