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Shilo Brats enjoy flashback from 1950s to 1980s during periodic reunions
Being called a Shilo brat is a badge of honour for Ken Jenkins. Kay Mowbray (nee Schrot) takes pride in the moniker of being a military brat who grew up at Camp Shilo.
75 years of news coverage in Base newspaper — source for Army news in Manitoba
The birth of what would later be renamed the Shilo Stag can trace its start as Camp Shilo was evolving itself in the late 1940s. The Shilo Observer made its debut on this prairie Army Base on July 18, 1947. The Friday newspaper at the time was printed in Brandon at Monarch Press.
Award-winning Stag editor pulls plug on 12-year stint telling CFB Shilo stories, focusing on military members at work
After 233 months sitting in the Shilo Stag editor’s chair in my CANEX office, it’s time to sign off with my “30” as I retire from a four-decade journalism career. Yes, your Stag editor turned in his office key July 31 following his final shift working, not on the newspaper, but the Stag’s website.
Fascination for knowledge, growth led Capt David Chang to join CAF
Among the many positive things Capt Euikyun (David) Chang likes about the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is the endless opportunity to learn and grow. He was deployed on Op UNIFIER Rotation 15 as the Task Force Chaplain and was known as Padre Chang to many CAF members across Task Force-UNIFIER.
Funeral services offered for cherished family pets
Karen Gardiner listened to stories about my cherished Jack Russell Terrier for nearly four hours after Purdy’s heart beat stopped for the final time at a vet’s clinic in Carberry.
Connection to Great War — Pte Charles Sharp killed in Belgium, buried far from Newfoundland
Standing over the grave of his great-grandfather Charles Sharp, then Maj Reg Sharpe shed a few tears as he reflected on what the 22-year-old endured during the Great War when he was on the battlefield a century ago.
Nesbitt’s Pte Cecil Minary trained at Camp Hughes before sailing for Liverpool, England in 1916
On the 106 anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge this past April, Kendra Minary was thinking about her great-great-uncle Pte Cecil Minary.
Army newspaper covered Base for more than seven decades
Seventy years ago when the inaugural Shilo Stag was published and distributed on this Base, Kodak Tri-X black and white film was used in what would now be considered an antique camera your grandfather brought out at family outings.
Gunners rekindle memories every three years with RCA Reunion gathering
Gunners from across Canada will hold a national reunion at CFB Shilo. Past and current members of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery will once again gather for the RCA home station reunion at CFB Shilo for four days starting June 29 to renew acquaintances and friendships.
Go Leafs! — former BRSM says leaving Manitoba for Alberta bittersweet following his Change of Appointment ceremony
The Base CWO’s office at Base HQ has gone from Maple Leaf blue to Canadiens bleu, blanc et rouge following a Change of Appointment (CoA) ceremony held at Canoe River Memorial Park. The CoA was part of an earlier Change of Command (CoC) ceremony where outgoing Base CWO Jeremy Abrahamse’s Command Team partner LCol Chris Wood relinquished his Base command to LCol David Cronk.
