R 161700Z AUG 07 FM NDHQ C PROG OTTAWA TO AIG 1704 AIG 1705 BT UNCLAS CPDSS 036 SUBJ: RETIREMENT - LCOL JIM UCHIYAMA - PSEL 72 BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE 1. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JIM UCHIYAMA WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN FORCES 08 OCTOBER 2007 AFTER 35 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE 2. JIM JOINED THE CF ON 10 AUGUST 1972. DURING HIS CAREER JIM HAS WORKED IN LONDON, KINGSTON, PETAWAWA, GAGETOWN, BURTON, VALCARTIER, TORONTO, BORDEN, CYPRUS AND OTTAWA. HE IS CURRENTLY THE GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION SECTION HEAD IN THE DIRECTORATE OF DEFENCE STRATEGY MANAGEMENT IN NDHQ. JIM AND HIS WIFE JUDY WILL BE REMAINING IN THE KEMPTVILLE AREA 3. AN INFORMAL GATHERING WILL BE HELD FOR JIM AT THE INFANTRY STABLES, ARMY OFFICERS MESS, 149 SOMERSET ST WEST, 13 SEPTEMBER 2007 AT 1330HRS. DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR TO HELP DEFRAY PAGE 2 RCCPJAW4031 UNCLAS COSTS. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND ANECDOTES MAY BE FAXED TO DANIEL GRATTON DDSM 2-3 AT 613-992-5484 OR SENT BY E-MAIL TO GRATTON.DH AT FORCES.GC.CA BT