Government Project Engineer, Brigadier Gary Beaton MSM, on Friday retired from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) after over 34 years of service.
Brigadier Beaton was honoured during his retirement parade, which was held at the Base Camp Ayanganna in Georgetown, where he thanked the force for shaping and moulding him into the person that he is today. In attendance at the Parade were the Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, Chief of Staff Godfrey Bess, and Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn, among others.
During the ceremony, Beaton recalled that he joined the force in 1985 as he was seeking an opportunity for development for himself and his family. Upon being enlisted in the force, he noted that the relationship could be likened to that of a parent and child as the GDF began to shape and mould him in many different ways.