Camp Stephenson command changes hands as Col Lee heads to retirement

Col Wilbert Lee (left) officially hands over the Unit Colours to Lt Col Terry Benn on Thursday during his farewell parade at Hard Square, Camp Stephenson. (Guyana Defence Force photo)

Base Commander for Camp Stephenson Colonel Wilbert Lee has passed the baton to Lieutenant Colonel Terry Benn as he prepares to go into retirement in July.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) statement said the command of Base Camp Stephenson was handed over to Lt Col Terry Benn on Wednesday. Benn was the former Commanding Officer of the Training Corps.

Colonel Lee, who served the force for 36 years, stated at his farewell parade on Thursday that he