Branch Retirement Messages

RETIREMENT - Sergeant Monroe Young 764 Comm Sqn 00329

1. THE COMMANDING OFFICER AND ALL RANKS OF 764 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON OTTAWA WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF SGT MONROE YOUNG, WHO WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES ON THE 23 NOV 2009 AFTER 20 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN FORCES, THE C AND E BRANCH AND MOST NOTABLY THE SIG OP TRADE.

2. SGT YOUNG ENROLLED IN THE CF ON 24 NOV 1989 AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND UPON COMPLETION OF HIS QL3, WAS POSTED TO 2 CMBG HQ & SIGS SQN PETAWAWA . MONROE DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA IN 1996 WITH THE BDE FROM PETAWAWA. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MONROE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE EMPLOYED IN A MYRIAD OF POSITIONS INCLUDING POSTINGS TO 76 COMMGP OTTAWA 1997 - 2006, CFJSR KINGSTON 2006 – 2007, AND FINALLY TO 764 COMMSQN OTTAWA IN 2007. MONROE WILL COMPLETE HIS TIME AT 764 WORKING IN THE COMMCEN/CSP ENVIRONMENT AND THEN TAKE TIME TO ENJOY LIFE IN HIS NEW RESIDENCE IN ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND.

3. TO BID FAREWELL TO MONROE, AN INFORMAL ALL RANKS FUNCTION WILL BE HELD AT THE EARL OF SUSSEX PUB, 431 SUSSEX DRIVE, OTTAWA ON 27 NOV 2009 AT 1130HRS. A DONATION OF 10 DOLLARS PER PERSON IS REQUESTED TO OFFSET THE COST OF GIFTS.

4. CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE AT THE LUNCHEON, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, WELL WISHES AND GREAT STORIES OR PICTURES ARE MOST WELCOME AND SHOULD BE SENT TO THE EVENT OPI, SGT K.M. WADGE AT 613-945-1315, OR KATHERINE.WADGE AT FORCES.GC.CA.

5. VELOX VERSUTUS VIGILANS