Canadian Armed Forces

Mr. Emslie describes his first operational mission as navigator.

Mr. Emslie describes his experience at a Survival School in Calgary and being selected for a squadron in Boundary Bay.

Mr. Bilinskis provides his opinion on coping after service in the military and results of living on the edge.

Mr. Bilinskis provides a sense of tightness that develops amongst the soldiers while adapting to their surroundings.

Mr. Bilinskis talks about arriving in Sarajevo and witnessing the devastation war brought to a city.

Mr. Bilinskis describes the tension felt when convoying supplies to the devastated villages of Sarajevo.Mr. Bilinskis describes the tension felt when convoying supplies to the devastated villages of Sarajevo.

Mr. Rutherford describes the sight of the starving Somalia children.

Mr. Rutherford expresses his concern about the negative publicity Canadian Forces personnel received during the Somalia deployment, and instead focuses on the positive contributions made by our soldiers.

Mr. Rutherford describes the sense of fear a soldier has when being confronted by the enemy.

Mr. Rutherford describes the pride felt for his regiment and the strong sense of camaraderie shared amongst the Canadian Forces soldiers.