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Discipline

Mr. Parker speaks of discipline in the world today including the animal world.

Suffering and lessons learned

Mr. Parker states that suffering is a part of life and relates this to the animal world.

Mr. Parker talks about physical and mental pain.

Mr. Parker talks about what he feels are important lessons to be learned from surviving an extreme situation such as battle.

Todays children

Mr. Parker talks about today's media and its impact on children.

When the war ended

Mr. Parker talks about being in NW Europe when the war ended and enemy officers coming blindfolded through their line and then leaving again a short time later without blindfolds. This told him the end was finally here. He was sent to England for some repatriation duties, and then returned to New York in February 1946.

Close call on tank patrol

Mr. Parker talks with admiration of a Lieutenant Cutville, and a recce they went on in a tank, where they were hit by an armour-piercing shell (but escaped unscathed).

Punishment for AWOL

Vokes strips him down to buck private and sends him back to the ranks, but he also adds a twist to the punishment.

Punishment

Mr. Parker returns to base, and is arrested. He is brought up on charges in front of General Vokes.

Leadership

Mr. Parker talks about what he thought of the Canadian troops, and meeting General Chris Vokes. He also makes off with a girl in a town for the weekend.

Hitler Youth

Mr. Parker talks about running into the SS and Hitler Youth in NW Europe, and how tenacious they could be.

Fighting on in Northwest Europe

Mr. Parker talks about why Italy was so much harder a campaign (for him) than North West Europe, and the respect he had for some of the German fighting regiments.

Camaraderie

Mr. Parker talks about how he felt they were able to keep going, and the kinds of things they did after a battle to try and let loose some of the pent-up tension.

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