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From: "Kris Pedersen" <>
Subject: Re: [DragNet] Letter to all Dragoons
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:48:43 -0500
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Be an even greater day if we can get those Leo 2A5's @350,000.00 per. Wish
they could be the 2A6(S) variant.
Kris
thanks again for the info Badg.
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Meisner" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DragNet] Letter to all Dragoons


> Dear Sir
> I never know what to say when I reply back. I know I enjoyed the time I
> spent with the Dragoons and it was probably the best time I had in my
> life.
> With the support I had with the RCD's It gave me a great headstart on
> life.
> The only thing I'm sorry about is NOT signing up earlier and not saying
> LONGER, I have a reason for that but I'm getting into that now
> Yous truly George
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: "Dragnet" <>
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:19 PM
> Subject: [DragNet] Letter to all Dragoons
>
>
>> Ladies and Gents
>> First off I wanted to say Hello to all dragoons! Some of you know me as
>> Badger, some as the X RSM RCD, some don't even know me at all, and some
>> just as Denis Levesque, either way it's great to be a Dragoon. If you do
>> know me, then you know I speak out of two reasons, one of experiences,
>> and
>> one from the heart. Well I have been pondering on how to put this across,
>> however now I need to say the things I want to say. Most if not all know
>> I
>> recently lost my father. The questions that I had to answer, in such a
>> horrible time in my life, were not mind to answer, and I found my Mother
>> in a teary confused state for few days, the decisions still had to be
>> made, and my mother left them to me and my sister Lynda to sort out. My
>> fear was (did we do right or were we reflecting the wishes of Mom and
>> Dad). Where am I going with this
>> e-mail. I will focus now.
>> The best decision I had made for our family was when asked to what
>> charity
>> did my Mother want to give donations to, that were received at the
>> funeral
>> home. My mother was given 6 to choose from. My thoughts were, those
>> charities are all given money regularly by Military sourced contributors
>> or have huge drives monthly and the money would go into a pit of money
>> used for wages more that for the Charity. This money was to be given in
>> honor of Dad and it was personal. I told my Mother that all contributions
>> should be given to the RCR Soldier's Fund. The RCR were amazed at this
>> offer, and didn't know where to put it as this was a first. Where am I
>> going with this, I was so hit by the loss of Dad that my thinking was
>> blurred, so blurred that I did the right thing for the RCR Guild back in
>> June. Not that I'm asking for donations for the RCR Guild. What I am
>> doing
>> is letting you know my thoughts of when my Father passed on, his
>> Regimental Family is where those personal donations on h!
>> is behalf were sent.
>> This is a personal decision not a requirement but very appreciated. Dad
>> was proud of his unit, and the unit was proud of his accomplishments.
>> When
>> he passed he left no word on what he wanted, but when we had the add
>> placed in the paper donations came in from everywhere from Yellow Knife
>> to
>> Florida. This money had to go some where and they were donations given in
>> his memory. The right place had to be chosen. The Funeral Director smiled
>> and agreed that Dad would have been proud. I don't know how much was
>> collected and I don't care.
>> The other interesting statement was where are Dad's Metals going. Well
>> the
>> first thought was Tom Skeldings work. Tom has been telling the Regt of
>> many great soldiers medals are on E-Bay for a cost of X Dollars we could
>> own them. Tom was doing great work to preserve the Regiment's History to
>> collect these Regimental Hero's lost medals and memento's, he still does
>> this fine work on his own time, but the last thing I want is my Father's
>> medals on E-Bay by some civilian that didn't even know my father, looking
>> for money, and asking the Regt to purchase them 50 years from now. So my
>> mother is in the process of donating my father's medals and memento's to
>> the Regt. This will mean that if a Museum wants them they will ask the
>> Regt, and when they no longer want them they will be returned to the
>> Regt.
>> This also means that they will never be on E-Bay or any other system in
>> the future. They will be held by his Regt in confidence.
>>
>> Ladies and Gents, I'm not speaking on behalf of the Regiment. I'm not
>> speaking on behalf of the Guild. I'm speaking on behalf of Denis &
>> Margaret Levesque Son and Mother of CWO (Retired) Aurele (Jimmy) Levesque
>> Deceased. You will have to make the same decisions I had to make. I'm
>> just
>> letting you know there are alternatives. I hope if there is someone that
>> reads this and takes offence to this E-Mail for any reason. You should
>> know this is a personal view not intended to force anyone to follow my
>> lead. It's just food for thought.
>> Thanks for reading my e-mail to the end and once again I say, It's always
>> a great day to be a Dragoon!
>> This e-mail should be forwarded to any one you wish to forward it to,
>> with
>> a positive note. If not appreciated Please delete it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Denis Levesque
>> (Badger)
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