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On June 22 veterans of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines spent the afterâ€" noon together at the home of Audrey and Malcolm Tucker. They renewed acquaintances, picnicked and reminisced as the Cobourg Band performed. By Bob Owen The Cobourg band, under the direction of the colourful exâ€"Royal Marine Rollie White, is the only Royal Marine band in North America and was adopted by the British Marines in 1973, three years after it was formed. For a few precious hours they were transformed and transfixed. It was another time, another continent, another life, and all were young again. Royal Navy veterans, exâ€"marines, invade Castleton White served on the Royal Yacht Britannia in the immediate postâ€"war one time, members of the British naval service. Some of the more senfor members saw active duty in World War II. All have since emigrated to North America. Most are spread out across southern Ontario. And most of them have been in this country for. more than a quarter cenâ€" tury according to Neil Pennington, President of the Royal Marines Association of Ontario, And they number in the thousands. ‘Mr. Pennington served in the late 1950s and carly ‘60s, before coming to Canada in 1967. He is The veterans were all, at In their opening parade the band also "beat the retreat," a special march which replicates the efforts of the navy drumâ€" _ Results were as follows: ladies‘ . high, Evelyn McMullen; ladies‘ low, mers who went through the streets of villages near where the navy was barâ€" racked to collect the men. Hoping to‘see you all back Sept. 61 _ Closeâ€"to 150 members â€" Viola Stickle then joined the band in an oldâ€"fashioned singâ€" song which featured old gems like Lili Marlene, White Cliffs of Dover and Picnic time â€" Cobourg Band members, including director Rollie their supper at the Castleton property of Audrey and Malcolm Tuct ‘The Colborne Chronicle, Wednesday, June 26, 1996 a host of others. But the most riveting moment was the Ceremony of Sunset. Every day in the life of a British sailor was punctuâ€" ated by the ritual of lowerâ€" ing the White Ensign at 5 tollie White of Castleton, sang for Tucker last Saturday. SSRAAA Sunenlll took shape in 1664. Their most natable military batâ€" tle was the Battle of Gibraltar in 1704. Their badge is the laurel surâ€" rounding the globe. ‘â€"P'h;.t;t;y Bob Owen Page 5