A Legion service for her
Heroes Remember
Transcript
I love the Legion. And she was . . . at that time I went in for
president and she was in the ladies' auxiliary. They needed a
president, that says to her "Are you willing to go as first
vice?" She says "No." She says "If I'm going in, I’m going in as
president. He is in, and I am in." So we both went the same time
as president. And that worked out good. You have no family life
once you're in president. Family life, forget about it. You have
meetings to go to, and this go and that go, and I enjoyed every
minute of it. Comradeship, after I was alone, left . . . they did
a lot for me. Yeah, they did a lot. Yeah, there was, I had the
pallbearers from the legion. The legion service for her. So
that's, that's beautiful. Couldn't do without it. So . . . I'm
proud . . . I don't knock Holland down either, that's still where
I was born, but I lived 19 years in Holland and was three years
overseas and then I went here. So I lived more in this country
than I did in Holland. Nobody realize that. I don't mind going
home you know, as soon as you get by Labrador you know, I'm home
again. If I see Newfoundland, I'm home again. Kind of
stupid . . . I'm home again.
Description
Mr. Beukema reflects on the importance of the Legion to him and his wife, as well as his pride in being Canadian.
Laurens Beukema
Mr. Beukema was born in Forbruk, Holland, in 1927. He and his family lived through the hardships caused by the German occupation and the subsequent joy of liberation by the Canadian army. After serving overseas for three years in the Dutch Army, Mr. Beukema and his wife moved to Canada. Although he visits Holland often, Mr. Beukema is proud to claim Canada as his home.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 2:19
- Person Interviewed:
- Laurens Beukema
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Location/Theatre:
- Holland/Netherlands
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