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Thank You For Your Service

...Interview with The Desrosiers

in 1967 at the age of 16. Ten years
By Rob Foreman
later, Peter met his wife while he
or the Desrosiers, military service was a sergeant helping to train the
Fruns deep in their family history. Sea Cadets on drill instruction. Lucie
Both children of World War II just so happened to be a Sr. Chief
veterans, Capt. (Ret.) Peter Desrosiers Petty Officer with the Cadet Corps at
and Lt. (Naval) Lucie Desrosiers met the time. “I kind of picked on her a
through their own service and later little after she aged out of the Cadet
married. Their oldest son, Peter Jr. program. We hung around in the
was a part of the Sea Cadets and their same group of friends and eventually
youngest son, Cpl. Thomas served in started dating.”
Afghanistan and Turkey. Peter and Lucie were married in

Peter joined the Stormont, Dundas 1978. A year later, Lucie took her
& Glengarry (SD&G) Highlanders commission as a reservist naval

Lucie & Peter Sr Photo Submitted

officer and worked with the 110 (CIMIC) unit. His role was to
Stormont Cornwall Royal Canadian provide security during liaison officer
meetings with Afghan officials. “We
would travel daily to the mayor,
elders, fire and police chiefs,” said
Editorial: Mike Piquette, mike@sportsenergynews.com Thomas. “When we would go out it
Editor: Carrie Seguin would be two or three vehicles, twice
Graphic Design: Lynn Dillabough, dillydesigns@eastlink.ca a day.”
Business Development/Advertising: Mike Piquette, Lucie remembers her son telling
mike@sportsenergynews.com or 613-662-3654 her the local children could make
Sales: Gord Shaver, 613-362-8004 providing security that much more
gordshaver@hotmail.com Thomas driving on one of their important. “Kids would gravitate
Sales: Peter Padbury, 613-662-5370 • 613-930-9399 missions Photo Submitted towards him if he was standing on
peter@sportsenergynews.com guard. He has a very welcoming
Sea Cadet Corps based in the smile. He was always nervous when
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Cornwall Armouries. kids were nearby. He wanted to be
robertm@live.ca
Fast forward more than two decades kind, but he was always on guard,”
Sports Energy is a monthly publication covering the Greater
and their youngest son was looking to she said.
Cornwall Area. Our goal is to offer a quality, informative and
enter military service as well. “After Thomas’ service would go on to
enjoyable newspaper and website to our readership, focusing 9/11 a friend of mine told me that he take him to Istanbul, where he worked
on the accomplishments of the many gifted athletes and sports was signing up for the reserves, I told at the intermediate staging base
organizations in our area. The opinions and statements of our him I wouldn’t mind checking it out. helping to get military equipment off
writers and columnists are not necessarily the opinion of Sports I wanted to make a difference in the Canadian ships and onto Afghanistan-
Energy. world no matter how big or small it bound aircraft.
Sports Energy is always on the lookout for positive sports was,” said Thomas. Thomas is decorated with the
stories. In 2005, he took the opportunity to Afghan General Campaign Star

If you have a story you feel is worthwhile sharing, please serve overseas in Afghanistan while and the South-West Asia Service
email to info@sportsenergynews.com. serving with the SD&G Highlanders. Medal for his service in Afghanistan
Thomas was attached to the Princess and Turkey. Both he and his father
All suggestions will be considered but not necessarily printed.
Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry as were awarded the Canadian Forces’
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part of a Civil-Military Cooperation Decoration for their years of service.