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They Never had a Roll Call This Last Four Years

Mr. Hunt describes how tension in the camp masks the reality that the war is over.

I’m a Priest; I’m Gonna’ Bless Them for You

Mr. Hunt describes making prayer beads from seeds and a cross from bones.

My Legs Were Black, Blue and Purple.

Mr. Hunt describes his brother, and others, stealing rice from the Japanese.

Are you with the enemy, or are you with me?

Mr. Hunt describes a confrontation with his supervisor in the coal mine, and his brother intervening to save the Japanese.

The Dangers in the Mines

Mr. Hunt describes the frightening aspects of working in the Niigata coal mines.

Eat it or Starve to Death

Mr. Hunt describes the contaminated food he received in Sham Shui Po.

We Pulled the Bolts and Threw Them Away

Mr. Hunt describes being taken prisoner and becoming a slave labourer.

They Were out in the Field Playing Baseball

Mr. Hunt describes the lax and arrogant attitude of the British soldiers.

Canadians, The Very Best!

Mr. Bérard reflects on his lifelong resentment of Japan, has harsh words about Canada’s military decisions but finishes by expressing his total respect for the officers and men with whom he served.

I was Charged With Sabotage, I Thought I was Finished

Mr. Bérard describes working in the Kawasaki steel yards and being beaten for alleged sabotage of a pipe elbow.

I was Right on top of the Engine.

Mr. Bérard describes being shipped to Japan, defiance of the Geneva Convention by the Japanese, and an entertaining arrival in Nagasaki.

The Japanese Forced me to Saw Their Legs Off

Mr. Bérard describes being forced under threat of death to “shorten” the bodies of the dead to fit the smaller Japanese caskets, and risking his own safety to ensure that proper burials took place.

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