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Message to Youth

Mr. St. Denis passes on a message to youth about learning from the mistakes of the past.

Death and Danger

Mr. St. Denis recalls the death and danger he faced daily while in Rwanda.

Dangerous Instance of Mistaken Identity

Mr. St. Denis recalls being mistaken for General Dallaire while stopped at a roadblock during a reconnaissance mission to the south of Rwanda. He describes how he negotiated his way out of the situation, and explains how, although he remained calm at the time, it greatly affected him later that night.

Pillars of Survival

Mr. St. Denis describes what he believes to be the three pillars of survival on peacekeeping missions.

Rules of Engagement

Mr. St. Denis explains the meaning of 'rules of engagement,' and relates how they are impressed on soldiers during missions today. He then recalls how there were no rules of engagement defined while in Rwanda.

No Peace to Keep

Mr. St. Denis describes the situation peacekeepers found themselves in while in Rwanda. They were practically abandoned by the UN and Canadian Government, with no real peace to keep and made to witness atrocities.

Small Port of Dieppe

Mr. Field goes over to the continent after the summer of 1944, and lands at Dieppe.

Awaiting the War

Mr. Field talks about people in high school enlisting, and describes he and his father enlisting in 1943.

The War Was Coming

Mr. Field talks about knowing the war was coming, and describes reading about it in the newspaper and talking about it.

Close Call

Mr. Grossinger talks about a close call while investigating a wedding.

Accomplishments

Mr. Grossinger talks about how they made sure that everybody in the village never went hungry and that they were protected.

Rules of Engagement

Mr. Grossinger talks about rules of engagement and how they affect you in a dangerous area. He tells how the rules of engagement did not help when all he could do was sit back and listen to screaming then a shot. How the rules let him down and the people.

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