R 140902Z MAY 09
FM COMMDET SELFKANT
TO AIG 1704
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UNCLAS 002

SUBJ: RETIREMNT T17 707 906 LCOL GARRY WALKER CD

1.  LCOL GARRY WALKER CURRENTLY THE ASSISTANT AIR FORCE ADVISER AT
CLDS LONDON WILL BE RETIRING THIS SUMMER AFTER MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF
DEDICATED AND LOYAL SRVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE AIR
FORCE.  GARRY WILL BE JOINING JAN BACK IN OTTAWA WHERE HE WILL WORK
FOR A FEW MORE YEARS WHILE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EVENTUAL MOVE TO
COMOX AND SOME FINE WEST-COAST LIVING.

2.  GARRY HAS SERVED THE CANADIAN FORCES AND THE AIR FORCE IN MANY
CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, APPLYING HIS KNOWLEDGE,
PRFESSIONALISM AND TREMENDOUS GOOD NATURE TO THE TRANSPORT, FIGHTER
AND SAR COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS IN THE PERS WORLD AS AERE CAREER
MANAGER.  GARRY WILL HAVE INFLUENCED MANY WITHIN THE AERE COMMUNITY
AND ACROSS THE AIR FORCE OVER THE YEARS AND HE MOST CERTAINLY
DESERVES HIS FINE REPUTATION AS A FIRST RATE AEROSPACE ENGINEER,
OFFICER AND GENTLEMAN.

3.  A RETIREMENT DINNER FOR GARRY AND JAN WILL BE HELD IN LONDON, UK
AT CANADA HOUSE, TRAFALGAR SQUARE ON 5 JUNE 2009.

4.  CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, CONDOLENCES, GOODSTORIES AND WITTY
ANECDOTES CAN BE SENT BY MOST CONVENIENT MEANS TO COLONEL DOUG NEILL,
AIR FORCE ADVISER, CDLS(L).  PHONE 44 2072586409, FAX 44 2072586321,
EMAIL DOUGLAS.NEILL AT FORCES.GC.CA
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