{"id":13171,"date":"2017-05-30T15:26:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.royalmontrealregiment.com\/?p=13171"},"modified":"2017-05-30T15:26:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T19:26:34","slug":"150-years-of-stories-canadian-jews-in-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rmrmuseum.com\/fr\/150-years-of-stories-canadian-jews-in-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"150 years of stories: Canadian Jews in the military"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CJE discussion panel: Three Soldiers; 150 Years in Uniform. L to R Moderator HonLCol Richard Garber, LCol (ret’d) Dr. Markus Martin, HonCol David Hart, and MGen (ret’d) Edward Fitch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Westmount, Quebec – 30\u00a0May 2017: \u00a0The Canadian Jewish Experience, proudly celebrating Canada\u2019s 150 years,\u00a0invited the friends & members of the RMR regimental family to a unique opportunity held in the RMR officers’ mess last night:\u00a0A panel composed of Jewish veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces who discussed their military experience as Jews, spanning eight decades of\u00a0service, and the specific issues encountered and surmounted.<\/p>\n

The panel\u00a0was moderated by Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Garber, CD, who\u00a0served 32 years in the Army Reserve, including command of the\u00a0Brockville Rifles regiment after his service with the RMR. There were 50+ guests in attendance to listen to the panel.<\/p>\n

All of the panelists reported that their time in the military had been very rewarding, and MGen (ret’d) Fitch probably summed up the Canadian military experience the best when he stated that the Canadian Army is a meritocracy.<\/p>\n

Panel members included:<\/p>\n

Honorary Colonel David Hart, MM, CD<\/strong>
\nHCol Hart, aged 99 \u00be, was awarded the Military Medal for bravery on the battlefield as a\u00a0young Sergeant at Dieppe. He is the longest serving Honorary Colonel in the Canadian\u00a0Army.<\/p>\n

Major-General (retired) Edward Fitch, OMM, MSM, CD<\/strong>
\nMGen Fitch is only the second Jewish member of the Canadian Armed Forces to attain\u00a0the rank of major-general. He served multiple tours with NATO and UN forces around\u00a0the world.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant-Colonel (retired) Dr. Markus Martin, CD, MDCM<\/strong>
\nDr. Markus Martin, a distinguished Montreal-based physician, commanded 51st Medical\u00a0Company in Canada’s Army Reserve prior to his operational deployment to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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