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Suicide Bomber Attacks

Suicide Bomber Attacks

Mr. Roberts speaks about a couple of occasions where suicide bombers detonated themselves a little too close to their convoys, a situation where training becomes key in the ability to control a very tense environment.

Escorting Convoys

Escorting Convoys

Mr. Roberts describes the responsibilities that come with escorting convoys and the need to be on alert at all times.

A Typical Day on Patrol

A Typical Day on Patrol

Mr. Roberts describes a typical day traveling through the villages interacting with the locals and ensuring their needs are met to the best of their ability.

Impact of Wearing the Canadian Uniform

Impact of Wearing the Canadian Uniform

Mr. Roberts recalls the positive impact that the uniform had on the local children and the overall improved environment the Canadian military fostered.

Opportunity for Deployment to Bosnia

Opportunity for Deployment to Bosnia

As a reservist, Mr. Roberts speaks about his pleasure in being selected for deployment to Bosnia and how he was able to put his newly acquired skills to the test.

Fitness is the Key to Success

Fitness is the Key to Success

Mr. Roberts expresses the importance of being fit and how it affects one’s attitude.

Barely Recognizable

Barely Recognizable

On board the Prince Robert, a sailor weeps at the sight of Mr. Bembridge’s conditions, remembering him as a healthy soldier.

The Sight of Freedom

The Sight of Freedom

As Mr. Bembridge sights American planes over the camp dropping 45 gallon drums of supplies, he soon realizes the war is over and freedom is drawing near.

Standing Hours Against a Wall

Standing Hours Against a Wall

Thought to be laughing, Japanese guards torture and beat Mr. Bembridge as he stands against a wall grasping for his life

A Beating Never Forgotten

A Beating Never Forgotten

Mr. Bembridge shares an emotional story of how badly he was beaten knowing if he retaliated he would be killed.

Exhaustion Gets the Best of Me

Exhaustion Gets the Best of Me

Working fourteen hour days, Mr. Bembridge is assisted by his buddies on the march back to camp.

Dysentery in the Camp

Dysentery in the Camp

Mr. Bembridge recalls his suffering with dysentery within the camp and how his health was affected by this.

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