Tag Archives: Brigadier General
Episode 049 – BGen Omer Lavoie
Brigadier-General Omer Lavoie was born and raised in Marathon, Ontario. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1983 as a private soldier in the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. Upon high school graduation, he transferred to the Regular Force and attended Royal Roads Military College from 1985 – 1989. Upon completion of infantry phase training, he was posted to Second Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. Brigadier-General Lavoie’s regimental employment includes service with 2RCR, 1 RCR and as the Regimental Adjutant. As […]
Episode 027 BGen Rob Roy MacKenzie Part II
In Part 2 of the interview with Brigadier-General MacKenzie, as he continues to describe his back-to-back tours in Afghanistan and the soldiers who influenced him. Follow me on Twitter @MikeLacroix32 and keep track of my results on #Mike100Workouts You can support this site by shopping on Amazon. You still enjoy Amazon’s great prices, but a portion of your purchase goes to supporting the show. LColMacKenzie – Old Kandahar City Gate with MWO Green LColMacKenzie – OC OCC-P Kandahar with MWO […]
Episode 027 BGen Rob Roy MacKenzie Part I
Brigadier-General MacKenzie was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1963, and spent his early childhood in Regina, Ottawa, and Victoria. In 1976, his family moved to Vancouver, where in 1985 he joined the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada as a Private. He commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1986 and the following summer he won the Canadian Infantry Association Sword as the Top Candidate on his Lieutenant qualifying course, at the Infantry School, in Gagetown. After completing a Bachelor of Science Degree […]
Episode 026 BGen Richard ‘Des’ DesLauriers Part II
Brigadier-General DesLauriers is the Canadian Military Engineer Branch Colonel Commandant and is celebrating the 111th Anniversary of the Corps on 1 May 2014. Please visit The Canadian Military Engineers Association web site for more information about this proud Corps. Follow me on Twitter @MikeLacroix32 and keep track of my results on #Mike100Workouts You can support this site by shopping on Amazon. You still enjoy Amazon’s great prices, but a portion of your purchase goes to supporting the show. Des […]
Episode 013 BGen Fred Lewis
Welcome Back and Happy New Year. This episode follows a short break which gave me an opportunity to get caught up and also rest a bit. I am very pleased to have been able to interview Brigadier General Fred Lewis, who has recently retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after a career that spanned over thirty years. General Lewis is an inspiring leader who always knew and spoke of the value of military families. As a military Engineer and Combat […]
