WO J.P.R. RENE LABARRE CD
1. AFTER MORE THEN 34 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICES, WO J.P.R. RENE LABARRE CD, IS RETIRING ON 31 JULY 2023.
2. WO LABARRE JOINED THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON JULY 26, 1989. AFTER HIS RECRUIT COURSE, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE COMBAT SCHOOL IN VALCARTIER TO COMPLETE THE QL3 INFANTRY COURSE. ONCE HIS COURSE WAS COMPLETED, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 1ST BATTALION OF THE R22R FROM MARCH 1990 TO JULY 2004. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE COMPLETED HIS COURSE AS CHIEF OF SECTION AND INFANTRY SGT IN DECEMBER 1991. HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MCPL IN OCT. 1993. WO LABARRE TOOK PART IN SEVERAL DEPLOYMENTS BETWEEN 1993 AND 2001, NOTABLY IN CROATIA, TWICE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND IN HAITI.
4. IN JAN. 2004 HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT AND IN JULY OF THAT YEAR HE DECIDED TO CHANGE CAREERS TO BECOME A MOVEMENT TECHNICIAN (170). AFTER COMPLETING HIS QL3, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO GREENWOOD, NOVA SCOTIA FROM 2005 TO 2010. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE COMPLETED HIS QL5. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN IN 2008. PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF MCPL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUNE, HE WAS POSTED TO COLD LAKE, ALBERTA FROM 2010 TO 2014. DURING THIS PERIOD, HE WAS DEPLOYED TO OP MOBILE IN ITALY. WO LABARRE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SGT FOR A SECOND TIME AND WAS POSTED TO 2 WING BAGOTVILLE FROM 2014 TO 2018. HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RIMPAC EXERCISE IN 2016. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS POSTED TO RCSU NORTH WEST IN WINNIPEG IN 2018, WHERE HE SERVED AS THE TRANSPORT SGT. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF WO. IN JUNE 2020, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CELL AT 1 CAD. AFTER HIS TRANSFER IN THE SUMMER OF 2022 TO CFJOSG IN KINGSTON, HE WAS DEPLOYED TWICE TO DUNDURN, SASKATCHEWAN TO SUPPORT THE SHIPMENT OF MUNITIONS TO UKRAINE. WO LABARRE AND HIS SPOUSE CLAUDINE GOSSELIN HAVE LIVED TOGETHER FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN, VALÉRIE, 23, AND ÉTIENNE, 22.
5. A CELEBRATION OF HIS CAREER AND THE BEGINNING OF HIS RETIREMENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON 29 JUNE 2023, 1200 HRS TO 1400 HRS, AT THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 560 ON 734 MONTREAL ST. RSVP WO DIDIER MARTIN VIA E-MAIL DIDIER.MARTIN@FORCES.GC.CA NLT 22 JUNE 2023. ANECDOTES AND WELL WISHES ARE TO BE SENT TO DIDIER.MARTIN@FORCES.GC.CA.