Encounter at Beny-sur-Mer
Heroes Remember - D-Day
Transcript
I had occasion to, for one person to come
up to me there when we were at
Beny-sur-Mer and he said,
“I was six years old when they, it,
when they landed here,” he said,
“at Juno Beach” and he said,
“I was six years old.”
I said, “Do you remember that?”
“Oh yeah,” he said, he remembered.
Like, he could speak good English and
he said, his parents of course kept him
hidden away somewhere but he said,
“I remember very well,” he said,
“when the people landed here on..”
He was six years old. You know, he gave
me a big hug which was pretty good.
I don't know, just, hopefully the kids today,
you know, realize what happened,
you know, they learn from it.
That's all you can hope for, really.
Description
Mr. Bruce describes a touching encounter with a child survivor of the Allied advance through Beny-sur-Mer, during a post-war pilgrimage.
Meta Data
- Medium:
- Video
- Owner:
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Duration:
- 1:10
- Person Interviewed:
- Robert Bruce
- War, Conflict or Mission:
- Second World War
- Branch:
- Army
- Units/Ship:
- Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
- Rank:
- Private
- Occupation:
- Truck Driver
- Date modified: