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American Contribution to POW Survival
Mr. MacDonell praises the contributions made by the American Army. Their level of generosity and concern for their well being was overwhelming.
Canadian Government Was Good To Us
Mr. MacDonell expresses his appreciation of the treatment provided by the Canadian government after returning home.
No Regrets, It was Worth It!!
Mr. MacDonell provides a great perspective in respect to all that he went through in the military.
Freedom For Our Country
Mr. MacDonell provides his view on how Canadians should preserve this wonderful culture and country that we live in and recounts how fortunate we are to be Canadian.
Barbed wire inspections
Mr. Stokes briefly describes nocturnal inspections of protective barbed wire for possible German sabotage.
In Flanders Fields
Mr. Lapenskie painfully describes hearing of the loss of his best friend in a letter from home.
Millions of lice
Mr. Lapenskie describes the difficulty of eradicating lice from the seams of his uniform.
The Young Soldiers Battalion
Mr. Babcock describes being assigned to the Young Soldiers Battalion, and in particular a daily ration of eight hours of parade drill served by veteran NCO's and officers.
The tone-deaf bugler
Mr. Babcock gives a humorous account of joining the bugle band despite being tone-deaf, and “going through the motions” without ever playing a note.
Russian POW's were miserably treated.
Mr. Gies discusses the relative treatment for British and Russian POWs, with the Russians faring far worse. He notes that the Russian camp saw many deaths by starvation and suicide.
Underage Enlisting
Mr. Andrews describes his enlistment and how his physical maturity outweighed his being under aged. His training starts badly when he becomes ill in St. John's.
Twelve Pounder Gun
Mr. Andrews describes training on the Twelve Pounder naval cannon, and his crew mates very close call while on target practice.
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