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Only Four or Five of us Passed.

Only Four or Five of us Passed.

Mr. Barron outlines his enlistment, his service in Newfoundland, becoming a paratrooper and reaching England for active service.

They Taught us to Look at the Horizon.

They Taught us to Look at the Horizon.

Mr. Barron gives a detailed description of jumping from an aircraft, and reflects on his battle readiness.

They Had Thousands of Casualties

They Had Thousands of Casualties

Mr. Barron describes the action he saw in the Ardennes Forest, and discusses casualties.

We Never Dreamed of Anything but Victory

We Never Dreamed of Anything but Victory

Mr. Barron describes allied superiority and discusses Allied attitudes toward German POWs as the war draws to a close.

Both World Wars Were Complete Insanity

Both World Wars Were Complete Insanity

Mr. Barron reflects on the insanity of war, and why he enlisted.

I Don’t Consider I was Very Patriotic

I Don’t Consider I was Very Patriotic

Mr. Barron reflects on Remembrance Day and the fact that it wasn’t necessarily patriotism which induced him to enlist.

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