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Rick Hillier

(1955) Military Personnel

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Rick Hillier is a military personnel.

Quick Facts About Rick Hillier

Born: January 1, 1955
Profession: Military Personnel

About Rick Hillier

[Wikidata] Canadian general... | [Wikipedia] Rick J. Hillier is a retired Canadian Forces general, who served as the chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) from 4 February 2005 to 1 July 2008. He previously served as the chief of the Land Staff from 30 May 2003 until his promotion to CDS.

Quotes by Rick Hillier

You don't achieve anything by stopping at the first sign of difficulty. If we'd stopped after Dieppe in World War II, where…

Achieve

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We're not the public service of Canada, we're not just another department. We are the Canadian Forces, and our job is to…

Able

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Optimism can be more powerful than a battery of artillery or squadron of tanks. It can be contagious and it's necessary to…

Artillery

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I'll tell you one thing, when you have young men and women in combat operations and they lose their friends, one thing…

Ashamed

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