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Infantry: Walking Into the Enemy

Mr. Danson describes the reality of being an infantry soldier. He remembers how the men understood the risk and accepted it willingly.

Equal Opportunity

Mrs. Robinson describes why jobs should be open to both men and women.

Nursing is a Career

Mrs. Robinson offers comments about how important and distinct the career of a nurse can be.

Physician / Nurse Relationships

Mrs. Robinson reflects on the traditional working relationships between physicians and nurses.

Most Memorable Nursing Situation

Mrs. Robinson describes her most memorable nursing situation in an operational setting trying to revive a 30 year old man who had suffered cardiac arrest.

Nursing Sisters become Nursing Officers

Mrs. Robinson describes her feelings on changing the professional name of nurses in the Armed Forces from Nursing Sisters to Nursing Officers. She recalls how and why the name was changed.

Joining the Armed Forces

Mrs. Robinson describes how and why she made her decision to join the Armed Forces.

Going to Nursing School

Mrs. Robinson describes how and why she decided to go to nursing school and what it was like.

Life after the War

Mr. Letendre, at one time, the leader of Canada's Aboriginal Veterans Association reflects on how his wartime experience affected him during his life following his service.

Illness Sends Him Home To Canada

Sent home with pleurisy, Mr. Letendre spends several months at the Colonel Belcher Hospital in Calgary. The war in the Pacific is still in progress when he's released from hospital and he decides he should be there. The army, for health reasons, decides otherwise. Following his discharge, he went home to visit his parents.

His Last Battle

Mr. Letendre recalls his last battle, near a small town in Germany.

Injured by a Potato Masher

Injuries to his face and hands, the result of a thrown "potato masher," put Mr. Letendre in an England hospital for about ten days. Then, following a two-week leave, he found himself on the way back to the action in France.

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