1. MCPL EVAN NAKAMURA WAS RELEASED FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 15 DECEMBER 2023, AFTER NINE PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA AND THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

2. EVAN WAS SWORN IN AT THE SUDBURY RECRUITMENT CENTER ON 25 AUG 2014 AS AN OFFICER CADET, BECOMING A SUBSTANTIVE 2 LT VERY SHORTLY AFTER. A CHANGE OF HEART FOLLOWED AS EVAN CHOSE TO BECOME AN NCM, DRAWN MORE TOWARDS THE TECHNICIAN SIDE OF THINGS AND WAS SOON POSTED TO CFSCE WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS PERFORMANCE ORIENTED ELECTRONICS TRAINING (POET) AS WELL AS HIS ATIS QL3. HIS FIRST POSTING TOOK HIM TO CFB TRENTON AS A DESKTOP SUPPORT TECH, WHERE HE HONED HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED SKILLS. DECIDING THAT TRENTON JUST WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH, AN ATTACHED POSTING TO ALERT EARNED EVAN HIS SSM (ALERT) MEDAL, CAPPING HIS HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FOR THE MISSION WAS A PROMOTION TO MCPL IN SEP 2022. UPON RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT, EVAN TOOK THE IMMENSE JOURNEY ALL THE WAY NEXT DOOR TO AN ATIS TECH INSTRUCTOR POSITION WITH ATESS UP UNTIL HIS RECENT RETIREMENT.

3. EVAN DECIDED TO TAKE A PUBLIC SERVICE IT02 JOB WITH SSC, TRENTON AS AN IT ANALYST.

4. WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVAN’S MILITARY CAREER AND TO WISH HIM WELL. NO DWD LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD AT THE REQUEST OF EVAN.