Combat and War
Heroes Remember
Transcript
Going over there, we were more or less
under the impression that we
would be on the camp and
that would be the end of it.
We would just do our regular supply duties -
receiving of shipments coming in from
Canada and issuing them out to the
units that were on camp.
I never thought that I would
even have to think about combat.
That's what we had, the infanteers
were there and that was the
role that they played.
Even though the military, it's soldier first,
you kind of get out of that mentality
when you're not constantly
training to be a soldier.
When your training is going elsewhere into,
you know, building warehouses and
how to stock your supplies properly and
definitely not being a soldier.
Description
Trained in the army as a supply technician, Mr. Morrison shares the reality of war when encountering conflict he had never thought he would experience.
Jody Morrison
Mr. Morrison was born September 24, 1974 in Swindon, England. At fifteen months of age, his family moved to Edmonton, Alberta. Jody’s father was in the military and his influence directed Jody to join the service. At age 16, Jody joined the army and trained as a supply technician. Being part of 1 Service Battalion, he served within Canada and in July 2004 travelled to Kabul, Afghanistan for a seven month tour. In 2007, with ten years military service, Jody was medically discharged from the army. He now resides in Kingston, Ontario with his two children.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Recorded:
- February 10, 2009
- Duration:
- 1:12
- Person Interviewed:
- Jody Morrison
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Location/Theatre:
- Afghanistan
- Branch:
- Army
- Rank:
- Corporal
- Occupation:
- Supply Officer
- Date modified: