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On his second day at sea, Mr. Couture speaks about being on board ship and meeting up with his brother whom he didn’t know had joined up!

As part of reinforcement with the Winnipeg Rifles Mr. Couture shares the story of how he ended up being part of the D-Day invasion.

All alone and unsure of what was happening, Mr. Couture shares his memory of going in towards the beaches during preparation for the D-Day invasion

Mr. Couture expresses the mood and sights seen as his ship approaches the beaches on D-Day.

Mr. Couture recounts his actions on the beach when Germans moved in and took him and many other soldiers as POW.

Mr. Couture has to help the Germans carry out their dead and wounded.

While POW, Mr. Couture tells of milking cows and how his farm boy days helped him get the job done!

Mr. Couture describes the harrowing conditions in POW camp where so many prisoners lost their lives.

Mr. Couture tells of the hundreds of miles walked with little hope for survival.

On the death march, Mr. Couture tells of his thoughts of being free as he witnessed the conditions improving for him and his fellow prisoners.

Already liberated, Mr. Couture speaks about an opportunity to have tea with the queen but when ex-POW’s spot a pub, a choice of drink is changed!

Mr. Couture speaks about returning home and reflects back on reasons for his survival.