Tag Archives: RCMP Veteran

Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

      The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.         Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

      The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.           Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

        The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.       Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

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New Book: Shattered Illusions: KGB Cold War Espionage In Canada

      Veteran Don Mahar has published his first non-fiction book and entitled “Shattered Illusions” KGB Cold War Espionage In Canada.         Donald G. Mahar served 41 years in the RCMP Security Service, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Communications Security Establishment both in Canada and abroad. His career was primarily spent […]

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2016 – Christmas Videos

      For the Christmas season this year, we have included some videos to put into the spirit of the season.            

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Remembrance Day Service In Hong Kong

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us the following information and photographs which he received from the Ottawa  Pipe & Drum member Charles Armstrong.           Although there is an RCMP Liaison Officer in Hong Kong I don’t believe the RCMP have officially participated in the Canadian Commemorative Ceremonies in Hong […]

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Peace River – Yukon Patrol 1910

        Veteran Windy Gale transcribed the following article which appeared in our Division’s 1946 edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine.         Before the “Reports of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police” reports  became overwhelmed with statistics they used to contain appendices of lengthy patrols undertaken by the Force. This […]

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Gravesite Inspection Update: Commissioner Herchmer

          Veteran Murray Macham sent us the following update information on our Division Gravesite inspection program.           As you walked through that training centre gate many years ago you knew that an inspection was going to be part of your life, daily, and sometimes many times a […]

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Veteran Submitted: Photographs

        Back on August 3, 2016, we posted a webpage article entitled “NWMP John Herron Helped Organize Prince Louise Dragoon Guards” – READ ARTICLE HERE.         Based on this article, Veteran Dennis Ratcliffe sent us a message outlining that he was a member of this regiment prior to joining […]

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Ric Hall’s Pictures Of Interest

  One of the things that has been a real pleasure for me since I began submitting articles and photographs to the Vancouver Division of the RCMP Veterans’ Association web site is being re-connected with names and faces from the past and people who are on the outside of the Force but have an interest […]

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