Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion www.ns.legion.ca 97 Remi was born in 1937 in Clare, NS. He joined the RCAF in 1956 and received his pilot wings at Portage La Prairie in 1958. His first operational posting was 2 (F) Wing, Grostenquin, France. On his return to Canada in 1961, he served with 129 Test and Ferry Flight for three years in Calgary and two years in Trenton. From 1966 to 1969 he served as a recruiting officer in Montreal. In 1969 he returned to operational flying on the CF-5 with 433 ETAC in Bagotville. From there, he was posted to Valcartier in 1971 as the first Commanding Officer of 5 Tactical Air Control Unit. After attending Staff College in Toronto BrigadierGeneral Saulnier was appointing Commanding Officer if CFS Chibougamau. With the formation of Air Command in 1975, he was appointed Executive Assistant to the Commander in Winnipeg. From 1977 to 1979, he served as Commanding Officer of 441 Squadron in Baden, Germany on CF-104. On his return to Canada in 1979, he was appointed Base Operations Officer at CFB Bagotville. He was promoted to Colonel in August 1982 and was posted to the National Defence College in Kingston. From 1983 to 1986 he was the Base Commander of CFB Lahr in Germany. Upon his returned to Canada in July 1986 he served as Chief of Staff Northern Region Headquarters North Bay. In May 1987 he was promoted to Brigadier-General and posted to a Command Director position at NORAD Headquarters in Colorado Springs. In August 1988 he was posted to Langley AFB, Virginia where he held the Deputy Command position of the CONUS NORAD Region. In that capacity he was the second in Command responsible for the air defence of the Continental United States. During his service, he accumulated a total of 5,500 flying hours and was qualified on 21 types of aircraft including the French Mirage, the F-15, F-16 and F-18. Submitted by Earl Francis Spryfield Memorial Branch #52, The Royal Canadian Legion Remi Saulnier Knights of the air was a name used for these brave souls that flew the planes during the war. Many made the supreme sacrifice. Lest We Forget
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