HALPIN, Colleen Ann Colleen was born in Fort Nelson, BC on November 27, 1968. As a movement specialist and a veteran of the CanadianArmed Forces with 36 years of service, she commenced her career as a Traffic Technician in 1986 and subsequently undertook thirteen postings across New Brunswick (Chatham), Montreal (Quebec), and Ontario (Ottawa, Borden, Petawawa, Trenton, and North Bay). She served ten years at the highest rank of Chief Warrant Officer, culminating in her prestigious selection as the first female Vice Chief of Defence Staff Group Chief Warrant Officer (the second highest ranking position for non-commissioned members in the CAF). Overseas deployments included three tours in the Balkans (Croatia, Macedonia/Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) and shorter missions in Ethiopia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. She is a member of the Order of Military Merit and has received both the Chief of Defence Staff Commendation for her service at the Royal Military College of Canada and the RCAF Commander’s Commendation for her professionalism during Haiti earthquake relief. After commissioning to the rank of Major, Colleen served as Commandant of the RCAF Academy in Borden, Ontario, overseeing leadership development until her retirement on December 2, 2022. She is a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Angus Branch 499 and resides in Utopia, Ontario. HAMILTON, Cecil Alexander Cecil was born in North Easthope Township in Ontario, February 2, 1894. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) on September 24, 1914, for war duties with World War I in Valcartier, Quebec. He listed Jas Hamilton as his next of kin also that his trade was bank clerk. During training, he was hospitalized with bronchitis, then influenza. He arrived in England and then went to France on February 15, 1915, with the 5th Battalion (Royal Winnipeg Rifles) with the rank of Regimental Quarter Master. He was hospitalized with German Measles in 1916 and had another good recovery. On March 30, 1918, Cecil was granted a fourteen-day leave and permission to marry Mary Kerr Vallance. He returned to his unit and served throughout Continental Europe until he was discharged in Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 10, 1919, with the rank of Warrant Officer. Cecil passed away on April 12, 1994, and is buried in St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Shakespeare, Ontario. HAMILTON, Kenneth Earl Kenneth was born in Listowel, Ontario on July 15, 1948. He enlisted in the Navy in 1966 and did his basic training at HMCS Cornwallis in Halifax Nova Scotia and did medical technical training in Toronto, Ontario. He was released in 1967. Kenneth is a 51-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Wallaceburg Branch 18 and has been residing in Wallaceburg since 2001. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command 175 www.on.legion.ca
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