1. SGT SAWRIE (CODERRE) RETIRED 17 JAN 2024 WITH OVER 21 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

2. SGT SAWRIE JOINED THE MILITARY IN NANAIMO BC, ON THE 9TH OF JUN 2002, AS A CLASS A RESERVIST WITH 748 COMM SQUADRON. HE COMPLETED HIS BASIC TRAINING IN SHILO MB IN 2002. AFTERWARDS HE REMAINED IN NANAIMO UNTIL 2003 BEFORE HEADING TO KINGSTON, ONTARIO TO COMPLETE HIS SIGNAL OPERATOR QL3 TRAINING. IN SEPT 2003 HE WAS ATTTACHED POSTED TO 1 PPCLI FOR OP PEREGRINE TO ASSIST FIGHTING FOREST FIRES IN BC. IN 2004 HE COMPLETED HIS QL5 TRAINING IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO AT CFSCE. THEN IN 2005 FROM JUN-SEP HE DEPLOYED AS A MEMBER OF THE TAT KANDAHAR AFGANASTAN. IN AUG 2006, HE JOINED THE REGUALAR FORCE AND WAS POSTED TO CFJSR AS MT DET 2IC. MAY 2008 TO JAN 2009, HE DEPLOYED TO AFAGANASTAN AS A HELPDESK OPERATOR. IN 2010 FROM JAN-APR HE WAS TASKED TO VANCOVER, BC TO ASSIST WITH THE OLYMPIC GAMES, OP PODIUM. FROM AUG -DEC OF 2010 HE WAS TASKED TO PAPHOS CYPRUS TLD IN A TECHNICAL SUPPPORT POSITION. IN 2011 HE WAS POSTED AND PROMOTED TO MCPL AT CFSCE IN KINGSTON ONTARIO, AS AN ACCIS DP1.0 INSTRUTOR. IN 2011 HE SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER INTO THE NEW TRADE OF ARMY COMMUNICATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ACISS) – WHERE HE QUALIFIED TO BECOME AN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH (IST). AT THIS TIME, HE ASKED TO RETURN TO THE WEST COAST (NANAIMO, BC) BUT TO HIS SURPRISE THE CAREER MANAGER ONLY HEARD COAST, AND HE ENDED UP POSTED TO 37 SIGS SQUADRON IN ST JOHN’S NL. THIS WAS ABOUT AS FAR AWAY POSSIBLE FROM HIS ORIGINAL REQUEST! FROM HERE HE WAS POSTED LOCALLY TO SSU ATLANTIC WHICH THEN BECAME 77 LINE REGT. FROM THERE HE WAS POSTED TO 5 CDSG DET ST. JOHN’S IN SEP 2018 AS TEAM IC UNTIL PROMOTION TO SGT MAY 2022. THERE HE REMAIN INTO THIS POSITION UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT ON 17 JAN 2024.

3. SGT SAWRIE HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR DND AS A FULL TIME CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE, TAKING A POSITION AS A SERVICE DESK TECHNICIAN. HE, ALONG WITH HIS SPOUSE, ANGIE PUTT AND STEP-DAUGHTER LILY RAYMOND WILL CONTINUE TO RESIDE IN ST JOHN’S NL.

4. DWD TO BE HELD 9TH OF JUNE 2025, AT1330 HRS, LOCATED AT THE FORT PEPPERAL SENIOR RANKS MESS AT 115 THE BOULEVARD ST. JOHN’S, NL ON THE 4TH.

5. ANY ANECDOTES, WELL WISHES OR OTHER MESSAGES, PLEASE EMAIL: [email protected].