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David was a movie aficionado, and he often recited Mel Gibson\u2019s speech amongst other films. He was known to sing in the Driver\u2019s hatch and to deliver hip hop performances for his fellow soldiers. David also left an impression on those around him with his collection of unusual stories. He was affectionately dubbed \u201cSlader\u201d by his fellow soldiers of 22 Bravo. Another special bond was that of David and his Airedale, Colby which he nicknamed \u201cthe horse.\u201d Colby passed away two years after David.<\/p>\n

A young man of many talents is a fitting way to describe Private Greenslade. He enjoyed hockey, kayaking, water-skiing, swimming, and fun games of Ping Pong. He was also an avid golfer who spent many hours golfing as well as working part time at Rockwood Park Golf Course. But none of these interests were a distraction from his ambition to join the army. An ambition he acted upon at age 16 when he joined the reserves. When David graduated in 2004 from Saint John High School, his write up in the yearbook contained allusions to Vimy Ridge and the words \u201cGo Army.\u201d<\/p>\n

David soon became a full-time military man who would help conduct Operation ACHILLES: a security operation in South Afghanistan that consisted of a partnership between Afghan nation security forces and the NATO International Security assistance force.<\/p>\n

David has been widely recognized for his contributions to the army. Saint John High School honours him annually through the awarding of the Pte. David Greenslade Memorial Bursary valued at $ 1,500 for students like David; a well-rounded student with army affiliation. The City of Saint John opened the Pte. David Greenslade Peace Park on the Kennebecasis River \u2013 the river he grew up on and very much loved. Saint John High School also contributed to David\u2019s park in many ways \u2013 the most meaningful being the tall black wrought iron gate with the school\u2019s latin moto \u201cVita Vitali\u201ds embossed across the front meaning \u201ca life worthwhile\u201d.<\/p>\n

By: Peter Brown<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Portrait by Shairl Honey<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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September 4, 1988 – August 1, 2009
\nHometown: Val d’Or, Quebec
\nUnit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nGreenslade, David Robert - Project Heroes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/greenslade-david-robert\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Greenslade, David Robert - Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"September 4, 1988 - August 1, 2009 Hometown: Val d'Or, Quebec Unit: 5 Combat Engineer Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Royal 22e R\u00e9giment Battle Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/greenslade-david-robert\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Project Heroes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T12:43:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-20T12:46:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/1-portrait-GREENSLADE-David-web1HQF-1132014-1724.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"504\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"648\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/greenslade-david-robert\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/greenslade-david-robert\/\",\"name\":\"Greenslade, David Robert - 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