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Brought Up To Help Others
Mr. Campbell explains how, when he was in Yugoslavia they weren’t supposed to help civilians who needed attention, but he did what he could for them anyhow.
Rules of Engagement
Mr. Adair talks about what ‘Rules of Engagement’ means and what is means in the field. He gives an example of how they took on fire and the soldiers did not return fire because of the Rules of Engagement.
Racism and Friendship
Mr. Estwick describes being racially targeted while on duty in South Africa, but also acknowledges his many friendships that resulted from his Air Force experience.
A Social Worker in the Air Force
Mr. Jacobs speaks about his responsibility as a social worker in the military while working in British Columbia.
Respecting your Culture
Mr. St. Pierre discusses his treatment as a Native soldier in the Canadian Military and the importance of standing up for himself.
Keeping Mother Safe
Mr. Estwick discusses how he felt his mother’s safety was directly threatened by the German threat in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and as a result joining the Royal Canadian Air Force to fight the enemy on his own soil.
I was a Sucker Once; I Wouldn’t be it Twice
Mr. Murphy reflects on the futility of the deployment of Canadians to Hong Kong, and what it cost him in later years.
He Thought He Had Been Hurt
Mr. Babin describes the medical supply and food drops by the Americans once their Japanese captors had fled Niigata.
We Deserve Recognition
Mr. Agerbak offers his feelings on what he feels is the low esteem given to the Veterans of Hong Kong by their peers, and argues for better recognition of his (their) service.
I Don’t Remember Getting Anything to Eat
Mr. Agerbak describes being shipped to Japan to the labour camps, and compares the coping skills of soldiers from urban and rural backgrounds.
He Was So Badly Wounded, the Japanese Just Bayoneted Him.
Mr. Agerbak describes surrendering and Japanese extermination of the wounded who couldn’t make the forced march to Sham Shui Po. He describes his badly wounded brother dying in this way.
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