Captain(N) Stewart Alsgard served as Commanding Officer from 1967-1972 at Quadra. It was an honour to interview him and learn so much about the man and the leader. Honestly, I don't believe there is an individual (with us or gone) who is responsible for more of the training development, tradition and professionalism at Quadra than him.
In this episode Capt(N) Alsgard tells us all about his life's work before, during and after Quadra. His experiences are many and his approach to getting the job done is as many of you know, very admirable. Stewart shares some stories that I had only heard in lore and you can tell his passion for taking care of Sea Cadets and his staff was always paramount. The details of how he worked with local police and the magistrate to solve problems of cadet caps being stolen from cadets on leave and how the German Shepard "Ben" stood alongside him in protection of Quadra is amazing. He has also shared with me some of his personal video archive that he collected in early Quadra days, some of which is now posted on my YouTube page for everyone to enjoy. Please subscribe to the page. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Yf3fnusj2ic72VbBK2P-g
Audio editing done by Todd Mason.
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