Regimental Society Newsletter - Lord Strathcona's Horse

Continued from Page 2Regimental Sergeant-Majorall. Unfortunately as you all knowI will not be here to greet you uponyour return. You are in good handswith Major Chris Adams andMWO Tony Batty.C Sqn continues to perform intheatre and is looking forward nowto the end of their tour and returnto Canada for some much deservedleave. Major Trevor Gosselin andMWO Geoff Bamford have donea tremendous job as has the wholeteam. Unfortunately they will nothave too much ofa break as we willbegin to reconstitutethe Sqn for TF 1-09.This process willbegin in the April-May time frame.The New OfficerCommanding willbe Major JohnCochrane andthe SSM will beWO Rick Stacey. He is due to bepromoted in the coming months.E Coy is continuing to keep theLAV TUA alive and well. As theCO mentioned, a number of theirpersonnel have been tasked out toseveral units and organizations tofill short falls but more importantlyto give them the opportunity to servein theatre along side their comrades.The Coy has been outstanding inall their effortsgiven the numberof people that haveleft and very fewreplacements. Welldone to Capt JimCaruana, OfficerCommanding, andthe CSM, MWOTim Turner.HQ Sqn- What can be said about HQSqn? Not enough! They are unsungmembers of the Regiment. So muchof what they do sometimes goesunnoticed; they work efficiently andquietly behind the scenes. They havein my opinion, the hardest job in theunit. We ask them to do miracleswith sometimes very little noticeand a shortage of resources bothequipment and people; however,they always manage to come throughwith flying colors. I am alwaysastonished by their can-do attitudeand the professionalism they show.Every member of HQ Sqn shouldbe very proudof what they do,for without theirefforts the restof the Regimentwould not beable to do theirjobs. Well doneCapt Eric Angell re-unites with family atthe LTF upon re-deployment from TF 1-07OC and SSM C SquadronMaj Trevor Gosselin andSSM Geoff Bamfordto all and to theteam of MajorEarl Jared andMWO KevinMuhern. You all have a busyyear ahead in 2008 but I have noreservations about the quality ofsupport that you will continue togive the sabre squadrons and theRegt.As we move ahead in 2008 and allthe challenges that will come with it,the hallways of RHQ will continueto be a bustle with folks like theoperations staff sorting out plansand taskings, theRegt 2IC keepingthe Society onthe straight andnarrow, the Adjtdealing with allthe Administrationand keepingthe CO busy,Kathy puttingthis newsletterA Sqn, FT 1-07Welcome Home and Medals Parade14 Sept 2007together and getting ready for March.We will all be working together inthe same direction to achieve thesame goal.Happy New Year to all Members ofthe Strathcona Family.Perseverance.RSMRegimental AssociationAlberta BranchBob LettGreetings from Calgary. I trusteveryone had a great holidayseason.Please allow me to introduce myself.My name is Bob Lett, I served withthe regiment in the 60s and 70s.I’ve been around the Association formany years, holding all the differentpositions on the Exec. Committeeincluding as the President for 3 yearsjust prior to Don Crossman comingin. I have also been heavily involvedwith a few of the last reunions.When I say it’s great to be back,it is truly heart felt. We all have avested interest in our Association.The Alberta branch is runningrelatively smoothly but like allnew management teams, there willbe some changes coming. I have avery enthusiastic Exec CommitteeContinued On Page 13Strathconas NewsletterPage 5www.strathconas.ca