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Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, took the salute as Barbados Defence Force soldiers march past his position following the Colours to Church service at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic; Chief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force, Colonel Glyne Grannum; and Commanding Officer (Acting), Barbados Regiment, Major Ryan Smith, singing lustily during the Colours to Church service yesterday.

‘REMAIN FAITHFUL’

Barbados Regiment marks 72 years

Members of the Barbados Regiment have been encouraged to remain good and faithful soldiers as well as to be loyal to those in command.

This was the advice given by the Regiment’s Commanding Officer (Acting), Major Ryan Smith, as he addressed yesterday’s Colours to Church service at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church. This occasion marked the 72nd anniversary of the Barbados Regiment, which was formed in February 1948. It occurred under the theme, ‘A Sense of Organisational Unity: Unity in History, Unity of Purpose, Unity of Vision’.

“You are the future of the Regiment, the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) and the nation. If we are to survive, it is to you that we must turn. I urge you to remain loyal and faithful to those in command and the Barbados Defence Force, always remembering to put the Almighty first in whatsoever you do. Keep the flag flying high and be good and faithful soldiers to the end. The nation and its citizens view us soldiers as the standard bearers of discipline in aspects of society.”

Major Smith also used the service to remind members of the Force that they cannot rest on their “laurels, but with zeal and vigour press on to the tasks that await us in the near future”. He additionally thanked all who passed through the ranks, for the service given.

“Seventy-two years is a relatively short time for any military unit. However, during its colourful history, although not being involved in any major conflict, the Regiment is proud of the men and women who have passed through its ranks and have made and are still making useful contributions to the development of Barbados.”

During the service, musical presentations were done by the BDF band and the St. Paul’s Anglican Church Choir. In her sermon, Reverend Erma Ambrose reminded the gathering that “there is still a place and there is still merit for organisations, especially when these organisations can have unity”.

She further stated that if unity is desired “we cannot have our own way. We have to move in tandem, we have to work hand in hand with each other.

We have to recognise our various gifts and skills and pool them all for the good and betterment of all”.

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