Clearing Minefields

Heroes Remember

Clearing Minefields

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We spent three months, I was with a unit, sub-unit called the Pioneers and in 1973 in the summer, there was two kids were killed in Vernon, BC, because they found these, some old World War Two ammunition and they sat on the side of the road and hit the ammunition with a rock and it blew up. So it was our Pioneer platoon and a platoon from two other units in the PPCLI and the engineers went and we spent two or three months clearing 920 acres of that old World War Two ammunition. So similar to things that would go on overseas when they have to, in the Balkans and those things, when they have to clear minefields, you know, it's maybe under a more controlled, maybe not as threatening that somebody may shoot you idea, but just as serious, just as dangerous.

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Mr. Leduc shares his experience of serving with the platoon responsible for clearing minefields in Vernon, BC.

Harold Leduc

Mr. Harold Leduc was born on November 18, 1953 in Montreal, Quebec. He was the second oldest in a family of five children. Mr. Leduc’s desire to join the military was influenced by his strong military family background and at age 12 he began his journey by joining the cadets, followed by the reserves and then the regular forces and was posted with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. In 1976, Mr. Leduc joined the Canadian Airborne Regiment as a paratrooper. During his service he became a member of the Pioneer’s Platoon with in-Canada service and later joined the Reconnaissance Platoon with service in North Carolina. Mr. Leduc retired from military life in 1992. He continued to be a strong advocate for the military and held the position of National President, Peacekeeping Veterans Organization.

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