Description
A story telling how important it is to remember the past and not make the same mistakes of causing war.
Bryce Chase
Mr. Chase was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan on June 6, 1923. He is the eldest son in a family of six children. He now resides in Calgary with his wife and family. Mr. Chase joined the service and became a pilot in the Air Force under the Wellington Bomber Command Squadron and he was responsible for carrying supplies and personnel in and out of Burma. He is presently a member of the Calgary chapter of the Burma Star Association. Mr. Chase returned to civilian life, enrolled in university, obtained his degree and now works in the field leadership and counselling in Adult Education.
Transcript
Well, see I didn't have to face some of the things that some of the people did, but I lost so many friends. You know in a cause that we thought was, was really important. We got dragged into World War Two and I just think that those people who were lost should be remembered and in the remembering it might help people to use a little better judgement about things. In the future, where they have an opportunity to, to express themselves. There's a wonderful school here in town, called Juno Beach Academy and they are very high on civics, and history, and they do some really great things and they're doing some wonderful things for kids. And encouraging leadership, civic leadership, and they have cadets of course. And Juno Beach Academy is just a wonderful thing, and it's a part of this whole program which I see growing.