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Impacts of Hong Kong
Mr. Agerbak describes the long-term physical and emotional impacts of his service in Hong Kong.
We Deserve Recognition
Mr. Agerbak offers his feelings on what he feels is the low esteem given to the Veterans of Hong Kong by their peers, and argues for better recognition of his (their) service.
Destination Hong Kong
Mr. Babin describes sailing for Hong Kong, reaching Sham Shui Po barracks and his limited training. He briefly describes his responsibilities at battalion headquarters.
Your Leg Would Be Caught Between the Bumpers
Mr. Babin describes working slave labour in a Japanese coal yard, and the danger that he faced there.
In Perfect English he Said, “Come on in boys.”
Mr. Babin describes meeting a Japanese feudal landlord and hearing his perspective on the American dropping of the A-Bomb.
He Thought He Had Been Hurt
Mr. Babin describes the medical supply and food drops by the Americans once their Japanese captors had fled Niigata.
We Were Fumigated and Given Clothing
Mr. Babin describes his voyage home from Japan, including wonderful treatment by the Americans.
I Was One of the Fortunate Ones, I Think.
Mr. Babin discusses coping with the emotional and physical consequences of his wartime service.
Only Four or Five of us Passed.
Mr. Barron outlines his enlistment, his service in Newfoundland, becoming a paratrooper and reaching England for active service.
They Taught us to Look at the Horizon.
Mr. Barron gives a detailed description of jumping from an aircraft, and reflects on his battle readiness.
They Had Thousands of Casualties
Mr. Barron describes the action he saw in the Ardennes Forest, and discusses casualties.
We Never Dreamed of Anything but Victory
Mr. Barron describes allied superiority and discusses Allied attitudes toward German POWs as the war draws to a close.
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