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Three Attempts to Save Her
As flight nurse, Simmonds shares a story of a situation where a young child was denied aid from their team and when given permission to help it was too late!
Witness to the Cost of Human Suffering
Recalling some of the best and worst aspects of her deployment, Ms. Simmonds shares a horrific story of what she witnessed during her time in Sarajevo.
A Devastated Country
Ms. Simmonds recalls the devastating sights witnessed as she and the crew arrived in Sarajevo.
Accepted to the Military
As a trained nurse, Ms. Simmonds shares the story of joining the Canadian military.
An Unkept Promise
Ms. Carter discusses Mackenzie King's promise of 1st Class passage back to Canada versus the reality of dirty accommodations in the belly of the ship in which she sailed home.
VE Day in London
Ms. Carter describes the joyous mob in Trafalgar square on VE Day.
Anti-Fascist Reprisal
Ms. Carter describes how, in Rome, she and a friend are forced by an anti-fascist mob to witness the killing of a fascist, whose heart is torn out while he is still alive.
A Nurse's Intuition
Ms. Carter describes treating a patient who wouldn't wake who had been diagnosed as a psychiatric case. Ms. Carter realizes that the soldier, a stretcher bearer, is suffering from extreme exhaustion, and refutes the earlier diagnosis.
The Hospital in Rome
Ms. Carter describes treating German POWs at her field hospital, and being assisted very ably by a German prisoner.
The First Use of Penicillin
Ms. Carter describes using penicillin for the first time. Instead of being injected, it was rubbed directly on the wound and was extremely painful.
Al Capone's Chauffeur
Ms. Carter describes being looked up by an ambulance driver from the Royal Victoria Hospital with whom she had worked before the war. He had been Al Capone's driver.
Winter Conditions in the Field Hospital
Ms. Carter describes the field hospital in Trani, Italy and what conditions were like in the winter.
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