Canadian Armed Forces

Officer Cadet Boulanger speaks about his desire to serve in the Navy yet upon completion of training with a posting in Esquimalt, is diagnosed with cancer causing vision loss making it impossible to continue his career path.

Thier sends a powerful message of what it’s like to live with PTSD and affects it brings for a lifetime.

Thier shares a very positive and fun feeling about the connection amongst fellow soldiers.

Their shares a very emotional moment reflecting back on his military experiences knowing that it didn’t finish the way he wanted it to.

Returning from deployment, Thier shares his personal experiences on the difficulties faced yet realizes the joy in the birth of his son, all things for a reason!

Thier shares his experiences of becoming seriously injured when servicing a vehicle causing a lifetime of injury and suffering.

When providing cans of ravioli to the children, Thier soon learns that the can is far more valuable than the food itself!

Thier speaks about the intimidation given off by soldiers in uniform to the local population.

As an infantry soldier, Mike shares his first impressions of a war-torn country and shares a sense of the sights witnessed upon arrival in Croatia.

Under NATO, infantry soldier Thier speaks of his roles and responsibilities.