177 The Royal Canadian Legion MANITOBA & NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COMMAND www.mbnwo.ca LEWIS, Charles PEACETIME Charles was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1944 and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1962 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He took his basic training at St. Jean, Quebec and trained as a firefighter on the runway. He was posted to Moose Jaw in 1963, which was a flying base and he was on runway duty there as well until he was discharged in the fall of 1965. After leaving the military, Charles worked on the Saskatchewan River Dam Project and moved to Winnipeg in 1966 where he worked at a few different places including The Winnipeg Floodway, Texaco Oil and CN Railway. Charles married Alice Tourin and they have two boys. He is retired in Winnipeg. LINDGREN, Brian Earl PEACETIME Brian was born on February 24, 1980 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He went to school at Kildonan East Collegiate. In 2001, Brian joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles a famous Reserve Infantry Regiment stationed at Minto Armoury. He completed basic training at Minto Armoury and then completed advanced infantry training at an Infantry Battle School conducted by 2 PPCLI at Kapyong Barracks and CFB Shilo. In 2002, Brian was attached to 1 PPCLI and completed a six month tour in BosniaHerzegovina as part of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR). In 2006, Brian joined the RCAF as a Met Tech (Meteorology Technician) completing his trade training at the CF School of Meteorology at RCAF 17 Wing in Winnipeg. In 2008, he completed his first seven-month tour in Afghanistan attached to the B Battery, 1 RCHA. Brian completed a second eight-month tour in Afghanistan attached to D Battery, 2 RCHA as the Meteorology Detachment Commander in 2010. Brian was honourably discharged in 2014. He has been a member of the Henderson Highway Legion Branch 215 for three years. MARCOTTE, Donald SPECIAL DUTY AREA Donald was born in Winnipeg in 1947 and he signed up for the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1965. Donald took basic training in St. Jean, Quebec as a flight simulator Technician. He was moved to Clinton, Ontario where he took an eight-month course in basic electronics. The top quartile of that class went to Camp Borden where they worked with the flight simulators and worked closely with the pilots. He spent another eight months in Comox, BC and was discharged in 1969. After leaving the Air Force, Donald worked on office machines as a technician and because computers were coming of age and he was more of a mechanical person he specialized on cash registers and worked with office supplies until his retirement. Donald married Anita Giles and together they had three girls and two boys. He currently resides in Winnipeg.
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