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SUBJ:RETIREMENTPO2K.D.RAYMENT00168SUPTECH
1.AFTER31PLUSYEARSOFSERVICETOTHECAFANDTHEROYALCANADIANNAVY,PO2KD
RAYMENTWILLLOCKTHEDOORSANDRETURNHISKEYSTOTHESTOREROOMON10JAN17
PRIORTOCOMMENCINGRETIREMENTLEAVE
2.KARLJOINEDTHENAVYINSAINTJOHN,NBASAMUSICIANON9APR1985ANDWAS
IMMEDIATELYSENTOFFTOTHEBUSTLINGMETROPOLISOFANNAPOLIS,NOVASCOTIATO
ATTENDBASICTRAININGATCFBCORNWALLIS.AFTERAYEARATTHESCHOOLOFMUSICINCFB
BORDENPLAYINGTUBA,KARLDECIDEDTHEGLORYOFTHESTAGEWASNOTFORHIMAND
MOVEDASFARBEHINDTHESCENESASHECOULDBECOMINGASUPPLYTECHNICIANIN
JANUARYOF1986.AFTERALONGANDVARIEDCAREERTHATINCLUDEDSAILINGONHMCSHIP
SASKATCHEWAN,PROTECTEUR,OTTAWAANDVANCOUVERPOSTINGSTOCFBESQUIMALTAND
OTTAWAANDDEPLOYMENTSTOBADEN,BOSNIAANDTWICETOAFGHANISTAN,KARLSCAREER
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A.SPENDINGTHESUMMEROF2000WITHTHENAVALGUNRUNTEAMVISITINGALLOF
CANADAANDPERFORMINGATTHEU.S.MARINETATTOOINROCHESTERNY
B.VISITINGCORREGIDORISLANDANDSEEINGWHEREGEN.MACARTHURLIVEDPRIORTOTHE
JAPANESEOCCUPATIONINAPR1942
C.PLAYINGHOCKEYFORHMCSOTTAWAINSEOUL,DUBAI,MUSCATANDMANILLA
D.ACCIDENTLYCHEERINGFORTHEVISITINGTEAMSGOALWHILEATTENDINGASOCCERGAME
INGUAYAQUILECUADOR,THINKINGITWASTHEHOMETEAMAND,
E.SAILINGBETWEENJAPANESEPORTSONBOARDHMCSPROTECTEURWHILEHOSTING
VETERANJAPANESESAILORSTHATHADBEENINVOLVEDINTHEPEARLHARBOURATTACK
3.KARLANDHISWIFE,DIANNEINTENDTOREMAININTHEVICTORIAAREAWHILEKARL
STUDIESFORHISCLASS1DRIVERSLICENSEBEFOREFINDINGEMPLOYMENTINTHATFIELD
4.ACELEBRATIONWILLBEHELDCOMMENCINGAT1130HRSON18NOVATTHESIXMILEPUB
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PAYMENTWOULDBEAPPRECIATEDBUTNOTREQUIREDFORTHOSEOUTSIDEGREATER
VICTORIARSVPNLT4NOV16TOROBERT.BATESATFORCES.GC.CATOCONFIRMATTENDANCE
ANDENSUREENOUGHFOODISAVAILABLEFORTHEEVENT
5.SALTYDIPS,WARSTORIESANDOUTRIGHTLIESABOUTKARLMAYBEFORWARDEDTOCPO2
R.C.BATESATROBERT.BATES@FORCES.GC.CAFORINCLUSIONINTHEEVIDENCEAGAINSTTHE
ACCUSED
RETRAITEM2K.D.RAYMENT00168TECHAPPRO
1.APRESPLUSDE31ANSDEBONSETLOYAUXSERVICESDANSLESFACETLAMARINEROYALE
CANADIENNE,LEM2KDRAYMENTVERROUILLERALAPORTEETREMETTRASESCLESAU
MAGASINLE10JAN17AVANTDECOMMENCERSONCONGEDEFINDESERVICE
2.KARLSESTENROLEDANSLAMARINEASAINTJOHN,AUN.-B.COMMEMUSICIEN,LE9AVR
1985ETILAIMMEDIATEMENTETEENVOYEDANSLABOURDONNANTEMETROPOLED
ANNAPOLIS,ENNOUVELLE-ECOSSE,POUREFFECTUERSONINSTRUCTIONELEMENTAIREALA
BFCCORNWALLIS.APRESUNANPASSEAJOUERDUTUBAALECOLEDEMUSIQUEDELABFC
BORDEN,KARLADECIDEQUELESFEUXDELARAMPENELINTERESSAIENTPASETILSEST
REFUGIEAUSSILOINENCOULISSESQUILLEPOUVAIT,DEVENANTTECHNICIEND
APPROVISIONNEMENTENJANVIER1986.APRESUNELONGUEETDIVERSECARRIEREQUIA
INCLUSLESNSCMSASKATCHEWAN,PROTECTEUR,OTTAWAETVANCOUVER,AINSIQUEDES
AFFECTATIONSALABFCESQUIMALTETAOTTAWA,DEMEMEQUEDESMISSIONABADEN,EN
BOSNIEETDEUXFOISENAFGHANISTAN,LESFAITSSAILLANTSDELACARRIEREDEKARLSE
DEFINISSENTCOMMESUIT:
A.PASSERLETE2000ENCOMPAGNIEDELEQUIPEDECOURSEAUCANONAVISITERLE
CANADAETPARTICIPERAUTATTOODUCORPSDEMARINESDESETATS-UNISAROCHESTER,
DANSLETATDENEWYORK
B.VISITERLILECORREGIDORETVOIROULEGENMACARTHURHABITAITAVANTLOCCUPATION
JAPONAISEENAVR1942
C.JOUERAUHOCKEYETREPRESENTERLENCSMOTTAWADANSDESPARTIESDEHOCKEYA
SEOUL,DUBAI,MUSCATETMANILLE
D.ACCLAMERPARERREURLEBUTDELEQUIPEADVERSE(VISITEURS)LORSDUNEPARTIEDE
SOCCERAGUAYAQUILENEQUATEUR
E.FAIRELETRAJETENTREDESPORTSJAPONAISABORDDUNCSMPROTECTEUREN
ACCUEILLANTLESVETERANSDELAMARINEJAPONAISEAYANTPARTICIPEALATTAQUEDE
PEARLHARBOUR
3.KARLETSONEPOUSE,DIANNE,ONTLINTENTIONDERESTERDANSLAREGIONDEVICTORIA
PENDANTQUEKARLETUDIEPOUROBTENIRSONPERMISDECONDUIREDECLASSE1AFINDE
TROUVERUNTRAVAILDANSCEDOMAINE
4.UNERECEPTIONAURALIEUA1130LE18NOVAUPUBSIXMILEACOLWOOD.UNBUFFETDU
MIDISERAOFFERTPOUR15DOLLARSPARPERSONNE.UNPAIEMENTALAVANCEESTAPPRECIE
SANSTOUTEFOISETREOBLIGATOIREPOURLESPERSONNESALEXTERIEURDELAGRANDE
REGIONDEVICTORIA.VEUILLEZCONFIRMERVOTREPRESENCEAPTL4NOV16AROBERT.BATES
(ACOMMERCIAL)FORCES.GC.CA,AFINDEFAIREENSORTEQUILYAITSUFFISAMMENTDE
NOURRITUREALARECEPTION
5.LESHISTOIRESDEMARINS,LESRECITSDEGUERREETLESPURSMENSONGESAUSUJETDE
KARLQUELONSOUHAITEIMPOSERACEDERNIERLORSDELACEREMONIEPEUVENTETRE
ACHEMINESAUPM2R.C.BATESPARCOURRIEL,[email protected].