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Newsletter Vol 35, no. 3 - Third Quarter 2003
On-Line Newsletters
Volume 35, no. 3 - Third Quarter 2003
Contents in Brief

FMUSIC and RUSI of VI Future Status
Special General Meeting in September

By LCol (Ret) J.C. Berezowski


Lieutenant Colonel F. Douglas H. Nelson, CD

A Member’s Profile

by BGen (Ret) Lloyd Skaalen


Changes of Command at the Top


A Time for Transformation
A Report to Parliament by the Chief of Defence Staff

A Canadian Alliance Defence Vision... “The New North Strong and Free”
by LCdr (Ret) Murray Watkin

Heritage Work Point Army Barracks... Preserving the Historic Officer’s Mess
by LCol (Ret) J. Cecil Berezowski

127th Annual General Meeting of the
Royal Canadian Artillery Association

Will be held 18 - 21 September 2003
At the Naval Officers Training Centre
(Work Point Barracks) Victoria, BC


Did You Know...?
... from the Editor
General Paul D. Manson - 2003 Vimy Award Winner / Information Overload in Iraq / Canada Buys UAVs /

Mark Your Calendar

8 October Meeting
Speaker: Capt T.R.C. 'Dusty' Miller
Topic: Lessons Learned in 30 years of Guerrilla Warfare

12 November Meeting
Speaker: LCol (Ret) John Bishop, CD
Topic: 50 Years After - The Korean War


President’s Message
By MGen (Ret) Robert Stewart, CMM CD


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