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Reunited
Mr. Peterson recalls the night he was reunited with his twin brother during the Battle of Hong Kong.
Poor Preparation, Poor Procedure
Mr Peterson recalls how the Canadians were trained following their arrival in Hong Kong.
Near Mutiny on the Awatea
Mr Peterson describes the tight quarters onboard the, Awatea and the near mutiny that occurred before leaving the port of Vancouver.
Twenty-eight of us went back.
Dr. Vanner provides a retrospective on the positive results of liberating South Korea.
The skin was gone
Dr. Vanner discusses the destructive impacts of the A-bomb on Hiroshima.
They still maintained military discipline
Dr. Vanner talks about POWs returning to the exchange area, as well as a unique Canadian survival skill.
We didn't close the wounds
Dr. Vanner discusses in detail the treatment of penetrating wounds.
The Triangle run and service in the St. Lawrence.
Mr. Carroll describes routes that he sailed on in the Atlantic. His service also brought him into the St. Lawrence bay where enemy submarines were known to frequent.
Sinking of a sub, "maybe"
Submarines could be a hard target to confirm sinking. They could try to trick the navy into thinking it had sunk it by releasing debris and oil from its torpedo tubes. Mr Carroll describes a night that the ship he was on with the HMCS Sackville, a corvette, were credited with a "maybe" in the sinking of an enemy sub.
A catchy little poem
Mr. MacDonald describes his Legion involvement, Remembrance Day, and recites a poignant poem to surviving Veterans.
They were good weapons
Mr. MacDonald compares the quality of Canadian vs. German weaponry.
They hit him with a Schmeizer
Mr. MacDonald describes night patrols at the Maas River, and a German act of mercy.
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