Featuring the music of Larrie Forbes and the Vancouver Naval Vets Band
Barbecued lunch provided by
TEAM LEADS
Anthony Manning
Anthony is an active member of the South Surrey/White Rock community. A former White Rock city councillor, he is currently the vice president of the South Surrey/White Rock Chamber of Commerce and also sits on the boards of the White Rock Rotary Club, White Rock Museum & Archives, Peninsula Productions and White Rock Social Justice Film Society. The son of a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force, he was born in Germany and had a typical “military brat” childhood, moving with his family from post to post. Anthony has worked in commercial aviation for four decades, with most of that time in regulatory compliance. He holds a Bachelor’s in journalism and a Master’s in military history.
Dr. Matthew Kane
Matt joined the military at age 17 as a mechanic in the Royal Canadian Navy. He transferred to Military Intelligence and was commissioned from the ranks. Matt quickly found a passion for his work in Military Intelligence and was involved in various operations in the Middle East, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, and the BC coast. Matt’s final job in the military was leading an intelligence cell conducting operations against Taliban Improvised Explosive Device financiers, suppliers and makers. After sustaining numerous injuries in the line of duty, Matt left the military in 2014 where he went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Psychology in which he studied deception detection, and then completed a Ph.D. in 2018. He lives in South Surrey BC with his wife and daughter and is an entrepreneur owner of Solaris Intelligence.
Dr. Matthew Kane Awarded the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II