1. WO P HERBERT, CD WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 19 APRIL 2018 AFTER 20 PLUS YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

2. BORN IN LIVERPOOL NOVA SCOTIA, WO HERBERT ENROLLED WITH THE WEST NOVA SCOTIA REGIMENT IN NOVA SCOTIA, ON 26 FEB 1996. HE COMPLETED A COMPONENT TRANSFER TO THE REGULAR FORCE IN OCT 1997. AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS INFANTRY BATTLESCHOOL IN WAINWRIGHT, ALBERTA, WO HERBERT WAS POSTED TO CFB EDMONTON, ALBERTA AS A MBR OF 1PPCLI. IN JUN 2002 HE OCCUPATIONALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE ATIS TRADE, AND SPENT TIME IN KINGSTON ON, 14 WING GREENWOOD, NS; 19 WING COMOX, BC; AND MULTIPLE UNITS WITHIN CFS LEITRIM, ON. WO HERBERT COMPLETED TOURS TO: PRISTINA, KOSOVO; TSE AFGHANISTAN; UAE; LANDSTUHL, GERMANY; AND TWO ROTATIONS THROUGH CFS ALERT, NU.

3. WO HERBERT WILL REMAIN IN THE OTTAWA AREA AND CONCENTRATE ON SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.

4. AT MBR’S REQUEST, AN INFORMAL RETIREMENT GATHERING WILL BE HELD FOR WO HERBERT, 13 APR 2018, STARTING AT 12H00, AT KS ON THE KEYS, SOUTH KEYS OTTAWA. THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/)  NLT THURSDAY, 1 APR 2018. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES AND/OR ANECDOTES ARE TO BE SENT TO: (CONTACT REMOVED 2023 APR 20 BY ADMIN. SEND INQUIRIES HERE: https://cmcen-rcmce.ca/contact/).