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PowerPoint Presentations from RUSI-VI Luncheons.

The Forgotten General: The Life of Sir Percy Lake

Presented by Major (Retired) Scott Usborne At the 8 May, 2024 RUSI-VI luncheon, Scott Usborne, President of RUSI-VI presented his talk entitled The Forgotten General: The Life of Sir Percy Lake. Sir Percy was a Lieutenant-General when he retired to … Continue reading

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United States Navy: Quo Vadis?

Dr. James (Jim) Boutilier – 10 april 24 This presentation was given by Dr. Jim Boutilier at the Royal United Services Institute of Vancouver Island luncheon on April 10, 2024. Dr. Boutilier covers the current challenges to the United States … Continue reading

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Indigenous People in Canada’s Second World War:

Narratives of Remembrance in an Era of Reconciliation R. Scott Sheffield, PhD. Dr. R. Scott Sheffield is an Associate Professor of History at the University of the Fraser Valley who has spent the bulk of his career researching Indigenous military … Continue reading

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Failed to Return – edited by Keith C. Ogilvie

A compelling look at sixteen stories of Canadians killed and missing in the line of duty while serving in RAF Bomber Command, one of the most dangerous assignments in the Second World War. Despite the risks, the opportunity to fly … Continue reading

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ORTONA: Canada’s Epic WWII Battle

Mark Zuehlke On one blood-soaked week of fighting, December 20 to December 27 1943, 1st Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold this medieval port town at all costs. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and … Continue reading

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In Our Youth

The Lives, Adventures, and Sacrifices of Early Canadian Flyers – Angus Scully In Our Youth explores the lives of 32 young Canadian flyers, viewed through the medium of archival photography. All these young men were pilots in the First World … Continue reading

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Inside Fighter Jet Procurement

Systemic Intervention-based Inefficiency, Ineffectiveness & Opportunity Costs Brigadier-General (Retired) Gregory Matte BGen (Ret’d) Gregory Matte is a former CF-18 fighter pilot and a Fighter Weapons Instructor “Top Gun” graduate with extensive operational experience. He has held multiple command positions during … Continue reading

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The Spitfire Luck of Skeets Ogilvie – by Keith C. Ogilvie

When the RCAF wouldn’t accept him as a pilot in the summer of 1939, Keith ‘Skeets’ Ogilvie, the author’s father, walked across the street in Ottawa and joined the RAF. A week later he was on a boat to England … Continue reading

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The Corps of Commissionaires

The Commissionaires are Canada’s largest private sector employer of veterans with 22,000 men and women who serve in 1,200 communities across Canada. Veterans of the CAF and RCMP account for 4,500 of their employees, and serve at all levels from … Continue reading

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Churchill and Fisher: Titans at the Admiralty

“… Churchill and Fisher turns out to be above all a seething record of human passions and frailties – rivalries, resentments, regrets and reconciliations, all exemplified by the relationship between two towering champions of the human condition. Barry Gough has … Continue reading

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