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Close calls  - Part 2 of 2

Close calls - Part 2 of 2

Mr. Grossinger describes some ‘close calls’ he experienced during his experiences in Lebanon.

Close calls -  Part 1 of 2

Close calls - Part 1 of 2

Mr. Grossinger describes some ‘close calls’ he experienced during his experiences in Lebanon.

Children in War Zones

Children in War Zones

Mr. Henry discusses Lebanese children and their inevitable recruitment into one of the warring factions and his feeling of helplessness to improve their fate.

Sniper Fire

Sniper Fire

Mr. Henry describes being fired on for the first time and his reactions to it.

Lebanon’s Battle

Lebanon’s Battle

Mr. Henry describes the numerous opposing factions in Lebanon and how they destabilized that country’s government.

Snipers and Land Mines

Snipers and Land Mines

Mr. Henry describes being sniped at and wandering into uncharted mine fields in the Sinai desert.

Negotiating a Truce

Negotiating a Truce

Mr. Henry discusses the difficulty in satisfying the Israeli and Arab factions in the Sinai, and the value of diplomacy.

A Plan of Occupation for Sinai

A Plan of Occupation for Sinai

Mr. Henry describes co-writing and implementing the rules of occupation for the Sinai Peninsula.

Managing Personnel in Cyprus

Managing Personnel in Cyprus

Mr. Henry describes being deployed to Cyprus and successfully managing his squadron in a somewhat uneventful theatre.

Inspired by Holland

Inspired by Holland

Mr. Henry discusses his deployment to Holland and being inspired by the reverence with which the Dutch treated Canadian Veterans.

Officer Training

Officer Training

Mr. Henry describes his officer training and the rationale for “training for war”.

The Ability to Achieve

The Ability to Achieve

Mr. Jacobs expresses his feeling about staying positive, having the ability to keep on achieving in life.

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