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Page 2A—Crossroads—May 15, 1985
I have had the opportunity
in the recent past to be in-
volved with teachers and ad-
ministrators of the Welling-
ton County Public School
Board. On both occasions, I
was impressed with the pro-
fessionalism and sincere
caring demonstrated by
them.
The first meeting was an
I.P.R.C. (Individual Place-
ment Review' Committee).
At that meeting, it became
abundantly clear that the
parents were very hostile to-
wards the school and were
not prepared to accept any-
thing they had to say. The
school, on the other hand, in
my opinion had gone beyond
all expectations to provide a
unique and excellent, pro-
gram for the child. The
initial concern and caring
that the parents had demon-
strated for their child's edu-
Th
cation had turned into daily
harrassment of the school. I
talked to the parents after
the meeting and was able to
convince them to back off
and allow the school some
space to be successful. Time
will tell if they, the parents,
can do that.
This is an, unusual situa-
tion. Most often, the parent's
feelings and fears are
justified but they have dif-
ficulty expressing their con-
cerns when confronted with
a committee of four or more
school personnel. My advice
to you as parents is to try
personally or, if that is un-
comfortable, write a letter.
Another alternative is to talk
to someone outside the
school and have them ac-
company you' to a school
meeting. The Boards will
welcome an outside profess-
ional once they realize that
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the child's needs are the only
concern.
The second occasion was
an opportunity for me to
speak to a group of Welling-
ton high school teachers. The
topic was "How Teenagers
Survive the System" and we
discussed ways to recognize
students who were not sur-
viving. The gratifying aspect
of this workshop was that the
teachers planned, organized,
and paid for these work-
shops. They also attended in
the evening on their own
time. They are developing
themselves without loss of
classtime to the students.
There are many teachers
in our educational system
that take their teaching and
their student's academic de-
velopment very seriously.
Keep up the good work,
teachers!
`Things are looking u
(Continued from Page 1)
I think I am beginning to
understand a little bit about
military frustration with
things political.
Someone in the group has
asked a rather obvious ques-
tion. Would Lt. -Col. Gray
like to see more personnel?
"Of course I would," he re-
plies. "If I have to do the
work, I'd like to have the
manpower to do it with."
He says there's room for
an increase in troop size
"without it being particular-
ly expensive". He also says
he doesn't think accommo-
dation would be a problem.
While accommodation out-
side the garrison is not easily
found, he said, it is available.
' "The first year I was here, I
drove 22 km and I didn't
think anything of it."
Given his opinions of pasta
political decisions regarding
the military, Lt. -Col. Gray
says he's optimistic now.
"After 14 years of going
downhill, things are looking
up. In the last four years we.
have seen some new equip-
ment. Our new rifle will be
here in the spring of '86. .
.Things look good for the fut-
ure. Things are happening at
last, after a long period of
not too much."
A "teddy naves commentary from
ons of Canada's
outstanding news personalities
THE
BEST or
PETER
AAOICORM*N TOR GLOBAL NEWS
Ten years ago this month I
was in Saigon. On the streets
life appeared to be normal.
The news was censored for
one thing, so the average
citizen couldn't be sure how
bad it was. Construction con-
tinued, the black market
thrived, and an Indian tailor
on Tudo Street said he'd be
making safari jackets there
long after I had gone. I hoped
he was right, on both counts.
Senior government and
military officials knew it was
time to get out, and some of
them did, with all) the hard
currency and jewelry they
could cram into flight bags.
Those who were street smart
knew it was time to leave,
and the airport was jammed
with painted ladies and Guc-
ci accessories. Others knew
the jig was up, but stayed to
fight.
We did a story in Zuan Loc,
which by then was the most
distant outpost of Saigon. I
met a Colonel there, a prov-
ince chief, who had a daugh-
ter in Canada. He asked me'
to take a letter to her be-
- cause he knew that where he
was going there would be no
post office.
The commander of the
,garrison was a little bantam
rooster; spit and polish and
full of bluster. He fought, but
he didn't last long. Zuan Loc
was cut off two days later,
and when we tried to return,
the North Vietnamese
mortared us for our trouble.
I knew Saigon was going to
fall. I only hoped it would be
after we'd gone. It was obvi`-
ous even to us that the situa-
tion was hopeless, and we
didn't know the half of it.
Years later, in Don Mills,
reading a CIA agent's ac-
count of the last days of
Saigon, and consulting my
own notes, I realized .that in
"our daily quests for fire
fights, we had flanked major
segments of the North Viet -
crossroads
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Asked if old equip
under -staffing, etc., ha
visible effect on t
Morale, Lt. -Col.
replies, "I don't know
much a soldier worries a
it. It's kind of like, `I'm
Missouri — when I see i
believe it."'•
Before ending the brie
Lt. -Col. Gray, no doubt
ing noticed some of us g
ing around the room,
the battalion just caul
bear to leave its things
hind in Winnipeg and
brought as much asit c
with it. "Even though
don't have room for it
here — it's precious to us.
He points out one item
small framed docum
"You might like to read
before you go. My only wo
is that iLmight actually
legal."
It turns out to be the
will and testament o
member of the 2 PPC
leaving his remains to
Second Battalion, on
grounds that it ,be placed
the women's washroom.
gets a good laugh.
Before going outside
view displays which h
been set up for us, we
given a tour of the headqu
ters.
As was the case in t
morning when we rush
through the displays of
1st Regiment, Royal Ca
dian Horse Artillery, I a
sorry we don't have m
time.
This place has more
tory on its walls and in
display cases than most m
seums I've visited. I cou
easily spend a couple of da
here just looking and rea
ing. ,
However, among the p
tures, trophies, flags a
souvenirs, one displ
stands out. It is a row
medals, carefully laid out.
These medals, says L
ol. Gray, belonged
ommy Prince, the most d
orated soldier in the arm
He was an Indian from M
toba. He died, about s
ears ago now. He ended u
n skid row."
After he died, Mr. Prince
aughter contacted the
PCLI, wondering" -about th
edals.
"We assured her they were
safe keeping," Lt. -Col.
ray said. "And we very
arefully photographed
em and sent her' a copy of
e picture.."
OLD AND NEW
Outside there seems to be
onstruction work, every -
here and the commanding
icer explains the barracks
equire a lot of work. Some
the buildings, he says, are
ownright unsafe having
uch basic problems as rot
ng floors.
On the way over to the disT
ays we pass some soldiers
orking on the "third gene -
tion" troop carriers, we've
and about. One of the men
lis them "soup cans on
heels".
Lt. -Col. Gray says they of -
little or no protection.
most anything will go right
rough them. ! They don't
en look good and remind ..
e of all the old rolling stock
A Rail tried to make re-
ectable with a coat of
Shy paint:
is unbelievable to think
ese relics could actually be
d to transport men into
tle.
However, the 2 PPCLI has
me good equipment and
see it in the displays. The
tre of :attention is the
13A1 Armoured Person -
Carrier (APC).
Besides being armoured,
s tracked vehicle is air -
table and amphibious. It
armed with a .50 -calibre
chine gun and when
ded weighs approxi-
tely 13 tonnes.
esigned to provide
and forces, particularly
infantry, with increased
bility and protection, it
carry a crew of a driver
12 men. Combat loaded
an travel at 64 kmh on
d and 5.6 kmh through
er. It has a range of 320
9 the army. Besides getting to over here are the rudest
p
ment, from 50 to 500 metres, a man
ve a walking from 50 to 1500
roop metres and a vehicle from 50
Gray to 3,000 metres.
how You can tell what, or who,
bout is doing what by listening to
from sounds coming over ear -
t, I'll phones attached to the detec-
tor. Put on the headset, the
Ping, soldiers tell me, and I do.
hav- They wave to another sol-
awk- dier some distance away and
says he begins to walk, swinging
dn't his arms in an exaggerated
be- manner.
so "Hear it?" they ask me.
ould I listen carefully and take
we off the headset. I tell them I
all have heard a kind of swish -
swish. That's it, they say —
, a arms and legs moving.
ent. ,,_ This is neat stuff. And it
that sure takes the guesswork out
rry of what a soldier on night -
be watch thinks might be mov-
ing out there somewhere.
last �, The radar detector weighs
f a 30 pounds and its battery is
LI, good for a 12 -hour stretch.
the The soldiers tell me it's been
the around for about six years.
ItBOYS FROM HOME
It This is a chilly day, I'm
having trouble writing and
to hope I can read the scrawl
ave when the time copes. But
are I`ve layered on sweaters,
ar- down vest and hiking jacket
and am wearing woollen
he slacks and heavy woolen
ed socks in sturdy hiking boots,
the so I'm not as cold as some of
na- the men appear to be in their
m suits and top coats.
ore In any event, we're glad to
head back inside, this time to
his- the cafeteria, where Lt. -Col.
its Gray says there's some food
u- :waiting. It's been a long time
ld since breakfast. '
Ys A sign on the cafeteria wall
d- tells soldiers to keep the
place clean, so it won't be
ic- condemned because of cock-
nd roaches•
of . Food turns out to be
doughnuts and a cup of cof-
fee. I pass on the doughnuts
t and when I hear the unit has
to done its best to assemble
e- some soldiers from our local
Y. areas for us to talk to, I a-
bandon my cup of scalding
ix brew.
P .Asking if there is anyone
from southwestern Ontario, I
s find two soldiers. Pte. John
2 Seyler of Kitchener used to
e live. in Hanover, and Pte.
Rick Vander Sur is from
London,
Pte. Seyler, 22, is big,
friendly, talkative and is
sporting a sun -burned face.
He's .spent the weekend ski-
inginSwitzerland.
He's been in the Patricias
-for two years, having joined
the Forces in Toronto.
"I'd been working with my
father, appraising cars, and
I got bored. I was in Toronto
and thought I'd drop by the
recruiting centre."
When he signed up, John
Seyler was worried about
what his father might think.
"But I was surprised, he said
he thought it would be a good
thing for me."
His mother cried when he
left for Germany, he said.,
Then his face brightens. "My
mom is coming over to see..
me in May or June."
Pte. Seyler says he's
thoroughly enjoying life in
namese Army more than
once. At night, in the old Ma- C
jestic Hotel, I lay sleepless in T
the hot, damp dark, with the c
ceiling fan swishing slowly
overhead, listening to the m
drone of aircraft engines and Y
waiting for the bomb. As it °
happened, the Majestic got
its top stories blown off h d
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When I came home, I sent
the letter to the Colonel's
daughter in Montreal. I met
her, eventually, in Toronto.
The colonel had survived the
fall of Zuan Loc and was in a
re-education camp. We tried
to get him out, with no luck.
I bought a piece of land in
the country, and we built a
house on it that we couldn't
afford, because after Viet-
nam I knew what was im-
portant, and what wasn't.
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his APC, powered with a
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s $150,000 U.S. (1981 fi-
es).
e are shown a variety of
pons, are invited to look
ugh a night vision scope
rifle, but what really in-
ues me is a gizmo called
dar detector.
looks like an old glass
hboard. The two soldiers
onstrating it, Pte. Frie-
from Saskatchewan and
Shiers from Nova
ia, are only too happy to
ain it tome.
is thing in the dead of
t can detect a man
ling at a distance of
know lots of people and
learning new skills, he's
taking the opportunity to
travel. He's seen something
. of France and Austria as
well as Switzerland.
However, he's also using
his spare time to gain an
education through corres-
pondence courses.
"When I joined the Forces
I had my Grade 11. I'll have
my Grade 13 by the end of
the summer and then . T in-
tend to go on and take uni-
versity courses."
Pte. Seyler has found ac-
commodation . off the base
and drives "an old BMW".
Pte. Vander Sur, 21, had
been in the Forces two and a
quarter years. He likes Ger-
many and considers his post-
ing here a piece of luck.
"I like the country and the
people."
Pte. Vander Sur lives in
the barracks, but he says it's
"all right — fine".
I ask the two young men if
I can take their picture. They
look a bit self-conscious, but
agree. Since most of this day
has been spent outside, I
have left my flash behind,
and so make do with the dim
light of the corridor.
We say good-bye and I
wish them luck. Like the
other soldiers I've met, these
two young men impress me
with their forthright manner
and keen attitude.
Back in the cafeteria, I'm
about to head back to my
cold coffee when Pte. Seyler
comes back in tocontinue
the .conversation. I ask him
how the skiing in Switzerland
compares to the Canadian
Rockies.
"Where, do you ski in the.
Rockies?he asks.
When I tell him I used to
ski Sunshine every year, he
grins. "I've skied Sunshine.
Switzerland is no better and
the people in the lift -lines
people I've met — especially
'if they think you're an
American. They're not sc
bad if they know you're Ca-
- nadian. For some reason
they don't seem tot like
Americans very much over
here."
Pte. Seyler tells me the
barracks are fixed up
"really nice" and the recon-
ditioning is continuing.
"It's all right, you know.
There's a p.00l and a good
pizza place."
I ask him what the pay is
like and he says that's all
right too. "I get $1200 per
month and an allowance of
$120 per month."
Talking about his educa-
tion, he says he will start
taking night school two
nights a week when he's
through work.
"Not just because it will
look good on my record, but
because it's good for me. It
will help me get ahead."
Besides having fun in the
Forces, Pte. Seyler is aware
of the serious side of life.
"This is serious business,"
he says. "You see all these
terrorist posters every-
where? You have to be care-
ful."
Now it is time to go and as -
I shake his hand, I tell Pte.
Seyler I hope he has a good
visit with his mom when she
gets over.
"Oh, I will," he grins.
"Thank you, it's been good
talking to someone from
home."
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