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April 15th Flag raising ceremony to culminate long military career
Chapleau native Master Warrant Officer Frank Bernier
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fter 40 years of loyal and distinguished career with the Canadian Forces, Chapleau born, Francis “Frank” Bernier will retire on June 1, 2009. The Canadian Forces have a retirement program
referred to as “Depart with Dignity". Part of this program is to present the retiring member with a Canadian Flag. Up until September of 2008, the Forces would request a flag that was flown at the Parliament buildings
but now that is no longer the case. Normally, the Flag that is being presented to the retiring member would fly at his or her last base or another location requested by the member. Master Warrant Officer Bernier has requested that his Canadian Flag be raised and flown in Chapleau at the Civic Centre. On April 15th 2009 the flag will be brought to Chapleau along with a flag party of 3 soldiers in dress uniform to raise the flag at nine o'clock in the morning and lower it at four o'clock in the afternoon. Once the flag is returned to 700 Communication Squadron it will then be framed and a plaque will be placed on it with the date and location. Frank was born in Chapleau on April 3, 1951, third son to Grace and Gene Bernier. He did his schooling in Chapleau prior to joining the Military on the 14th of February, 1969. After completion of his basic training on the east coast at CFB Cornwallis Nova Scotia, he was posted
to the Canadian Fo rces School of Communications and Land Ordnance Engineering (CFSCLOE) at Vimy Barracks in Kingston Ontario. He completed his training as a Basic Radio Operator in Kingston and moved from the School to the 1st Canadian Signal Regiment in Kingston where he served until summer 1977. Both daughters, Grace and Lori were born in Kingston during this time. While serving in the Regiment he completed his first tour of duty in Cyprus in 1972-73 and a tour in Cairo Egypt 197374. Upon his return from Egypt, he was then posted to the west coast in Equimalt on Vancouver Island to 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. In 1974-75 he returned to Cyprus with the Battalion for his second tour. Having been coast to coast in Canada, he was posted to the 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron in Germany in 1977 where he served for 4 years. In 1981 he
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packed his bags and was posted back to Canada, specifically, London, Ontario and served with the First Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment . He returned to the Signal Regiment in 1985 where he was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in 1988. (In fact, Frank was fishing on Winnebagon Lake when recalled to Kingston for that deployment) In 1990 he then was posted across the road to the School of Signals where he served until 1994 when he joined 79 Communications Regiment, but still in Kingston. In 1996, he was then posted to 724 Communication Squadron in Gagetown New Brunswick where he retired from the Regular Force in 1997. He sold his house in Kingston and moved to New Lowell in Dec of 1997. He then was recruited into 700 (Borden) Communications Squadron where he will end his Military service on June 2, 2009. He is married to Dee (Nee) Coleman of Stittsville and they have 6 grand children.
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