by K-J | 14 Jun 2023 | News
Shilo Stag Patrick Grundle reached out to the Shilo Stag asking if there would be coverage of his son Gnr Nicholas Grundle’s return home from Latvia. It happened mid-morning June 14, when two buses finally arrived out front of 1RCHA’s unit on Base. There were a dozen...
by K-J | 28 May 2023 | Features
1RCHA CO LCol Joe O’Donnell handed out anniversary cake to his soldiers following Friday morning sports day held at the ball diamonds and soccer pitch. Frisbee, slo-pitch and relay races were just some of the activities Gunners took part in, with the day ending...
by K-J | 23 May 2023 | News
The tipi-raising competition May 23 was held adjacent to L25. Inaugural bragging rights goes to 2PPCLI — whose team managed to set up two tipis in 58 minutes. The second set of tipis, erected by a composite team from Base HQ, PSP, 1RCHA, and 2PPCLI managed to set up...
by K-J | 17 May 2023 | News
Stag Special On May 17, 2006, in the Panjwa’i district of Afghanistan, Canadian Army Capt Nichola Goddard with 1RCHA made many “firsts.” She was the first female Canadian combat soldier to lead Canadian soldiers into combat and the first artillery officer to call in...
by K-J | 1 May 2023 | History
Editor’s note: Then Capt Douglas H. Gunter wrote a diary during his early days posted to Camp Shilo, arriving here in the fall of 1946. He would have a few postings to this Base, including a stint as BComd from 1969 to 1970, with wife Jo and their two children Richard...
