In Fiction and Popular Culture
The College's central place in Canadian military circles has made it the setting for novels, plays, films and other cultural works.
- 4377 Lt. Gen. Richard J. Evraire, CD (CMR/RMC 1959) wrote the play Chambre 204 (Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu: Editions Mille Roches, 1982) inspired by his time at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean. http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=5382
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