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Colonel Barnes was my personal mentor and a role model for integrity, professionalism, leadership and sportsmanship. He gave a lifetime of service to his adopted country Jamaica. He was the platinum standard for national service. Congratulations on an excellent innings Colonel Ken.
For the newbies who may not know, Colonel Ken represented Jamaica as a footballer, and once captained the national team. I think he also represented Jamaica in squash as well. Amazing natural athlete.
Also, as Chairman of the JDF Sports Board, he also appointed a young officer to manage the JDF Football Team, a Lieutenant Horace Burrell, and was the driving force behind the JDF's capture of the Premier League title in the 1980s.
"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance." ~ Kahlil Gibran
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