LCol Pete Crow CD1 – 00328 Log O (Land)
LCOL PETER CROW WILL HANG UP HIS CADPAT FOR GOOD ON 30 JUNE 2021 AFTER MORE THAN 33 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE WITH THE CAF AND THE CANADIAN ARMY.
LCOL CROW ENROLLED AS A RIFLEMAN WITH THE ROYAL HAMILTON LIGHT INFANTRY IN 1987 IN HONOUR OF HIS UNCLE, LANCE CORPORAL JOHN CROW WHO, ALSO SERVED WITH THIS STORIED REGIMENT, AND WAS WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONER AT DIEPPE IN AUGUST OF 1942. LCOL CROW FIGURED HE WOULD HAVE SOME FUN FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN MOVE ON WITH LIFE… AND HERE WE ARE 33 YEARS LATER! AFTER A SHORT DALLIANCE WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, LCOL CROW REALIZED THAT HIS TRUE CALLING WAS WITH THE ARMY. RETURNING TO THE RHLI THIS TIME AS AN OFFICER, HE SERVED SEVERAL YEARS IN THIS CAPACITY BEFORE REALLY SEEING THE LIGHT, TRANSFERRING TO LOGISTICS OFFICER. HE BECAME A MEMBER OF 12 (RICHMOND) SERVICE BATTALION WHERE HE HELD A NUMBER OF POSITIONS INCLUDING OPS OFFICER. IN 1996, A FAMILY MOVE TOOK THE CROW FAMILY BACK TO SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO WHERE HE BECAME A MEMBER OF 23 (HAMILTON) SVC BN. THIS WAS THE START OF THE REAL ADVENTURE AND SEVERAL HIGH POINTS IN HIS CAREER.
LCOL CROW WAS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A TOUR TO BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA ON OP PALLADIUM ROTO 13 WHERE HE SERVED AS THE G4 OPS O WITHIN THE NATIONAL COMMAND ELEMENT. DURING THIS TOUR, HE LEARNED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT THANKS TO THE PROFOUND GOOD FORTUNE OF WORKING FOR AND WITH SOME OF THE FINEST PEOPLE HE HAS EVER MET. NEXT UP, A TOUR TO AFGHANISTAN TO INSTRUCT THE ANA. ANOTHER INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH THE HIGHLIGHT BEING MEETING AND WORKING WITH SEVERAL OUTSTANDING SOLDIERS. UPON ARRIVING BACK FROM THE SAND BOX, THE CROW FAMILY FOUND THEMSELVES ON THE MOVE AGAIN THIS TIME TO OTTAWA. LCOL CROW TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK INTO UNIFORM FULL TIME AS A CLASS B OFFICER AT THE NEWLY FORMED CANOSCOM HQ. THIS PROVED TO BE YET ANOTHER GREAT EXPERIENCE. DURING THIS TIME LCOL CROW FORGED MANY GREAT FRIENDSHIPS FOR WHICH HE IS TRULY GRATEFUL.
FOLLOWING HIS TIME AT CANOSCOM LCOL CROW MOVED ON TO CANSOFCOM FOR THREE VERY INTERESTING YEARS AND THEN SPENT A YEAR AT CJOC BEFORE MOVING TO SJS FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS CAREER. HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD A FULFILLING CAREER, THE HIGH POINTS BEING THE PEOPLE HE HAS MET AND WORKED WITH ALONG THE WAY, AND THE FACT THAT HE REPRESENTED THE CAF IN 25 COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE.
UPON RETIRING, LCOL CROW PLANS TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH WIFE MANDY, DAUGHTERS ELLY AND MEIGHEN, AS WELL AS WORKING ON LOWERING HIS GOLF SCORE, CATCHING AS MANY FISH AS POSSIBLE AND SPOILING HIS SOON TO ARRIVE GRANDSON.
GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID – 19 RESTRICTIONS THERE WILL NOT BE A DWD CEREMONY. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES/ANECDOTES AND OUTRIGHT LIES ARE WELCOME AND MAY BE SENT TO JOSIP.ZUNIC@FORCES.GC.CA
LE LCOL PETER CROW ACCROCHERA SON UNIFORME POUR DE BON LE 30 JUIN 2021 APRES PLUS DE 33 ANNEES DE SERVICE LOYAUX AUX FAC ET A L ARMEE CANADIENNE.
LE LCOL CROW S EST ENROLE EN TANT QUE CARABINIER AU SEIN DU ROYAL HAMILTON LIGHT INFANTRY EN 1987 EN L HONNEUR DE SON ONCLE, LE CAPORAL SUPPLEANT JOHN CROW, QUI A EGALEMENT SERVI AU SEIN DE CE REGIMENT HISTORIQUE ET A ETE BLESSE ET FAIT PRISONNIER A DIEPPE EN AOUT 1942. LE LCOL CROW CROYAIT QU IL S AMUSERAIT PENDANT QUELQUES ANNEES, PUIS PASSERAIT A AUTRE CHOSE… ET NOUS VOICI 33 ANS PLUS TARD! APRES UNE COURTE AVENTURE AU SEIN DE L AVIATION ROYALE CANADIENNE, LE LCOL CROW A REALISE QUE SA VERITABLE VOCATION ETAIT AU SEIN DE L ARMEE. DE RETOUR AU SEIN DU RHLI EN TANT QU OFFICIER, IL A SERVI PENDANT PLUSIEURS ANNEES EN CETTE CAPACITE AVANT DE VOIR LA LUMIERE ET DE DEVENIR UN OFFICIER DE LOGISTIQUE. IL EST DEVENU UN MEMBRE DU 12E BATAILLON DES SERVICES (RICHMOND) OU IL A OCCUPE UN CERTAIN NOMBRE DE POSTES, DONT OFFICIER DES OPS. EN 1996, UN DEMENAGEMENT FAMILIAL A TRANSPORTE LA FAMILLE CROW DANS LE SUD-OUEST DE L ONTARIO OU IL EST DEVENU MEMBRE DU 23E BON SVC (HAMILTON). IL SAGISSAIT DU DEBUT D UNE VERITABLE AVENTURE ET DE PLUSIEURS POINTS SAILLANTS DE SA CARRIERE.
LE LCOL CROW A EU L OCCASION D ETRE ENVOYE EN MISSION EN BOSNIE- HERZEGOVINE AU SEIN DE LA ROTO 13 DANS LE CADRE DE L OP PALLADIUM, OU IL A SERVI EN TANT QUE G4 O OPS DANS L ELEMENT DE COMMANDEMENT NATIONAL. PENDANT CETTE AFFECTATION, IL A BEAUCOUP APPRIS GRACE A SON IMMENSE CHANCE DE TRAVAILLER AVEC ET POUR QUELQUES-UNES DES MEILLEURES PERSONNES QU IL A RENCONTREES. ENSUITE, IL A ETE AFFECTE EN AFGHANISTAN POUR DONNER UNE FORMATION A L ANA. LE FAIT D AVOIR RENCONTRER PLUSIEURS SOLDATS EXCEPTIONNELS ET D’AVOIR TRAVAILLER AVEC EUX SONT LE POINT SAILLANT D UNE AUTRE EXPERIENCE INCROYABLE. A SON RETOUR DE L AFGHANISTAN, LA FAMILLE CROW A DE NOUVEAU DEMENAGE, CETTE FOIS A OTTAWA. LE LCOL CROW A PROFITE DE LOCCASION POUR PORTER A NOUVEAU SON UNIFORME A TEMPS PLEIN EN TANT QU OFFICIER EN SERVICE DE CLASSE B AU SEIN DU TOUT NOUVEAU QG DU COMSOCAN. SON AFFECTATION S EST AVEREE UNE AUTRE EXPERIENCE INCROYABLE. PENDANT CETTE AFFECTATION, LE LCOL CROW A CREE D IMPORTANTE AMITIES POUR LESQUELLES IL EST TRES RECONNAISSANT.
APRES SON AFFECTATION AU SEIN DU COMSOCAN, IL A ETE AFFECTE AU COMFOSCAN PENDANT TROIS ANNEES TRES INTERESSANTES, PUIS A PASSE UNE ANNEE AU COIC AVANT D ABOUTIR A L EMIS POUR LE RESTE DE SA CARRIERE. IL SE CONSIDERE CHANCEUX D AVOIR EU UNE CARRIERE EPANOUISSANTE. LES PERSONNES QU IL A RENCONTRE ET AVEC QUI IL A TRAVAILLE FONT PARTIE DES POINTS SAILLANTS DE SA CARRIERE, AINSI QUE LE FAIT QU IL AIT REPRESENTE LES FAC DANS 25 PAYS PARTOUT DANS MONDE.
A SA RETRAITE, LE LCOL CROW ENVISAGE DE PASSER DU TEMPS DE QUALITE AVEC SON EPOUSE MANDY ET SES FILLES, ELLY ET MEIGHEN, AINSI QUE DE REDUIRE SON
POINTAGE AU GOLF, D ATTRAPER LE PLUS DE POISSONS POSSIBLE ET DE GATER SON FUTUR PETIT-FILS.
COMPTE TENU DES RESTRICTIONS ACTUELLES LIEES A LA COVID -19, IL N Y AURA PAS DE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS/LES ANECDOTES ET LES MENSONGES SONT ACCEPTES ET PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES À JOSIP.ZUNIC@FORCES.GC.CA