75 www.on.legion.ca BRUCE, Eobhann John WO Bruce, born in East York, Ontario, joined The Royal Regiment of Canada as an infantryman in 1980. After time with the Royals, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and as a Recce Crewman with The Governor General’s Horse Guards, WO Bruce transferred to the Regular Forces in 1983. His first posting was to C Squadron, The Royal Canadian Dragoons at CFBGagetown New Brunswick. Here he learned and perfected the driver and gunner skills required of a Leopard C1 Crewman. C Squadron was tasked to augment 4 Canadian Mechanize Brigade Group in West Germany, and Trooper Bruce completed 2 ‘Fly Overs’as part of REFORGER Exercises. In 1986, he was posted to The RCD in Lahr where he spent 6 years as a Driver, Gunner, Loader/Operator and Commander on Leopard tanks, and second in command of QM and Transport sections. On return to Canada in 1992, MCpl Bruce returned to the GGHG as Regular Support Staff. He filled many roles including Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant, Transport WO, Squadron Ops Sergeant, and Regimental Operations NCO. 1996 saw MCpl Bruce return to the RCD at CFB Petawawa employed in Cougar, Leopard tank and Coyote Reconnaissance Squadrons. Deployments included OP ASSISTANCE (Winnipeg floods) in 1997, OP PALLADIUM (BosniaHerzegovina) in 1998 and 2001 and OP ESSENTIAL HARVEST (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in September 2001. In 2002, Sgt Bruce was posted to the newly formed Canadian Forces Joint Nuclear Biological Chemical Defense Company in CFB Trenton, followed by a posting to the CF NBCD School in 2004. He completed many courses including Exercise Planning at the NATO School in Oberammergau Germany and Radiation Safety at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. In 2007, he returned to his Regiment in CFB Petawawa as a Recce Troop WO. In 2008, WO Bruce was posted to the Training Centre at Meaford, Ontario employed as a Course WO and Course Officer, and as the Training Centre Operations WO. In 2009, WO Bruce Component Transferred back into the Reserve Force and took a position at CFSEME as the PAT Pl Sergeant Major. In 2013, he moved back into the NBC (now CBRN) world as an Instructor and Standards NCO at the Canadian Forces Fire and CBRNAcademy. After transferring to the RCAF in 2014, WO Bruce was employed at the RCAF Academy as a Flight WO, Course Director and Standards WO. Early in April 2016, WO Bruce moved to the Canadian Forces Chaplain School and Centre as the School Sgt Maj and Trg WO. In 2011, he was recognized as the Canadian Army Official of theYear. BRUCE, Susan Heather Susan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 30, 1960. She was a member of 25 Svc Bn from June 1977 to March 1984. Susan enjoyed accompanying her husband WO (Retired) Eobhann Bruce on several postings. She is currently a member of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 281 Beaver Valley in Clarksburg, Ontario. We Will Remember Them Ontario Command
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