Officer's Mess Dinner

[Frank Misztal]

Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
... Why is it that we have an experienced combat commander, having done a tour in Afghanistan, now driving a desk in Ottawa?
Same thing happened to Lewis McKenzie. I just don't understand the logic behind these postings. Of course, not being a Liberal, perhaps I'm not supposed to understand these moves.

Political rant ends, but military rant is still brewing up!

Lew MacKenzie was pulled out of Bosnia for being a bit too outspoken. Remember the press having fun with his phone call to UN HQ in New York? That's when the phone was answered by a security guard (since key principals were at a party), while he was being shot at trying to open the airport in Sarajevo for humanitarian aid delivery.

Not long after being posted to NDHQ, he retired (prematurely).