Cmre Wayne Doucette and five other commissionaires meet Her ...
Cmre Wayne Doucette and five other commissionaires meet Her ...
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NewsSix <strong>commissionaires</strong> <strong>meet</strong> <strong>Her</strong> Majesty, The Queenat UK Corps 150 th AnniversaryIn June 2009, six Canadian <strong>commissionaires</strong> from acrossthe country met <strong>Her</strong> Majesty, The Queen <strong>and</strong> His RoyalHighness The Duke of Edinburgh as part of celebrating the150 th anniversary of the creation of the Corps ofCommissionaires in Engl<strong>and</strong> in 1859. The Canadi<strong>and</strong>elegation joined <strong>other</strong> Commissionaires’ organizations fromas far away as Papua New Guinea <strong>and</strong> Australia. <strong>Her</strong>Majesty, The Queen <strong>and</strong> HRH The Duke of Edinburghinspected a specially selected group of <strong>commissionaires</strong> whoformed a 48 strong Guard of Honour at the event, then theymoved on to greet guests <strong>and</strong> staff in attendance.All six of the Canadian <strong>commissionaires</strong> presented to <strong>Her</strong>Majesty are decorated veterans of the Canadian Forces withexemplary service records. They are: John Lorne McIntoshof Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Raymond Bernier of Montréal,Québec; <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong> of Ottawa, Ontario; Scott Harrisof Toronto, Ontario; Wesley Kopp of Regina, Saskatchewan;<strong>and</strong>, George Vondrasek of Victoria, British Columbia.<strong>Her</strong> Majesty is the Chief Life Governor of The Corps ofCommissionaires continuing a tradition dating back to 1901<strong>and</strong> the reign of King Edward VII.Profile of <strong>Cmre</strong> <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong>, Commissionaires Ottawa<strong>Cmre</strong> <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong> served 24 years in the CanadianForces <strong>and</strong> four years in the Reserves. During his militarycareer, he was deployed as a radio operator on multiple tours– to Germany (NATO, 1 tour), Egypt (Canadian ContingentUnited Nations Middle East, 1 tour), Lebanon (UnitedNations Interim Force in Lebanon, 1 tour), Golan Heights inIsrael <strong>and</strong> Syria (United Nations Disengagement ObserverForce, 3 tours) <strong>and</strong> Cyprus (United Nations Force in Cyprus,4 tours). He has also received the Canadian ForcesDecoration with the clasp, the Special Service Medal <strong>and</strong> theCanadian Peacekeeping Service Medal.<strong>Cmre</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong> was inspired by his stepfather, a WWIIveteran <strong>and</strong> former commissionaire of more than 20 years,to launch a second career as a private security professionalat Commissionaires Ottawa. Over the years, he has beenposted at the RCMP (6 years), Revenue Canada Agency (6years) <strong>and</strong> Emergency Measures Organization (2 years).Since 2004, he has been providing access control at IndustryCanada. He is also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion(19 years), the Canadian Association of Veterans in UnitedNations Peacekeeping, Ottawa Chapter (16 years) <strong>and</strong> a lifemember of the Signallers Club of Canada (since 1990).This will be the second time that <strong>Cmre</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong> has hadthe honour of being in <strong>Her</strong> Majesty’s presence. Back whenhe was a 15-year-old Boy Scout, he served as a Guard ofHonour at the front gate of the Lieutenant Governor of PrinceEdward Isl<strong>and</strong>’s mansion during a Royal Visit.<strong>Cmre</strong> <strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong> said, “I was deeply honoured tohave been selected to make this wonderful journey to Londonto <strong>meet</strong> <strong>Her</strong> Majesty, The Queen. It just makes me so proudto be part of an organization like Commissionaires that hasdone so much for so many veterans in Canada over such along period of time.”The six <strong>commissionaires</strong> who met <strong>Her</strong> Majesty, the Queen are: Wesley Kopp, John Lorne McIntosh,<strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong>, Scott Harris, Raymond Bernier, <strong>and</strong> George Vondrasek.Les six commissionnaires qui ont rencontré Sa Majesté la reine sont : Wesley Kopp, John Lorne McIntosh,<strong>Wayne</strong> <strong>Doucette</strong>, Scott Harris, Raymond Bernier, et George Vondrasek.4
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