Confronted by Zoot Suits
Heroes Remember
Confronted by Zoot Suits
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Description
Mr. Simon describes returning to Montreal by train after the Korean war, and being confronted by the Zoot Suits, who were anti-war protesters.
Stephen Simon
Stephen Simon, the sixth of ten children, was born in Big Cove, New Brunswick on February 19, 1932. After finishing grade eight on the reserve, he attended school off the reserve where he faced a lot of discrimination. He often fished with his father, who was a police officer at Big Cove. Mr. Simon enlisted at the age of eighteen, took his basic training in Camp Borden, and became a qualified paratrooper on December 22, 1950. After arriving in Korea, he trained as a radio operator, and served in that capacity until the end of his military service. In 1958, Mr. Simon’s skills were highlighted when he served in a top security communications centre.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 2:08
- Person Interviewed:
- Stephen Simon
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Korean War
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- Royal Canadian Regiment
- Rank:
- Sergeant
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