First in; Last out - C. Tanner CD, Greg
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A Canadian military veterans autobiography not only documenting his 34 years in the Canadian Engineers, and but when a career ending injury happened at age 51 dealing with the post release struggles, injury pain, depression and PTSD had taken its toll.The turning point in Greg's life came in November 2022, when he was paired with Barrett, a Labrador retriever service dog, through the Paws Fur Thought organization. This partnership led to two years of positive reintegration into civilian life. However, their progress was nearly derailed by a traumatic dog attack that severely impacted Greg's…mehr

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A Canadian military veterans autobiography not only documenting his 34 years in the Canadian Engineers, and but when a career ending injury happened at age 51 dealing with the post release struggles, injury pain, depression and PTSD had taken its toll.The turning point in Greg's life came in November 2022, when he was paired with Barrett, a Labrador retriever service dog, through the Paws Fur Thought organization. This partnership led to two years of positive reintegration into civilian life. However, their progress was nearly derailed by a traumatic dog attack that severely impacted Greg's mental health, pushing him to the brink once again. His memoir First in; Last Out documents this rollercoaster journey, and focuses on the strength needed to rebuild his life after service.
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Greg Tanner was born in Brockville ON, and shortly after his family moved to Montreal PQ. In the mid 1960's, they made the move to Halifax NS, where he completed his high school education, and then joined the Canadian Military Engineering Branch in 1979. During his 23 year career in the Army he had postings all over Canada, a four year stint in Germany and completed four UN / NATO missions overseas. Upon taking his release from the regular forces, he enlisted in the Canadian Air Force Reserves and stayed an additional 11 years to complete 34 years in uniform. The Crowning achievement was the being awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedicated service.His main hobbies included teaching scuba diving and camping, but after over 20 years of diving he was bitten by the boating bug in the late 90's. Switching from breath-ing underwater to cruising on top of it gave an opportunity to make new friendships and a experience different adventures. Active in the Canadian Power Squadron teaching Boat-ing courses and served on both the Executive and Flag committees of the CFB Trenton Yacht Club including two terms as the Commodore.But at age 51 when a career ending injury happened, dealing with the postrelease struggles, injury pain, depression and PTSD for years, it had taken its toll. The turning point in Greg's life came in November 2022, when he was paired with Barrett, a Labrador retriever service dog, through the Paws Fur Thought organization. He currently lives in East Dover NS with his wife of 42 years Margret, and his service dog Barrett. Greg is an avid boater and enjoys sailing his 30 ft Mirage WindGypsy I. They have two daughters, Jenn and Jackie.