Fresh off the Plane - September 1966 

(l-r)  Top Row - Bob Roberts, John Graham, Les Brown, Brian Kent, John "Coco" Eve,
Les "Bloodnut" Tomlinson, Dennis Brookes, Alan Keagle, Alan White, Dave "Big Joe" Needham
Bottom Row - Pat McBride, Dave "Cookie" Cook, Ian Mitchell, Fred Church, and Vic Richmond

There were no prizes for guessing where this photo was taken because we obviously have a batch of new recruits arriving fresh off the plan at the airport.  But what a group of recruits they were.  These 15 young men arrived in September 1966 and many went on to make a significant impact on the Bermuda Police Force, none more so that Pat McBride who was instrumental in creating are Boxing Section,  our highly successful Tug of  War Team, and the Annual Mini-Marathon (see separate articles on all three of these activities as kindly provided by Patrick.  We asked readers if they could tell us how many of the 15 remained in Bermuda and are still here today.  The answer is 4.  They are John Graham,  Dennis Brookes, Dave "Cookie" Cook (our Bermie Expo Secretary) and Vic Richmond.