1. AFTER 22 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE, WO DU PRÉE WILL TAKE HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS BRANCH AND THE ACISS-CORE TRADE.
2. WO C.G. DU PRÉE ENROLLED IN THE CAF ON 26 FEB 1997 FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO AS A RADIO OPERATOR. UPON COMPLETION OF HIS BASIC TRAINING FROM CANADIAN FORCES LEADERSHIP AND RECRUIT SCHOOL SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUEBEC HE FOLLOWED HIS TRADES TRAINING AT CANADIAN FORCES SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS (CFSCE), KINGSTON. WO DU PRÉE`S FIRST POSTING AFTER CFSCE WAS AT 2 CMBG HQ AND SIGNALS SQUADRON, PETAWAWA. DURING HIS TIME IN PETAWAWA, WO DU PRÉE SERVED WITH HQ AND SIGS, ROYAL CANADIAN DRAGOONS (RCD) AND 2 FIELD HOSPITAL. IN ADDITION TO HIS LENGTHY CAREER IN PETAWAWA HE ATTAINED MANY GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, HE WAS SERVING DURING OPERATION RECUPERATION (1997 ICE STORM), DEPLOYED TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA IN 2001, DEPLOYED AFGHANISTAN 3 TIMES WHILE POSTED WITH THE RCD. TWICE TO KABUL IN 2003 AND 2005 AND A THIRD TIME TO THE KANDAHAR IN 2008. AFTER SERVING 9 YEARS WITH THE RCD, HE WAS POSTED TO 2 FD HOSP. IN 2012, HE WAS POSTED TO SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QC AND SERVED WITH CFLRS, SSU (EAST) AND 77 LINE REGT UNTIL 2018. HE WAS THEN POSTED WITH HIS WIFE, MELISSA BACK TO OTTAWA, WHERE HE SERVES WITH THE TRANSITION UNIT UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT DATE.
3. NOW BACK IN HIS HOMETOWN OF OTTAWA, ON, WO DU PRÉE IS RETIRING TO HIS FAMILY`S FARM WITH HIS WIFE, AND TWO BOYS, (NAMES REMOVED 2023 APRIL 20 BY ADMIN). HE PLANS ON SPENDING HIS TIME WORKING ON HIS BIGGEST PASSION, HIS ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC CARS, RIDING DIRT BIKES, AND ENROLLING IN WELDING SCHOOL.
4. WO DU PRÉE HAS REQUESTED AN INFORMAL DWD AT HIS FARM IN OTTAWA ON 14 JUNE 2019.
5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, STORIES OR ANECDOTES CAN BE FORWARDED TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).
Chris, it was an honour to serve with you at the Dragoons. I wish you and your family all the best in your well deserved retirement.
Congratulations Brother. Well deserved! It was an honor to have served beside you. Proud of your accomplishments!
Congrats Chris was a great time working with you. Wishing you and Melissa all the best enjoy retirement and this next stage in your life!!!
It was an honor to serve with you, and more of one to be your friend! We wish you and your family ALL the best!
Correction,
*should that not come to pass.
Classic Rick Bradley, ruin a perfectly good congratulatory comment with a grammatical error 😉
VVV
I’m definitely putting this one in my calendar!
I pride myself on being a good judge of character, and knowing who’s got the goods, and who don’t.
You were always one of my go to guys Dupe, back a million years ago, when I had the privilege of Sig’in with you.
I knew then, like I know now, you’re one of the good ones! Not just in your work, but in life.
I thank you good sir, for your dedication and loyalty, your tireless reliability, your sacrifice of self in the service of our country and your comrades, and your steadfast example of leadership worthy of the respect and admiration of followers and leaders alike.
I hope to be able to reminisce, and celebrate this occasion with you and yours, but, should that come to pass, I wish you all the best in this next chapter!
Rick
It was an Honour to serve with you Chris, Happy Retirement
Well it’s been many many years since our 3’s. It’s been a pleasure to know and work with you. All the best to you, Melissa and the boys in this next chapter of life. Hope our paths cross again.
Tanya Boudreau-Matusheskie (to you and a select few AKA Bubba)
Congratulations Chris, you certainly deserve it. Hope to see you in Newfoundland soon as you got lots of time on your hands now. xo
Congratulations Chris, and enjoy retirement with the family.
Mike…
Congratulations Chris, well done and have a good retirement with your family in your farm. I really appreciated working with you. Take care and have good time doing what you want and like. Xxx