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Canada’s Youngest Sergeant Major Heads to Korea
Herb E Fournier of the List Field Regiment RCA, stationed at Camp Peta wawa Ont, is named the youngest regimental sergeant major in the Canadian army. A Kingston native, he began as a boy bugler in the navy and joined the army at 11. He served in WWII, trained guards for Princess Elizabeth’s 1951 royal visit, and now heads west to sail for Korea with his unit.
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