1. AFTER 21+ YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO THE QUEEN, THE KING AND CANADA, MASTER CORPORAL M.L. MURPHY WILL OFFICIALLY RETIRE ON JULY 7, 2023.

2. MCPL MURPHY ENROLLED IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, IN EDMONTON, AB FEBRUARY 14, 2002, AND JOINED AS A LAND COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN.

FOLLOWING HIS COMPLETION OF BMQ IN SAINT-JEAN SUR RICHELIEU AND TRADES TRAINING IN KINGSTON, HE WAS POSTED TO CFS LEITRIM IN OTTAWA. DURING HIS 5 YEARS IN OTTAWA, HE COMPLETED TWO 3 MONTH TOURS TO CFS ALERT. IN 2009 HE WAS POSTED OUT WEST TO 1 SIGNAL SQUADRON AS A COMM SUITE INSTALLER FOR EFCC. IN 2010 HE WAS POSTED TO 742 SIGNAL SQUADRON AND DEPLOYED ON THE FIRST ROTATION TO KABUL ON OP ATTENTION. IN JULY 2012, HE WAS POSTED TO 3 PPCLI AS A DET COMD. HE SPENT HIS TIME AT 3VP GETTING TO KNOW HIS RUCKSACK AND BLACK CADILLAC’S UNTIL HE WAS POSTED TO 41 SIGNAL REGIMENT IN AUGUST 2015. M. SPENT HIS REMAINING 8 YEARS WORKING AND TRAINING WITH THE ARMY RESERVES.

3. M. HAS MANY OPTIONS TO CONSIDER FOR EMPLOYMENT WHEN HE RETIRES AND CURRENTLY, HE IS ENROLLED IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN PROGRAM AT GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE. MCPL MURPHY ATTRIBUTES THE FULFILLMENT OF HIS CAREER, TO HIS LOVELY WIFE ALISON, AND HIS TWO BOYS, COLBY, AND JASON. AS HE CLOSES THE CHAPTER ON HIS MILITARY CAREER, THE NEXT FEW CHAPTERS WILL BE FOCUSING ON SPENDING TIME WITH THE FAMILY AND HIS SECOND CAREER IN THE IT WORLD.

4. MCPL MURPHY WILL HAVE A SMALL DWD CEREMONY ON JULY 7TH, 2023, AT: CANADIAN BREWHOUSE IN FORT SASKATCHEWAN – 60 WESTPARK BLVD FORT SASKATCHEWAN, FROM 1200-1400. PLEASE RSVP AND SEND ANY WELL WISES OR ANECDOTES TO WO D. SHAH ([email protected])