Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI)

Mr. Parker talks about having a guardian angel, and how he felt that sense of belief helped him through. The platoon came to have a similar sense of faith in him because of his ability to survive. They followed him as their guardian angel.

Mr. Parker talks about bravery and duty, and how duty is so drilled into you as a new recruit that it can make you do dangerous things, unless mitigated with a sense of discretion.

Mr. Parker becomes so ill with dysentery (along with, but later than, everyone else) that he is hospitalized, and misses the regiment's move into Sicily. He doesn't catch up with them until Italy. They then start working up the line in Italy.

By March of 1943, Mr. Parker is in England on active service. He is listed as a labourer, which he feels does not represent the range of skills that he has developed. He ships out to North Africa (Algiers), where dysentry sets in.

Mr. Likely talks about finding a letter addressed to him in a most unlikely spot (cont'd).

Mr. Connelly describes his first tour in Cyprus, loyalty and a deadly incident.

Mr. Connelly describes the sometimes tragic results of living in isolation.

Mr. Connelly discusses his philosophy of leadership and its foundations.

Mr. Borchert describes how when he left the military, he didn’t stop serving. He continued serving in a different way, fighting for Veterans rights.

Mr Borchert encourages aboriginal youth, and anyone else thinking they have no future, to serve in the military. To be a warrior for peace and use the opportunities it presents to make their dreams come true.