R 211658Z JUN 07 FM LFAAHQ HALIFAX TO AIG 1704 AIG 1705 BT UNCLAS G4 002/07 SUBJ: RETIREMENT - LCOL GORDON P. MCNEIL, 00187 EME 1. LCOL GORDON MCNEIL WILL RETIRE FROM THE CF ON 13 AUG 07 AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SVC 2. LCOL MCNEIL JOINED THE CF ON 10 AUG 72. HE HAS ENJOYED NUMEROUS POSTING SUCH AS CFB BORDEN, CALGARY, NDHQ OTTAWA, CFB PETAWAWA, NORTH BAY AND HALIFAX. LCOL MCNEIL HAS ALSO ENJOYED POSTING OVERSEAS TO GERMANY TWICE, CDLS LONDON AND A TOUR IN EGYPT 3. GORDON AND WENDY HAVE FOUR CHILDREN - JENNIFER, HOLLY, LAURA AND SCOTT ALL LIVING IN THE HALIFAX AREA. RETIREMENT PLANS ARE UNCERTAIN, BUT WILL EVENTUALLY INCLUDE A PLACE ALONG THE BRAS D OR LAKES IN CAPE BRETON 4. A RETIREMENT FUNCTION WILL BE HELD FOR LCOL MCNEIL IN THE SEA AND PATIA ROOM AT THE RA PARK OFFR MESS ON 27 JUL 07 FROM 1300 TO 1600 HRS 5. CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES CAN BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO SGT STEPHENSON, FO OR BY MESSAGE TO LFAAHQ HALIFAX, G4 TRG 2-2 BT