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In the Desert

During the cold war, Ronald ferried supplies through the desert between Egypt and Israel. For him, Remembrance Day is an important reminder of all the freedoms we have today.
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The D-Day Survivor

The year is 1935: in Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler has reinstated the Luftwaffe, violating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. It is at this time that 14-year-old Ivor Lloyd Rooney joins the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Bugle Band to pursue his love of...
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The sweetest sound I ever heard

Story written by Hazel, a resident at Deerwood Creek Care Community in Etobicoke, ON, in memory of her husband, Thomas Keen.
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A Jamaican woman serving in the British Army

Biography written by Winifred’s daughter.
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A woman in the Royal British Air Force

Winnifred Grant’s childhood was bookended by war. Born in London, England, in 1918, just as the first world war came to a close, Winnie joined the Royal British Air Force and entered WWII when she was still in her teens.
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Escape Artist

Born in 1924, Angelo was only 19 when he joined the Italian Army to fight against the Nazis.
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Thirteen-Thousand Feet

Dennis Cutting is no stranger to the sound of the wind rushing in his ears. A sergeant in the 250th. Light Company RASC 1st Airborne Division, Dennis served as a paratrooper in the Second World War.
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Surprise news in open waters

They stood together in the mess hall. Waiting. Wondering. There had to be an important reason the entire ship had been gathered, but what was it? Gordon Weaver was born in Welland, Ontario, in April 1922. He joined the Canadian Army in 1942, at the...
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Lives Lived through War and Peace

Four residents offer a Remembrance Day voice on their experiences and life lessons during and after the Second World War.