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Passing the torch - Invictus Games Team Canada captains
Last year’s Invictus Games 2017 Team Canada co-captain Natacha Dupuis speaks with this year’s captain Rob Hicks at the recent training camp in Halifax ahead of the 2018 games.
Invictus Games athlete proud to represent Canada once more
Athlete Pedro Ibaceta-Carter has worn the colours of the Canadian Armed Forces. Now he sports the red and white of Team Canada for the 2018 Invictus Games. Both uniforms instill incomparable pride. In Halifax, he told Veterans Affairs Canada correspondent Natacha Dupuis about the emotions he’s feeling.
D-Day Patients
Ms. Seeley remembers D-Day and speaks of several moving experiences with her patients.
A Look at the Channel on D-Day
Mr. Fox describes the view of the English Channel on D-Day from a pilot’s perspective.
He’s the first guy I saw dead on the beach
Mr. Hall describes the chaos of D-Day and a chance meeting with his brother.
D-Day: Germans on the Run
Mr. Doherty recalls events surrounding the D-Day invasion; coastal minesweeping, cancellation and reinstatement of the offensive, and how well it was orchestrated. He also remarks on how feeling, that the Allies now had the Germans on the run, affected morale.
Preparing for D-Day (Part 1)
Mr. Gorsline talks about the time leading-up to D-Day.
Falaise Gap
Mr. Champoux describes how the Germans were attempting to escape. He also describes the destruction on the road of the Falaise Gap.
Crossing the English Channel to Normandy
Mr. Ross describes his activities during the night crossing toward the beaches of Normandy, as thousands of Allied vessels moved forward.
Taking of the City of Caen
Mr. Cromwell speaks of the first big push into Caen witnessing the sight of planes and bombs being dropped very close to their trenches.
Encounter at Beny-sur-Mer
Mr. Bruce describes a touching encounter with a child survivor of the Allied advance through Beny-sur-Mer, during a post-war pilgrimage.
Casualty Clearing Station
Reaching the assembly point, Mr. Hannam is busy recording casualties while at the same time assisting wounded infantrymen.
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