48th PARADE STATEWelcome to the Parade State!

Keeping Highlanders Informed!

“Welcome to the first edition of the 48th Parade State…your electronic sitrep. It’s purpose is to let me keep you up to date on “what is coming up in the calendar in a way that gives you time to plan to participate in some of the events planned in coming months. It is designed to fill the gap sometimes created in the publication of the Falcon. It will for the most part be an email report designed to go out in August and December of each year. It’s focus will be on upcoming events of interest.

First on the horizon is the Modern Operations – Day of Honour Ceremony on Saturday 6 September where we will honour the service of those Highlanders

who have served overseas on operations since the Second World War. With that event we begin the Advance to the 125th Anniversary of the founding of our Regiment. See you on 6 September! Dileas Gu Brath ARB

LCol AR BestCommanding Officer

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Introducing the Overseas Service PinPAGE 3

Advance to the 125th - Regimental Monument Project UpdatePAGE 3

Regimental Notices and Upcoming EventsPAGE 4

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August 2014

MODERN OPERATIONS COMMEMORATION

SEPTEMBER - 1600 HOURS – MOSS PARK ARMOURIES

THE MODERN OPERATIONS

ROLL OF SERVICE

1948-2014

- Contains the name of every Highlander deployed overseas on operations since 1947.

- 8 X 8 Feet

- to be erected within unit lines and dedicated following the Regimental Remembrance Day Parade on 9 November.

Programme For the Modern Operations

Commemoration

1500 Hrs…Regimental Family groups set up around the floor to showcase their role within the family and to recruit new members.

1600…Regimental Family Reception

1700…Ceremony and Presentation of Overseas Service Pins

1730…Messes Open

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The Commanding Officerand all serving Highlanders

MOCKUP

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Introducing: The 48th Highlanders Overseas Service Pin

The Overseas Service Pin (OSP) has been created as a Regimental award to recognize those Highlanders who have deployed overseas on operations.

Although it is being introduced during the Modern Operations event on 6 September its award is not limited to those Highlanders whose names will be on the Roll of Service.

The OSP is a silver badge based on the Regimental badge with a scroll underneath that reads “OVERSEAS SERVICE”

ELIGIBILITY

ANY HIGHLANDER WHO HAS SERVED ON OVERSEAS OPERATIONS SINCE 1939 IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD WHETHER THEY DEPLOYED AS A HIGHLANDER, LEFT TO SERVE IN ANOTHER REGIMENT (KOREA) OR BROUGHT THEIR OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO THE HIGHLANDERS AFTER SERVING ON OPERATIONS WITH ANOTHER UNIT.

The first presentation of the OSP will take place on 6 September at the Modern Operations Ceremony.

The Commanding Officer will present OSPs to our 1st Battalion veterans during the Remembrance weekend.

UPDATE ON THE REGIMENTAL MONUMENT PROJECT AT QUEEN’S PARK

Since the Regimental Family Brief on 23 May efforts continue to reach agreement with the City on the way ahead for this important 125th Anniversary Project. As a result of some developments over the past month the Project Team will be coming back to you with some new design options. We have been asked by City staff to consider some additional criteria in our proposed design concepts. The project team will be back to you with revised plans/options in September and another Regimental Family Brief will take place. More to follow.

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Come visit our MUSEUM FACEBOOK PAGE at:https://www.facebook.com/pages/48th-Highlanders-Museum/509349939188534

125 PLANNING MEETING RESCHEDULED: The meeting originally scheduled for Friday 5 September with the executives and OPIs of Regimental Family groups

and the Co-Chairs (Capt Vic Goldman and Col Mike Scott will be rescheduled to later in September so as not to conflict with unit stand-up and Modern Ops

Commemoration activities.

NOTICES

Published under the authority of the Commanding Officer as a means of keeping members of the 48th Regimental Family Informed of upcoming events, and through the ongoing financial

support of the Regimental Trust Fund.

48th Highlanders Chapter IODE presents:

“Blow the Whistle on Illiteracy Programme”

Proceeds in support of IODE programmes that support youth literacy and the 48th Highlanders Cadets.

Fox 40 Whistle - $5 ea Contact Shirley Elms - saelms@me.com

48th Highlanders Officers’ Association Golf TournamentThur 11 Sept, 2014The Toronto Golf Club

Golf:– 1300 hours – MacDonald Trophy Competition

Dinner: – 1900 hours

Note: Space is limited. For details and dress code instructions please contact LCol John McEwen, President, Officers Association, to confirm your attendance. E-mail: john.mcewen2@forces.gc.ca

 

Lorem  Ipsum  Dolor  In  the  Footsteps  of  the  15th  Bn  CEF  (48th  Highlanders)    Tour  to  France  and  Belgium  

Apr  22-­‐May  2  2015    

For further info contact Capt Vic Goldman Email: v.goldman@sympatico.ca  

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WOs and sgts Mess 123rd annual dinner saturday 18 OctOber

To reserve your place please contact the PMC MWO Paul Carswell pcarswell@bell.net

4 October - St Andrews Church First World War Commemoration.  For further information check your

latest copy of the “FALCON”

48th HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

TRAINING & EVENTS CALENDAR SEP 2014 – AUG 2015

Revision 1 Dated 17 Jul 14

September 2014 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Admin Night Leadership AAG

(MCpl & Up)

Regt Stand-to / AAG (Bn Trg Event)

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Admin Night Trg Night

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Admin Night

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Admin Night

H&A Committee Mtg Trg Night

29 30 Admin Night

Labour Day

Ex HIGHLAND WARRIOR I (IBTS) – CFB BORDEN With Lorne Scot R

Cabbagetown Festival (Cadets)

Offr Golf Tournament Comd 32 CBG Coord

CO Coord Conf

Trg Night125th Anniv Meeting

MPA - Friday 12 Sep 2000 Hrs (TBC) By Invitation

48th HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

TRAINING & EVENTS CALENDAR SEP 2014 – AUG 2015

Revision 1 Dated 17 Jul 14

October 2014 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Admin Night Regt Stand-Down

(Thanksgiving)

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Admin Night Trg Night

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Admin Night

27 28 29 30 31 Admin Night Trg Night

Ex HIGHLAND WARRIOR II (IBTS) 4 CDTC MEAFORD 32 CBG PD Trg

Thanksgiving Day

Ex TARTAN CABER I (FTX) - CFB BORDEN With QOR Pl Size Fighting Patrols

RCMI Concert

WO & Sgt Mess Dnr

Comd 32 CBG Coord

CO Coord Conf

** 4 October - St Andrews Church First World War Commemoration. For further information check your latest copy of the “FALCON”

** SEE BELOW

48th HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

TRAINING & EVENTS CALENDAR SEP 2014 – AUG 2015

Revision 1 Dated 17 Jul 14

November 2014 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Admin Night Trg Night

48 IBCT Pde Alq Regt Dinner

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Admin Night Trg Night

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Admin Night

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Admin Night Trg Night

POSSIBLE Ex HIGHLAND SPIRIT (7 SCOTS) – Scotland

Remembrance Day

32 CBG SPS

Mt Pleasant Cem.

OCA Dinner Remembrance Day

Parade

Ex TARTAN CABER II (FTX) - CFB BORDEN With QOR Coy Deliberate Attack

St Andrew’s Ball

SAB Practice

SAB Practice

RWF Pde

Comd 32 CBG Coord

CO Coord Conf

48th HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA

TRAINING & EVENTS CALENDAR SEP 2014 – AUG 2015

Revision 1 Dated 17 Jul 14 December 2014

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Admin Night Trg Night

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Admin Night Regt Christmas Dinner

(Bn Trg Event) Regt Kid’s Christmas

Party

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Admin Night H&A Comm. Mtg

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

32 TBG CAX (TBC) Comd 32 CBG Coord

POSSIBLE Ex WILD BOAR (CTH) – RSA

Christmas Day Boxing Day

CO Coord Conf

Offr Cocktail Party