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Locals Fleeing for Their Lives

Locals Fleeing for Their Lives

Mr. Ott tells of the elite soldiers picked to provide humanitarian aid to the besieged city of Sarajevo and how life for the locals was destroyed as they fled from the villages.

No Amount of Training Prepares You

No Amount of Training Prepares You

Mr. Ott explains the level of training received with RCR, yet realizing that no amount of training can prepare a soldier for arrival in Sarajevo

War Was Declared

War Was Declared

Mr. Pridham explains about what it was like when the war was declared and how it effected him.

Conditions for the Soldiers

Conditions for the Soldiers

Mr. Patrick describes his food and ammunition supply upon arrival in Pusan.

Scrounging for Equipment

Scrounging for Equipment

Mr. Patrick recalls scrounging from the Americans and the day they obtained a bull dozer for their unit!!

Taught by World War Two Veterans

Taught by World War Two Veterans

Mr. Patrick speaks about his experiences while getting equipped for the Korean War and how protected he felt because of being taught by World War Two Veterans.

Pride of Being a Veteran

Pride of Being a Veteran

Mr. MacDonald expresses his reluctance to participate in Remembrance Day yet how his service reinforced his pride of being a Veteran.

Coming Back Home to Family

Coming Back Home to Family

Mr. MacDonald shares his story about the difficulty returning to family life again.

Medical Release from Service

Medical Release from Service

Mr. MacDonald relates his personal experiences of service resulting in a medical release from the forces. A choice he did not want to make.

War was a Unifying Force

War was a Unifying Force

Mr. Aitken discusses his thoughts that the war unified Canada, and what his ideas of patriotism are.

British Resolve

British Resolve

Mr. Aitken describes his admiration of British resiliency in the face of German bombing.

VE-Day

VE-Day

Mr. Aitken discusses his feelings about the war’s end.

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