1.  AFTER MORE THAN 31 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CF AND THE ENGR BRANCH. MAJ YVAN MARTINEAU WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE REG F ON 13 JUL 2008 AND WILL SOON AFTER JOIN THE RES F WITH 35 CER IN STE‐FOY, QC

2.  YVAN ENROLLED AS A FD ENGR 041 IN JUL 77.  HE SERVED IN MANY POSNS IN 5 RGC UP TO THE RANK OF SGT. IN 88, HE WAS POSTED TO CFSME, CHILLIWACK AS AN INSTR. AFTER 2 YRS IN THE COUNTRY (WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT TAN BUT RUST) HE WAS POSTED BACK TO 5 RGC WHERE HE FULFILLED THE POSN OF TP RECCE, TRG SGT AND TP WO.  DURING THAT PERIOD HE DEPL WITH THE 12 RBC BG AS THE SQN OPS WO TO VISOKO IN 93‐94 AND ONE YEAR LATER, IN 95 WITH THE 2R22R BG AS THE FD ENGR SSM TO CROATIA. AFTER THAT MISSION, HE WAS POSTED AGAIN TO CFSME IN CHILLIWACK AND WAS PART OF THE TEAM THAT MOVED THE ENGR SCHOOL TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN GAGETOWN.  YVAN RETURNED ONCE MORE TO 5 RGC UPON HIS PROMOTION TO MWO IN 99.  THERE HE FULFILLED THE ROLE OF SSM OF 51 AND 52 FD SQN AS WELL AS 55 SUP SQN.  HE DEPLOYED FOR A THIRD TIME IN 2001 AS THE MINE ACTION CENTRE COORD IN BANJA LUKA, BIH.  IT WAS DURING THIS ROTO THAT HE ACCEPTED HIS COMMISSION FROM THE RANKS TO CAPTAIN.    ONCE BACK TO CANADA IN 02, HE WAS POSTED TO THE LFQA TRG CENTRE IN VALCARTIER WHERE HE ACCOMPLISHED THE TASK OF THE PAT AND PAR PL COMD, A COY 2 IC AND SVC COY 2 IC.  IN 05 HE RETURNED, ONCE MORE, TO 5 RGC AS THE COMD AND SVC SQN 2 IC AND THE SP SQN COMD.  YVAN WAS PROMOTED TO MAJ IN 2007 AND POSTED TO J5 CANADA COM OTTAWA

3.  A RETIREMENT LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD IN OTTAWA ON 10 JUNE 2008.   FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND PLEASE CONTACT LCDR TUCKER AT 613‐944‐8272.

4.  PERSONS WISHING TO SEND CONGRATULATION LETTERS, ANECDOTES AND BEST WISHES TO YVAN, MAY DO SO BY SENDING THEM VIA E‐MAIL TO LCDR TUCKER.LM AT FORCES.GC.CA