Opportunities After the War

Heroes Remember

Opportunities After the War

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When I got home I had Grade 10. The parish priest convinced me to go back to high school and I ended up with fifteen year olds waiting for the Veteran’s Training School to open in Pictou so I went from September to January back in Westville High School. And then I did, along with everybody else, hundreds of others, completed high school at Veteran’s Training School and I got into St. FX. Three months after I got into university I met my wife. We’re celebrating tomorrow, we’ll be celebrating our 58th wedding anniversary. I got my commerce degree, got hired with Air Canada and worked for one company. It’s been a great life. I have five children, ten grandchildren. I feel sorry for all the boys that didn’t have the opportunity that I had.

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After returning home, Mr. Muir speaks about his decision to return to school and the success he later achieved.

Fraser Muir

Fraser Alexander (Red) Muir was born on June 27, 1924, in Westville, Nova Scotia. Mr. Muir trained as an air gunner and received his wings at Mount Stewart, Prince Edward Island, in January 1943. He was seconded to the Royal Air Force (RAF) after arriving overseas in April, 1943, and was eventually posted to 50 Squadron, 5 Group, RAF Bomber Command based in England. Mr. Muir served as a mid upper gunner, and completed 35 operations over enemy territory, and had achieved the rank of warrant officer 2 at the end of the war. On returning to Canada, he returned to high school, and went on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He was employed at Air Canada, retiring in 1983 after 30 years of service.

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