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Uncle left his mark in WWI France
By Dick Moody – Huntsville, Ont. My brother and I were named after two uncles who died in the first World War. I was named after my father’s brother, Richard Moody, who served in the British [more…]
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To the present generation, our past is ‘just a story’
By Anne (Kurkowsky) Cohoon – Wilberforce, Ont. My brother, Michael Kurkowsky, was a soldier. He was born on a farm north of the village of Hyas in east-central Saskatchewan, and attended Lake Helen School. During the [more…]
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WWII service took Canadian all over Europe
By Cecil Moffatt – Regina, Sask. After two years in the reserve army unit, I stepped forward and volunteered for active duty on July 10, 1941. A full medical and service registration came next. I was issued [more…]
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Museum exhibit symbolizes Air Force sacrifice
By John Fefchak – Virden, Man. At the 15 Wing Military Museum at CFB Moose Jaw, there’s an exhibit that symbolizes the sacrifices of our Air Force personnel. In the darkened room, there is a small [more…]
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Father’s shell shock lasted long after war
By Irene Armitage – Hamiota, Man. My parents were born in Cornwall, England, and married in 1920. Dad was a tin miner before the First World War, but mines were closing and there was no [more…]
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“Goose Squadron” fell from the night sky
By Patty Haun Roos – Victoria, B.C. My grandma always talked about her younger brother Rudy and how his plane was shot down by the Germans in WWII. She said that was the day her whole [more…]
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In Flanders Fields written to honour the fallen
By Joe Ralko – Columnist for The Senior Paper “We are the Dead.” I do not recall how old I was the first time I heard or read that sentence from the poem In Flanders [more…]
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‘A wave of pride went through all of us’
By Bernie Dawson – Saskatoon, Sask. When I was growing up, I never really became too involved or thought too much about Nov. 11. The veterans I knew wouldn’t talk about the war. While you knew [more…]
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Remains of WWI soldiers finally laid to rest
By Gavin Wood – Regina, Sask. Sgt. Archibald Wilson was born on Feb. 12, 1892 in Wilten, Stirling, Scotland. He came to Canada in the early 1900s along with several siblings and eventually they took [more…]
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Soldier To Veteran
By Wesley Sliwka – Trossachs, Sask. With precision steps to the beat of drums Their polished boots keep marching on Chests filled with pride, hearts full of love For their people and our native land. In [more…]
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Army pay sent home to mother
By Dorothy McLeod – Saskatoon, Sask. My husband, Keith, was the third eldest in a family of 13 children, two of whom died in infancy. At a very early age, he went to work and [more…]
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Canadian escort group accepts U-Boat surrenders
By Leo Grudinski – Lethbridge, Alta. WWII ended in Europe May 8, 1945 and was commonly known as VE (Victory in Europe) Day. At that time, I was serving in the Canadian Navy aboard a [more…]